Religious Studies 352 - Philosophy of Religion

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Grinnell College

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Also listed as Philosophy 352. How do we understand "religion" in the 21stcentury? Is the world becoming more secular? More religious? Does this distinction even work anymore? How might ideas like "saint" and "sacrificeand "spiritual discipline" help us think and act ethically and politically in thecontemporary world? This course explores the ways recent philosophers and theologians have answered such questions by turning to the resources of the Continental philosophical tradition (Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Heidegger, Derrida, Irigaray, etc.) in order to reconceptualize religion, philosophy, and ethics after the "death of God." Not open to those who have taken Religion 313. Prerequisite:Religious Studies 216 and 311, or two 200-level philosophy courses, or permission of instructor. ROBERTS.

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4.00

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www.grinnell.edu

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(641) 269-4000

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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