RELGST 1760 - RELIGION AND RATIONALITY

Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
This is a course that is both an introduction to philosophy of religion and a brief introduction to four major philosophers: Moses Maimonides, a 12th-century Jewish thinker, Thomas Aquinas, a 13th-century Catholic theologian, Immanuel Kant, an 18th-century Protestant philosopher, and Soren Kierkegaard, a 19th-century Protestant writer. We study their answers to the following questions: Can we conceive of God at all? Can we say anything truthful about him? If so, what? If not, should we be silent about him? Can we prove that he exists? Are there ways other than reason to achieve knowledge of him (e.g., faith, love, religious experience)? Should the Bible sometimes be taken literally? If so, when? If not, is there a literal sense that underlies its figures of speech? Is happiness possible without knowledge of God? Can a perfect and unchanging God be offended by what we do? Did Jesus accomplish something by his death? What, exactly? Is there life after death? If so, what form does it take?
Academic Career: Undergraduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: LG/SNC Elective Basis

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