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Campus | Haverford |
Semester | Spring 2023 |
Registration ID | RELGH305B001 |
Course Title | Seminar in Religion, Ethics, and Society: Good and Evil |
Credit | 1.00 |
Department | Religion |
Instructor | Koltun-Fromm,Ken |
Times and Days | M 01:30pm-04:00pm
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Room Location | GST102 |
Additional Course Info | Class Number: 1353 How good can one be in a globalized world? Has the nature of evil changed? This course is a theoretical and practical investigation into the limits of modern disaster and despair, heroism and hope. In this course we will explore traditional religious responses to evil, catastrophe, and suffering, the meaning of natural and man-made disasters. We will also examine attempts to create perfect societies and secular saints, meditate on the nature of goodness, and consider various religious practices intended to cultivate virtue and just societies. Special attention will be paid to religious reactions to colonialism, racism, and war.; Enrollment Limit: 15 Humanities, A: Meaning, Interpretation (Texts) (; Hav: HU, A) |
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