Philosophy of Religion ((3))

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This course provides a contemporary and global overview of the philosophy of religion. We will explore how philosophical perspectives provide an understanding of religious beliefs and practices across multiple cultures. Our topics include religious experience, the problem of evil, religious language, and religion and science. Although we will encounter some of the perennial questions and modes of argument that have shaped the classical, Western field of the philosophy of religion, we will also critique those earlier methods and their presumptions about religion. In doing so, we will draw upon recent developments in the field, such as those precipitated by affect, feminist, and post-colonial theories. This course carries credit in either PHIL 4560 or RS 4560 .