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RELG 225 - Modern Religious Thought in the West: Late 17th to Mid-19th Century


Next Offered: 2009-2010
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 Hours
Attribute: 3 HU, CD

An analysis of developments in Western philosophy of religion and theology from the end of the Thirty Years War to the mid 19th century. Of special interest will be how the emerging scientific worldview affected traditional religious beliefs including views of God, human nature, the authority of scripture, the legitimacy of religious institutions, and the true “essence” of religion. Some of the thinkers to be studied include Pascal, Locke, Hume, Voltaire, Rousseau, Kant, Mendelssohn, Schleiermacher, Feuerbach and Kierkegaard. Enrollment Limit: 40.
Instructor: D. Kamitsuka



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