Phils of Rel:India & the West

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Taught by GTU. The religions of East and West claim different experiences of an Ultimate Reality and with that, different conceptions of the Divine in their theologies. Between them, both claim varying answers to fundamental human questions, such as the problem of evil, sin and suffering, the nature of the human personhood and its destiny or purpose within the larger cosmological picture. Both East and West also employ philosophical concepts to argue for and against the existence and nature of God or the Transcendent, and of the soul, and understand with overlaps and differences the puzzles of divine action in the universe and history (e.g. via miracles, direct intervention, incarnation, and salvific telos), as well as questions of truth, theodicy and atonement. This Seminar will be an in-depth comparative study of these philosophical theologies, with a focus on Judeo-Christian and India's Dharma traditions. Seminar, research paper; intended audience: MA/MTS, PhD/ThD. [15 max enrollment; Auditors excluded]