RELIGION 56 - Existentialism and Religion

Institution:

Harvard University

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Description:

In the event of the absence of God, can one still have belief? In the face of nothingness, how is one to live? Can beauty still be encountered in the aftermath of war and genocide? This course discusses various responses to these questions in philosophy, theology, literature, and film, focusing on the ideas emerging out of WWII and the Holocaust. Thinkers considered include Dostoyevsky, Sartre, de Beauvoir, Camus, Marcel, Arendt, and filmmakers, Bergman and Kurosawa.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.harvard.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 495-1000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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