Upcoming Courses
Questions? Email the professor or department chair (Berenson) for more details.
RELG & PHIL courses for Spring '24:
RELG 102 Intro to Christian Theology TTH 10:10-11:40 am Dr. Peterson
Starting with the birth of a child to what is now the world's largest global movement with over two billion people self-described as members, what does the varied Christian tradition actually say about God, the Father, Jesus, the Holy Spirit, who we are, what is wrong, what can be right, what is the point? There is beauty and power in how people have brought together scripture and over two thousand years of experience to reason through such key questions. In this course we will begin to introduce what they see and why.
RELG/PHIL 221 Atheism & Belief MWF 1:10-2:10 pm Dr. Zorn
Is God a delusion? Does religion ruin everything? This course explores these questions and tries to determine whether a reasonable answer to them is possible. Topics include the rationality (or irrationality) of believing in God, the problem of suffering, and the nature of belief.
RELG 230-A Death and Dying: End-of-Life Care in a Religiously Diverse America TTH 10:10-11:40 am Dr. Trexler
This course is a consideration of behaviors, beliefs, emotions, and attitudes at the intersection of healthcare practices, death, and dying. We ask: How can healthcare providers offer sensitive care at the end of life to religiously diverse patients? How may we comfort and care for the dying? This course may be used to satisfy the INQ 271 requirement.
RELG 270-A Explorations in Judaism MWF 12:00-1:00 pm Dr. Larson-Harris
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RELG/PHIL 221 Atheism & Belief MWF 1:10-2:10 pm Dr. Zorn
Is God a delusion? Does religion ruin everything? This course explores these questions and tries to determine whether a reasonable answer to them is possible. Topics include the rationality (or irrationality) of believing in God, the problem of suffering, and the nature of belief.
PHIL 235-A Medieval Philosophy TTH 1:10-2:40 pm Dr. Zorn
Explore the first truly multi-cultural philosophical community: an assortment of monks, physicians, mystics, teachers, and heretics from North Africa to Britain, Spain to central Asia, who developed the legacy of the ancient world and laid the foundations for modern thought by exploring the soul, the makeup of reality, the limits of knowledge and language, and the relation between faith and reason. This course may be used to satisfy the INQ 270 requirement.
PHIL 266-A Power, Language, Politics MWF 9:40-10:40 am Dr. Adkins
Why do we desire our own subjection? How is the subject formed at the intersection of language, politics, and power? This class will examine these questions through some recent texts in philosophy and use the films Fight Club and Office Space to further explore the nuances of politics, language, and power.This course may be used to satisfy the INQ 271 requirement.