RELC 5970 - Schleiermacher and Tillich: Theology and Culture

Effective Start Date: 01/05/2021
A comparative study of key works by F. D. E. Schleiermacher and Paul Tillich, two of the most important Protestant thinkers of the last two hundred years. The course attends particularly to both authors’ attitudes to the category of “religion,” the nature and meaning of cultural production, and the vexed category of “experience.” It also engages both authors’ perspectives on central issues in the fields of Christian thought and religious ethics.

Credits: 3
Grading Basis: Graded