College | University of Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity |
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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. Participation, research summary, book report, online final exam. |
Syllabus | http://www.trinity.utoronto.ca/UserFiles/Document/Divinity/TRH2253%20H%20-%2020… |
Schedule | N/A |
Start & End Date | Apr 30, 2012 - Jun 11, 2012 |
Start Time | TBA |
End Time | TBA |
Minimum Enrolment | 0 |
Maximum Enrolment | 0 |
Enrolment Notes | Withdrawal deadline: May 7, 2012 |
Schedule Notes | <p>Mondays and Wednesdays - April 30 to June 11</p> |
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Previously Offered | Summer 2011 |
Currently Offered | Summer 2012 |