Modern Atheism
College: Trinity College
Instructor(s): Clarke, Jr., John W.
Course Code: 
TRH2253HF
Semester: 
First Semester
Section: 
6101
Online: 
Yes
Credits: 
One Credit
Location: 
Online - Asynchronous
Description: 

This introductory course surveys the history of atheism and secularization from the mid-eighteenth-century Western European Enlightenment to the present. We will not only read selections from some of the most important English, Scottish, German, and American atheists, agnostics, and rationalists of the period, but also examine and discuss how contemporary political and social thought contributed to the rise of secular thought and gradual decline in theological orthodoxy. The course will demonstrate how the writings of atheists and theological rationalists have always been predicated on significant intellectual and emotional tensions between orthodox Christianity and contemporary culture.

Pre-Requisites Currently Offered Next Scheduled Previously Offered Scheduling Information
Fall 2019
Fall 2018
Hours per Week: 
2
Minimum: 
5
Maximum: 
20
Additional Notes: 
Additional Evaluation: research summary, online final exam
Means of Evaluation: 
Class Participation
Book Review
Other