Is ‘faith’ a desperate pitch to gain influence over a world ill-suited to human desires? Is it a by-product of fear, resentment, wishful thinking, and/or a primitive stage in human intellectual development? Is it immoral? Is it coherent? This course investigates several historically significant instances of ‘doubt’ as representative of four general approaches to the critique of ‘faith.’ Special attention to repercussions for believers and to responses and strategies of response to critics. Credit hours: 4. (CI, HE)
- Teacher: Kaija Mortensen