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PHIL 135Sophy of Religion

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
1982–83

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1982–83 to 1982–83 (before that, 1969–70 to 1981–82 used the number for F undamentals of the Philosophy of Religion and Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Religion and Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion); the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

The scanned calendars list it without a description; see each year below.

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Fall 2021

Check it elsewhere

    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1969–70 to 1982–83, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1982–83 1 calendar

    1979–80 to 1981–82 3 calendars

    Another title: Introduction to the Philosophy of Religion, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    Beginning with a consideration of such contemporary religious and anti-religious options as secularism, mysticism, occultism, and charismatic renewal, this course moves to a critical discussion of such topics as religious experience, faith, God, and miracles.

    Offered Fall, Winter · 3 class hours a week · 0.5 credit

    1970–71 to 1978–79 8 calendars

    Another title: Fundamentals of the Philosophy of Religion, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    A philosophical consideration of problematic aspects of religious belief. Topics to be discussed will include: attempts to prove the existence of God, the problem of evil, faith and reason, religious experience, and religious language. Classical and contemporary readings will be used.

    No prerequisite. 3 hours

    1969–70 1 calendar

    Another title: F undamentals of the Philosophy of Religion, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    Basic ideas common to all religious beliefs will be discussed from a nondenominational viewpoint. What do we mean by revelation, sin. redemption? Can the existence of a supreme being be proved to the satisfaction of man’s reason? Both classical and contemporary readings will be used. No prerequisite. 3 hours.

    Department of Philosophy 291