Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion
- Expresses Complex Ideas
- Debates Conflicting Perspectives
- Provides Historic Contexts
These courses explore life’s greatest questions by discussing classic and modern philosophers, psychology, and world religions. They develop skills to express complex ideas, challenge orthodoxy, and expose underlying assumptions.
This semester, study in-person or from anywhere in the world from the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
Religion and Violence: The Case of the Monotheisms
Explore the connection between Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and world...
The Private and the Public
Explore the relationship between the individual and society, ethics and politics, and various forms of government.
Comparative Religion: From Christianity to Confucianism
Gain a basic understanding of the beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions.
Religion and Literature: From the Bible to James Baldwin
The Hungarian critic Georg Lukács said that the novel is the epic of a world that has been abandoned by God. That suggests a stark divide...
Political Thought and Life: From Plato to Climate Change
Political theory is often viewed as overly philosophical, abstract, and inapplicable to contemporary life. Our goal in this course will be to...