REL 231 - Atheism

4 Credits

1 Units

Atheism is the belief that there is no God or gods. This course is a systematic and sympathetic examination and critical evaluation of atheism. It is primarily focused upon understanding contemporary arguments against theism, such as arguments from evil and divine hiddenness, and sociological and psychological theories about the origin of religion (e.g. Freud and Durkheim), and the implications fo atheism with respect to the questions of moral values, the meaning of life, and the possibility of immortality. (U2)

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