Saints, Heretics and Atheists: An Historical Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion

Does God exist? What is the nature of evil and where does it come from? Are humans free? Responsible? Immortal? Does it matter? This course explores foundational questions in the philosophy of religion through the study of classic works by Plato, Augustine, Al-Ghazali, Aquinas, Pascal, Spinoza, Hume, Nietzsche, and James. Students have the opportunity to reexamine their own views and assumptions about religion in the company of great thinkers of the past.