LS 630 - The Philosophy of Faith

(3.00 cr.)

This course considers religious belief and its place in human existence. It examines factors that foster religious conviction(s) and their possible consequences for the individual believer, while asking whether the possibility of a meaningful existence must (or can) be predicated upon belief in a religious "absolute." Ultimately, students attempt to determine what constitutes faith, what can stand as a legitimate object of faith, and why (or whether) faith is significant for human existence.