Spring 2014/Pasadena
PH514
Walgenbach
PH514: UNOS TEMAS EN LA FILOSOFÍA DE LA RELIGIÓN [Topics in the Philosophy of Religion] (4 Units). Gregory D. Walgenbach.
DESCRIPTION: This course is an examination of a group of related issues in the philosophy of religion, including the rationality of Christian belief, the nature of the human person, and the relationship of Christian ethics to science and philosophical ethics in contemporary life, focusing on the Latino/a context.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: Knowledge: to introduce students to some of the major intellectual problems facing Christian believers and to some of the strategies that have been used to address them. Skills: to improve students’ skills in reasoning about their faith and in academic writing. Attitudes: to promote confidence in the student’s own abilities to address intellectual problems as well as sympathetic appreciation for scholars who have struggled with difficult issues and have arrived at conclusions different from those of the student.
COURSE FORMAT: The course will meet weekly for three-hour sessions for lecture and discussion over readings and films.
REQUIRED READING: 1,000 pages required
Aquino, María Pilar, and Támez, Elsa. Teología Feminista Latinoamericana. ABYA-YALA Ediciones, 1998. ISBN: 978-9978043905, Pub. Price $9.00 [110 pp. assigned].
Jeeves, Malcom, and Brown, Warren S. Neurociencia, psicología y religión. Editorial Verbo Divino, 2010. ISBN: 978-8499450032, Pub. Price $24.00 [192 pages assigned].
MacIntyre, Alasdair. Animales racionales y dependientes: Por qué los seres humanos necesitamos las virtudes. Ediciones Paidós, 2001. ISBN: 978-8449311031, Pub. Price $24.12 [150 pp. assigned].
Pannenberg, Wolfhart. Una historia de la filosofía desde la idea de Dios. Segunda edición. Ediciones Sígueme, 2002. ISBN: 978-8430114061, Pub. Price $30.54 [300 pp. assigned].
Course Reader. Approximately 250 pages.
RECOMMENDED READING: In addition to the material above, students will be expected to consult other primary sources; in addition they might find the following resources helpful:
Brugger, Walter. Diccionario de Filosofía. Editorial Herder. ISBN: 978-9681663551, Pub. Price $79.95.
Coreth, E., P. Ehlen, and P. Haeffner. La Filosofía del Siglo XX. Editorial Herder. ISBN: 978- 8425416583, Pub. Price $29.00.
Hirschberger, Johannes. Historia de la Filosofía (History of Philosophy). Vols. 1-2 Editorial Herder. ISBN: 978-8425425035, Pub. Price $140.00.
MacIntyre, Alasdair. Tras la virtud. Editorial Crítica, 2001. ISBN: 978-8484321705, Pub. Price $8.95.
Murphy, Nancey. Bodies and Souls, or Spirited Bodies? Cambridge University, 2006. ISBN: 978-0521676762, Pub. Price $28.99.
_________. Reasoning and Rhetoric in Religion. Wipf & Stock, 2001. ISBN: 978-1579107727, Pub. Price $29.00.
ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT:
Four 200-word assignments in preparation for class discussions, summarizing assigned material and relating to ministry context (5% each)
Ten-page paper on topic covered in the first half of the course (30%)
Ten-page paper on topic covered in the second half or other theme from the course (30%)
Class Participation (20%)
PREREQUISITES: Spanish.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: Meets MDiv core requirement in Philosophical Theology (PHIL).
FINAL EXAMINATION: None.