RELG 227 - Contemporary Religious Thought in the West

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3 HU

New Course Added 10.18.2007.

Theme for 2007-08: The Being and Nature of God. This course examines how contemporary philosophers of religion are grappling with questions about the being and nature of God in light of the following: current scientific theories about the origins of the universe and evolution; debates regarding an adequate ecological theology, the problem of evil (theodicy), and the challenge of global interreligious
dialogue among theist and nontheist philosophers and religious thinkers. Enrollment Limit: 30
Instructor: D. Kamitsuka