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Course description

In this course, we examine the long tradition of writings about the Jewish and Christian religions: meditations on the nature of the divine, literary encounters with heaven and hell, and critical reflections on the place of religion in Western society. Through a selection of works designed to show a diversity of perspectives, we explore the ways in which writers have imagined the Jewish and Christian traditions, encountered life through the lens of their faith, and wrestled with the ever-changing role of religion in the West. This course also includes artistic works (musical and visual) that respond to these ideas and a broad exploration of the history of Judaism and Christianity from antiquity to the present.

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