Nineteenth-Century Religious Thought: Theology, Critique and the Philosophy of Religion
HDS 2431
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The nineteenth century formulated many of the questions and frameworks that continue to dominate religious reflection in the West. This course considers the developing interplay between modern Christian theology (largely continental) and key philosophical and social critiques and constructions of religion in the nineteenth century. Topics include human nature, religion, the divine-human relationship, religious knowledge, the social, and historicity. Readings from Lessing, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Emerson, Feuerbach, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Mueller, Peirce and others. Taught in seminar format, enrollment limited. See Canvas site for application instructions; applications due the Friday before classes begin. Jointly offered in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1543.
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Religious Thought, Philosophy, and Theology
