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REL 295 - Special Topics in Religion


FDR: HU
Credits: 3-4
Prerequisite varies according to the topic. A course offered from time to time in a selected problem or topic in religion. May be repeated for degree credit if the topics are different.

Winter 2013 topic:

REL 295: Self: Augustine and His Modern Heirs (3). A careful reading of Augustine’s Confessions with an eye toward its existential significance forunderstanding the self and related themes such as love and death, the nature of time and the world. This lays the foundation for consideration of modern accounts of the self as exemplified by one of the most influential thinkers of modern European thought, Martin Heidegger in his classic work, Being and Time. Additional class time may be devoted to consideration of the Augustinian legacy in the accounts of self found in works from leading figures the philosophy, theology, and literature of western cultures, such as Dante, Blaise Pascal, Rene Descartes, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, and others. (HU) Kosky.

Fall 2012 topic:

REL 295: Religion and Existentialism (3). A consideration of the accounts of human existence elaborated by philosophers and theologians in the 19th and 20th Century. The central figures to be considered are G.W.F. Hegel, Soren Kierkegaard, and Friedrich Nietzshe. Attention is also paid to their significance for future philosophers, theologians, artists, and literary figures. Additional writers and artists to be considered may include some of the following: Fyodor Dostoevsky, Samuel Beckett, Jean-Paul Sartre, Martin Heidegger, and Martin Buber. Kosky.





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