PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Religion

PREREQUISITES: ENGL 111 - English Composition
PROGRAM: Humanities
CREDIT HOURS MIN: 3
LECTURE HOURS MIN: 3
DATE OF LAST REVISION: Fall, 2018

Analyzes issues basic to understanding religion, including the problem of evil, free will and divine foreknowledge, arguments for the existence of God, relationship of faith and reason, and arguments for personal immortality.

MAJOR COURSE LEARNING OBJECTIVES: Upon successful completion of this course the student will be expected to:

Demonstrate an understanding of the positions and arguments relating to religious issues.
Analyze religious questions using classical and contemporary sources.
Identify various scholarly, cultural, and scientific approaches to the study of religion.
Demonstrate an understanding of the history of philosophy and its relationship to the academic study of religion.
Describe differences in religious and nonreligious views of reality.
Demonstrate an appreciation of religious diversity.
Discuss rational reflection on religious concepts and claims.

COURSE CONTENT: Topical areas of study include -

Good and evil
Fideism
Natural theology
Cosmological argument
Design argument
Epistemological argument
Sin
Teleological argument
Ontological argument
Disembodied existence
Contemporary religion
Reincarnation
Historical religion
Resurrection
Symbolism
Mythology
Scripture
Faith
Origin of religion

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PHIL 220 - Philosophy of Religion