Date Cancelled | |
College | University of Trinity College, Faculty of Divinity |
Instructor(s) | |
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. |
Schedule | N/A |
Start Time | TBA |
End Time | TBA |
Hours Per Week | 2 |
Minimum Enrolment | 10 |
Maximum Enrolment | 20 |
Additional Notes | Additional Evaluation: research summary, online final exam |
Means of Evaluation |
Class Participation
Book Review
Other
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Previously Offered | Fall 2020 |
Currently Offered | Fall 2021 |