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1.50 Credits
Yoo, Espinosa This seminar examines the role that religion has played in the history of the United States, and asks students to critically explore how peoples and communities in various places and times have drawn upon religion to give meaning to self, group, and nation. The course will cover a wide range of traditions, including Protestant Christianity, Roman Catholicism, and Judaism, as well as regional, denominational, and racial-ethnic dimensions within these groups. Also listed as History 153. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Eisenstadt These philosophers all object to the totalizing nature of the philosophy of history, which, as they see it, has dominated modern thought. We examine the way they critique or replace it with a philosophy of language translation, dialogue, writing in which theorizing arises from the relation of the same and other. Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Irish An exploration and assessment of 20th-century European and North American theologians. How do they describe the human condition Are their descriptions convincing Do their ideas of God, religion, and morality match our own Are they asking questions we would ask, and do their responses give expression to our beliefs, religious, or secular Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
Irish An exploration and assessment of African American, Asian, ecological, feminist, liberation, and process theologies. What do these theologies have in common How do they differ Do they speak from our experience What insights do they have for our pluralistic, multicultural society Offered every other year.
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1.50 Credits
D. Smith Thematically explores the many ways African-Americans have encountered and responded to evils (pain, wickedness, and undeserved suffering) both as a part of and apart from the broader Western tradition. We will examine how such encounters trouble the distinction made between natural and moral evil, and how they highlight the tensions between theodicy and ethical concerns. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Davis An examination of questions such as: (1) Can God's existence be proved (2) Is religious faith ever rationally warranted (3) Are religious propositions cognitively meaningful (4) Can one believe in a good, omnipotent God in a world containing evil Readings from historical and contemporary sources. Also listed as Philosophy 36. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Davis A study of philosophical and theological answers to questions about death, the possibility of life after death, and the meaning of life. Also listed as Philosophy 185. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Henry An examination of the historical encounters between science and religion, and a systematic analysis of their present relationship. The goal of the course is for the student to produce an appropriate synthesis of science and religion. Readings from ancient, modern, and contemporary science, philosophy of science, and theology. Issues include those of evolution, mechanism, reductionism, indeterminacy, incompleteness, and the roles of faith and reason in science and religion. Offered every year.
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1.50 Credits
Staff An interdisciplinary examination of the antecedents, realities, and implications of the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews. Also listed as Philosophy 177. Offered every third year.
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1.50 Credits
Kassam What is the Muslim mystics' view of reality How is the soul conceptualized in relation to the divine being What philosophical notions did they draw upon to articulate their visions of the cosmos How did Muslim mystics organize themselves to form communities What practices did they consider essential in realizing human perfection Offered every other year.
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