INTG 313: Suffering, Evil and Hope
Schedule of Course Meetings and Required Readings
Part I: Religious and Non-religious Responses to Suffering (Weeks 1-7) UPDATE
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Week 3 |
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Tuesday, Sept 8 |
Suffering as a Consequence of Sin Reading: Ehrman Ch 4
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Thursday, Sept 10 |
Biblical Responses: The Mystery of the Greater Good Reading: Ehrman Ch 5
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Week 4 |
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Tuesday, Sept 15 |
Biblical Responses: Does Suffering Make Sense? Reading: Ehrman Ch 6 (On Job and Ecclesiastes)
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Thursday, Sept 17 |
Biblical Responses: Apocalypticism Reading: Ehrman Ch 7 Short reflection-response due.
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Week 5 |
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Tuesday, Sept 22 |
Wrap-up discussion of Ehrman text Reading: Ehrman Ch 8 on the Book of Revelation (246-260) Ch 9 (Conclusion)
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Thursday, Sept 24 |
Other religious responses: Indian Religions Reading: To be distributed.
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Week 6 |
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Tuesday, Sept 29 |
Other religious responses: Chinese Religions Reading: To be distributed.
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Thursday, Oct 1 |
Non-religious responses – Nietzsche, Sartre, Camus |
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Short reflection-response due. |
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Week 7 |
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Tuesday, Oct 6 |
Non-religious responses – TBA Reading: To be distributed.
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Thursday, Oct 8 |
Wrap-up discussion. Introduction to Part II of course. No new reading.
Essay I due Tuesday, October 13th in class. |