Course Information
Registration period
Year-round Recruitment
Course Level
Study Mode
Duration
1 Hour(s) 16 Minute(s)
Language
English
Taught by
Alex Genadinik's Teaching Assistant
Rating
Course Overview
Philosophy of religion: spirituality and politics in religion (Buddhism, Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism)
In this philosophy of religion course you will learn about the philosophy of religion, which is a branch of philosophy (not theology) that focuses on using rational understand to comprehend various religious phenomenons and beliefs.
How Is This Philosophy Course Structured?
In the course I present the leading opinions about religion from the top philosophers from the last 2000 years. I cover philosophers starting from Socrates to modern existential and nihilistic views on philosophy, and the evolution of religion from ancient times to the present. I equally present the rationalizations and proofs of God as well as reasons not to believe in God. I also point out when politics takes over, and how to make the distinction, and not let politics take over.
The course is 100% objective. At rare times I offer my own opinions, but I always try to give both sides of arguments by philosophers on both sides of the issues I present.
Additionally, I NEVER single out any religion or ANY group of people. My goal for this philosophy of religion course was to present it as objectively as possible, and let you decide on your eventual beliefs. I just introduce philosophy of religion approximately as it would be taught in an undergraduate philosophy of religion course.
You Will Get Introduced To New Ideas And Perspectives
Religion is as prevalent and widespread in the world today as it has ever been. I feel that you will find this philosophy of religion course enlightening and thought provoking. I welcome and encourage you to take the course. It will give you a number of perspectives and arguments from which to view spirituality and religion in a new light.
No Risk To Take This Philosophy Course
Every course on Udemy comes with a 30-day money back guarantee, and so does this philosophy course. So there is no risk to take this philosophy course. If you find that you don't like the course, just get your money back. But I am confident that you will find the course interesting!
Is This A Philosophy Course Or A Religion Course?
This is first and foremost a philosophy course. This course examines the opinions of the major philosophers (not theologists) about religion.
Why Is A Philosophy Course Like This Needed Or Interesting For Today's Audience?
Today, religion is politicized more than ever. It is also endlessly skewed by the media. This is why in this course, we go back to basics, and examine what the smartest people in history had to say about religion.
Course Content
- 7 section(s)
- 28 lecture(s)
- Section 1 Course introduction
- Section 2 True Spirituality
- Section 3 Epistemology: theory of what we know, don't know, & can't know
- Section 4 Philosophy of religion
- Section 5 Proofs of existence of God & Proofs of NON-existence of God
- Section 6 Politics of religion
- Section 7 Conclusion
What You’ll Learn
- Think critically about where any religious thought of belief is coming from, Know the 5 proofs of God's existence and the reasons to be skeptical, Have a new historical perspective on religion, Understand when something is spirituality vs. religion vs. politics vs. manipulation so you don't fall into the wrong or misguided traps, Know almost every important philosopher's perspective on religion for the past 2,500 years, Be more worldly in your understanding of religious ideas and how they fit into modern thought
Skills covered in this course
Reviews
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HHasnain Hasan
This course is way too short. Based on what we got from this course and what other courses teach for the same price, the price of this course seems way too high.
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AAaditya Goenka
More elaborated discussion would be entertained. I Enjoyed it as something that nudged me in right way of thinking about the terms. Teacher explained it clearly. I am not giving 5 stars is because I wanted more topics like Ockhams razor to be involved in this. I like this course any how
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PPatrick Danylik
The course was good, I would like to get a bit more in depth about individual philosophies but maybe that is for a subsequent course. Overall a very good intro to philosophy and religion!
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SSoham Panchamiya
It was an extremely basic course, the topics being covered were watered down to their bare bones and simplified to near obsolescence. It was extremely superficial. Also, the teacher's presentation style was distractingly poor. Certain 4-5-minute-long videos could be cut down to less than 2 minutes if you remove all the times the teacher kept stumbling over his words or repeating the same point over and over again as he stumbled over formulating his next sentence.
