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thought. The course will trace key developments in the history
of Christian political theology in order to understand better the
dynamics of contemporary Christian political thought and
activity.
Prerequisites: THEO 1331 or consent of the
instructor. Offered as needed
THEO 3345 Philosophy/Theology of C.S. Lewis (3-3-0)
(Also PHIL 3345)
This course explores the philosophy and
theology of C.S. Lewis primarily through the careful study of
selected writings. It includes a look at a few of the writings of
other thinkers that significantly influenced his main ideas.
Spring (even years)
THEO 4099 (1-4 credits) Special Topics
Variable credit may
be given. This course may be repeated for credit if course
content is changed.
THEO 4315 Contemporary Continental Philosophy,
Critical Theory, and Postmodernism (3-3-0)
(Also PHIL
4315) A survey of important intellectual movements and key
individuals in contemporary European thought. Possible
movements include phenomenology, existentialism,
philosophical hermeneutics, Marxism and the critical theory of
the Frankfurt School, psychoanalytic structuralism, French
feminism, deconstruction, post-structuralism, postmodernism,
as well as key individual thinkers associated with each of
these movements.
Spring
THEO 4320 Philosophy of Religion (3-3-0)
(Also PHIL
4320) Inquiries into the conceptual basis and logic of religious
commitment. Emphasis on the varieties of theism together
with appraisals of competing views, rational grounds for belief
in God, the problem of evil, and human destiny. Issues will be
related to contemporary theology.
Offered as needed
THEO 4351 New Religious Movements and the Christian
Mainstream (3-3-0)
Study of the origins, development, and
present status of the major Christian denominations and of
new religious movements in North America with special
attention to the essential nature of these groups and traditions
as reflected in their distinctive beliefs and practices.
THEO 4355 World Religions (3-3-0)
Study of the concept of
religion, and of origins, development and present status of
the major living religions of the world with special attention to
principle ideas, values and practices characteristic of these
religions.
THEO 4357 Christians and War (3-3-0)
Study of the moral
dimensions of Christian involvement in war, peace, and the
exercise of military power from the perspective of the Christian
faith.
Fall, Spring, Summer
THEO 4360 Evil and Suffering (3-3-0)
(Also PHIL 4360)
Study of the problem of evil and its philosophical challenge to
religious thought with a focus on classical theodicies and on
contemporary debates concerning the implications of evil for
THEO 4361 Faith and Reason (3-3-0)
(Also PHIL 4361)
Historical study of Christian epistemology and a contemporary
reconstruction directed toward establishing a foundation for
faith and an apologetic posture in the postmodern world with
special attention to the theory of knowledge, the historic
approaches to faith and reason, natural and revealed
theology, and the problem of religious authority.