COURSE NUMBER: | THEO 391 | |||||||||||||
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COURSE TITLE: | Philosophy of Religion | |||||||||||||
NAME OF INSTRUCTOR: | Dr. Henry Schuurman | |||||||||||||
CREDIT WEIGHT AND WEEKLY TIME DISTRIBUTION: | credits 3(hrs lect 3 - hrs sem 0 - hrs lab 0) | |||||||||||||
COURSE DESCRIPTION: | An inquiry into selected philosophical issues concerning
religion such as the presuppositions underlying various
accounts of the origin of religion, the relationships among
faith, reason and revelation, the possibility of giving a
rational defense of religious belief, and such topics as the
problem of evil, immorality and the supernatural. Same as PHIL 391. Prerequisites: THEO 250 and PHIL 230 | |||||||||||||
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COURSE OUTLINE: |
I. The book of Job and the problem of evil: Jan.5-24. II. Theodicy and the problem of evil: Jan.26-Feb.7. Test: Feb.12 III. Brothers Karamazov: Narrative and the problem of evil: Feb.14-Apr.12. A. Part 1(Bks.1-3, pp.2-146): Feb.14-Mar.1. Reading Review on Bk.2 due Feb.28. Reading Review on Bk.3 due Mar.1. B. Part 2(Bks. 4-6, pp.148-303): Mar.6-20. Reading Review on Bk.4 due Mar.6. C. Part 3(Bks.7-9), pp.306-483): Mar.22-27. Reading Review on Bk.9 due Mar.27. D. Part 4(Bks.10-12; Epilogue, pp.486-735): Mar.29-Apr.12. Reading Review on Bk.11 due Apr.3. Reading Review on Epilogue due Apr.12. |
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