RELI 2150 - Critics of Religion

Institution:

New College of Florida

Subject:

Religion

Description:

This course is a survey of modern Western critics of religion from around 1700 to the present. These criticisms took several forms, ranging from the idea that religious belief is a collection of intellectual mistakes, to more politically charged arguments claiming that religion is oppressive, exclusionary, and a source of alienation. Even some religious thinkers became critics of their own traditions by emphasizing the difference between "religion" and "faith." The course moves chronologically from the Enlightenment through Hegel and his influence, the impact of Darwinism, the Freudian revolution, the impact on theology of World War I, the feminist critique of Christianity as patriarchal, and post-Holocaust Jewish thought. Thinkers covered include Voltaire, Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, T.H. Huxley, Richard Dawkins, Karl Barth, Sigmund Freud, Mary Daly, and Richard Rubenstein. Take-home exams and short papers; no prerequisites

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.ncf.edu

Phone Number:

(941) 487-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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