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WESTERN INTELLECTUAL AND RELIGIOUS HISTORY SINCE 1500

HISTORY/RELIGST 209
Course Description

A survey of major trends in Western intellectual history and religious thought in the modern era, a period that saw a new range of competing ideas about the divine, the human condition, justice and the social order, and the quest for meaning. Explores shifts in Christian and Jewish thought as well as secular alternatives to religious outlooks. Topics include the impact of the Reformation, Scientific Revolution, and Enlightenment; radical critiques of religion; existentialism; theological responses to World Wars and the Holocaust; and civil rights and social justice. Sources include films, novels, autobiographies, essays, theological works, and political manifestos.

Prerequisties

Sophomore standing or 3 credits in HISTORY or RELIG ST

Satisfies

This course does not satisfy any prerequisites.

Credits

Not Reported

Offered

Not Reported

Grade Point Average
2.41

-11.96% from Historical

Completion Rate
100%

1.75% from Historical

A Rate
25%

-17.14% from Historical

Class Size
52

34.48% from Historical

Instructors (2025 Fall)

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