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Semester:	Fall 2024
Number:	0154-360-001
Instructor:	Adam Israel
Days:	Monday Wednesday Friday 12:00 pm - 12:50 pm
Note:	Hybrid Online/In-Person Class
Location:	Garden City - Levermore Hall 309
Credits:	3
Notes:	Hybrid - Friday Online
Course Materials:	View Text Books
Description:	Students examine the meaning, significance, and fundamental problems of religion from a philosophical perspective. Problems examined include: whether faith and reason conflict, the basis and limits of religious knowledge, the coexistence of a benevolent God and evil in the world, and the possible conflict between human freedom and divine providence. (Distribution Reqs:Humanities)
Learning Goals:	1. Examine characteristics attributed to God.2. Discuss the debate about the need for proof of god's existence and the reliance on faith.3. Understand the role of religious experience and mysticism.4. Explore the possibilities of religious pluralism and the limitations of this worldview. *The learning goals displayed here are those for one section of this course as offered in a recent semester, and are provided for the purpose of information only. The exact learning goals for each course section in a specific semester will be stated on the syllabus distributed at the start of the semester, and may differ in wording and emphasis from those shown here.