PHL* 150 - Philosophy of Religion

Credit(s): 3
Prerequisite(s): Eligibility for ENG* 101.
This course is concerned with critically examining fundamental questions pertaining to religious belief. Topics to include the existence of God, religious experience, life after death, the problem of evil, and science and religion. Through a variety of readings of classical and contemporary authors, the course will examine the meaning, coherence, and justification of religious belief as it manifests itself in the major world religions. The course will also examine the challenges posed to religious belief by atheism and agnosticism. The course thereby provides an opportunity to reflect critically on the nature of religious belief and unbelief and their significance for human life.