RELG 343 - Seminar: Selected Topics in Modern and Contemporary Religious Thought

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

A critical analysis of a significant problem in modern and contemporary religious thought, examined through the writings of selected philosophers of religion and theologians. Topic for 08-09: The Being and Nature of God. This seminar focuses on questions about the being and nature of God in light of: 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. Consent of instructor required. Enrollment limit: 15.
Instructor: D. Kamitsuka