What is knowledge? What is the extent and basis of one’s knowledge about physical objects, other people, oneself, the future, morality, and religion? This course will discuss a representative group of philosophical issues and problems that arise in connection with religious worldviews. Specific topics may include but are not limited to the following: concepts of a god, the existence and attributes of God, the problem of evil, miracles, religion and morality, faith and science, and the possibility of religious knowledge. Selected examples of religious belief and practice from around the world will also be included under this course. This investigates the culturally specific ways humans orient themselves in space and time, by means of language, the body, kinship, etc., and by the meanings provided by the symbols and frameworks of religion, public myth and ritual.
