Western Religious Thought from the Middle Ages to the Present (RELN2411)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2017
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities and Social Sciences
School
Historical & Philosophical Inq
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Delivery mode
Internal
Class hours
Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week
Recommended prerequisite
RELN1001
Assessment methods
Essays, tutorial participation
Course enquiries
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Course description
An examination of the principal ideas, contributions to important debates, and the place in contemporary religious thought of twelve famous thinkers. Further, the questions raised concerning the theism/atheism debate by the thinking of the twelve subjects will be discussed. The thought of influential figures such as Luther, Hume, Kant, Nietzsche, Simone Weil, Paul Tillich, and Karl Barth will be covered.
Archived offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) | External | External | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2019 (25/02/2019 - 22/06/2019) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2017 (27/02/2017 - 24/06/2017) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) | St Lucia | Internal | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2015 (02/03/2015 - 27/06/2015) | St Lucia | Flexible Delivery | Course Profile |
