PHI 440P BURNING RELIGIOUS CONTROVERSY

Many books, and some people, have been consigned to the flames by religious authorities. The course examines various major religious controversies, within and across Western religions as well as between religions and secular movements. Topics may include Talmudic disputes, Christian heresies, Jewish-Christian-Islamic differences, the Maimonides controversy, science versus religion (Galileo, Darwin), modern secular critiques of religion, and religious Zionism and anti-Zionism.

Credits

4

Cross Listed Courses

This is the same course as JS 440P.

Prerequisite

Junior or Senior Philosophy Major or Minor

Enrollment Limit

Enrollment limited to 15 students.

Attributes

MOIB, MOIE, W