REL 322 - Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought

Institution:

Gustavus Adolphus College

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Description:

The 19th century was a period of enormous ferment and originality in religious thought-and anti-religious thought. This course will cover the chief thinkers in the birth and growth of modern theology and atheism from the French Revolution to the outbreak of World War I. Primary emphasis will be on the movement leading from Kant and Schleiermacher to Troeltsch and the dialectical theology, and the counter-currents of Feuerbach and Nietzsche. The growing interaction of European thought with world cultures in this period will also be engaged, and students will have the option to study religious thought in any world culture, from Europe to America, Asia, and elsewhere. Prerequisite: one course in religion or philosophy. HIPHI, WRITD, Fall semester, even years.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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