F06M Reason and Religious Belief: Problems in the Philosophy of Religion – Part One (Hybrid/In-Person)

In-Person | FULL (Membership Required)

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9/16/2024-12/9/2024
11:15 AM-12:45 PM EST on Mon
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F06M Reason and Religious Belief: Problems in the Philosophy of Religion – Part One (Hybrid/In-Person)

In-Person | FULL (Membership Required)

[NEW COURSE] [MULTI-PART SERIES] We will discuss the relation between philosophy and religion; competing conceptions of God and of God’s nature; classical and contemporary arguments for and against the existence of God; the relation between the existence of evil, God’s existence, and God’s nature; the relation between faith and reason; the relation between God’s omnipotence, omniscience, and human freedom; the nature, possibility, and believability of miracles; the relation between science and religion; and death and the possibility of immortality.  Discussion, Lecture (No class November 25)

  • *This registration item is HYBRID/IN-PERSON, which means that you can attend either in-person or via Zoom.*

  • Required Text: Philosophy of Religion: An Anthology, 7th Edition by Michael Rea and Louis Pojman, eds., ISBN: 9781285197326
Walt Soffer

Walt Soffer, Ph.D., is professor emeritus of Philosophy at SUNY Geneseo and recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His teaching and publications have been principally in the areas of ancient philosophy, modern philosophy, phenomenology and existentialism, history of political philosophy, philosophy of religion, interdisciplinary humanities, and ethics.