JAN.
Tues 6

Intro. Class warmup readings. Select future Reporters and Respondents.
Discuss paper Assignment. FNCR [For Next Class Read] handout: Ch. 1, IPM

Thur 8

Barnes illustrates how to Report. Respondent Responds. All discuss.
FNCR handout on belief in an Ultimate in India, China, and Greece, from ST Ch 5

Tues 13

R + R + discussion on Reading. FNCR article by Mark Smith on Israel’s God

Thur 15

R + R + D on Smith. FNCR handout on Islam. [Recall: participation earns up to 20 points]
Paper Topic and preliminary bibliography due next class. Up to 20 points

Tues 20

R+R+D on Islam. [hand in paper topic with initial biblio; include FULL references]
FNCR. First part of material from Aquinas — proving God’s existence

Thur 22

R+R+D on Aquinas. FNCR 2^nd part from Aquinas — on knowledge of and naming God

Tues 27

R+R+D on 2^nd part of Aquinas. Review for exam next class
[Recall: participation = up to 20 points]

Thur 29

EXAM #1. [Up to 50 points] FNCR material on Deism

FEB 3

Return exams; discuss. R+R+D on Deism. FNCR Spener and Schleiermacher

Thur 5

R+R+D on Spener & Schleiermacher. FNCR Feuerbach & Freud: psychological atheism

Tues 10

R+R+D on F+F. FNCR Marx & Berger: sociological atheism

Thur 12

R+R+D on Marx and Berger. FNCR Guthrie (and Boyer?): sociobiological atheism

Tues 17

R+R+D on Guthrie (+?). FNCR Sartre & Camus: existential atheism

Thur 19

R+R+D on Sartre & Camus. FNCR Weinberg (?) & Dawkins: cosmic & evolut'y atheism

Tues 24

R+R+D on Weinberg (?) & Dawkins. FNCR Kurz: secular humanism.

Thur 26

R+R+D on Kurz. Paper outline and good bibliography due Tues. 20 points.

MAR 2

Hand in outline and bibliography. Discuss paper progress. Review for exam

Thur 4

EXAM #2. [up to 50 points] FNCR Teilhard de Chardin: theistic cosmic evolution

Tues 9

R+R+D on Teilhard. FNCR Tipler (?) & Dembski: Anthropic Principle;  Intelligent Design

Thur 11

R+R+D on Tipler (?) &Dembski. FNCR (after spring break) Rahner: transcendental Thomism

16-18

SPRING BREAK

Tues 23

R+R+D on Rahner’s Transcendental Thomism. FNCR Cobb & Griffen: Process Theology

Thur 25

R+R+D on Process Theology. FNCR Elizabeth Johnson, feminist language for God

Tues 30

R+R+D on Johnson. FNCR handouts on Black & Latino/a images of God

APR 1

R+R+D on Black and Latino/a images of God.
Paper due next class [worth up to 200 points].

Tues 6

PAPER DUE. Review of course; leftover issues.

Thur 8

Holy Thursday. No classes

Tues 13

First five or six presentations on papers. Worth 20 points

Thur 15

Five or six more presentations on papers. Worth 20 points.

Tues 20

Last paper presentations. Summation of implications of all papers.

Thur 22

Last day of class. Review for 3^rd [Final] exam.

Tues 27

EXAM #3 [FINAL EXAM]