Religion and the Scientific Imagination
RELI 282
Spring 2020 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
SISP 282 |
| Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
Where do we get the idea that science and religion are opposed to one another? What did Darwin do to classic proofs of the existence of God and how have those proofs bounced back? What sort of evidence do theologians marshal in support of their hypotheses, and what sort of spiritualities do scientists generate in support of theirs? What do neuroscientists think they're finding when they measure the neural activity of meditating monks? What are the "new atheists" so annoyed about? How do cosmologists talk about the origins of the world, and how do climate scientists talk about its end? In this class we will explore the many ways "religion" and "science" have interacted, conflicted, collided, and combined with one another--in an effort to move beyond the frankly boring "debates" between them. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (EDST)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
Major Readings:
Max Weber, SCIENCE AND THE DEATH OF GOD
Mary Midgley, SCIENCE AND SALVATION
Donald Lopez, BUDDHISM AND SCIENCE
Bruno Latour, FACING GAIA
Robin Globus Veldman, NARRATING THE ENVIRONMENTAL APOCALYPSE
Donna Haraway, THE CYBORG MANIFESTO
John Modern, THE MYSTICAL BRAIN
Stuart Kauffman, REINVENTING THE SACRED
Octavia Butler, PARABLE OF THE SOWER
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Examinations and Assignments:
Assignments will include: brief, weekly response papers; and a final 10-15 page paper or a creative final project reflecting the themes of the course. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Thematic Approach" requirement for the Religion Major |
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