EXISTENTIALISM & RELIGION
 
 

Course Outline
 

Monday, Jan. 7 Introductory Remarks No class due to emergency. Monday, Jan. 14 Introductory Remarks Introduction to course Film Decalogue I Monday, Jan. 21 MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY   Monday, Jan. 28 KIERKEGAARD DEATH AND THE QUESTION OF MEANING Tolstoy, "The Death of Ivan Ilych"       The Death of Ivan Ilych Complete Text On-Line Barrett, Irrational Man, Chap. 1-2; 6. Monday, Feb. 4 KIERKEGAARD Kierkegaard, Selections from Either/Or (Handout) Barrett, Chap. 4-5 Monday, Feb. 11 KIERKEGAARD Kierkegaard, Fear & Trembling, pp. 1-67. Barrett, Chap. 7 Monday, Feb. 18 KIERKEGAARD Bible, Genesis 22: The Binding of Issac Kierkegaard, Fear & Trembling, pp. 68-123. Monday, Feb. 25 KIERKEGAARD Practice Papers Due Lessing, "On the Proof of the Spirit and the Power," (Handout) Kierkegaard,  from Concluding Unscientific Postscript (Handout)     Monday, March 4 HEIDEGGER Heidegger, The Concept of Time Heidegger, Selections from Being and Time (Handout) Barrett, Chap. 9 Monday, March 11 HEIDEGGER Heidegger, "What is Metaphysics?" (Handout) Heidegger, "The Question Concerning Technology" (Handout)     Monday, March 18 SARTRE Sartre, Existentialism And Human Emotions,  essays 1-4 & 7. Sartre, "The Wall" (Handout) Barrett, Chap. 10 Monday, March 25 BUBER Mid-term Paper Due Buber, I and Thou, Parts 1-2. Monday, April 1  BUBER Buber, I and Thou, Part 3 Buber, Selections from Eclipse of God (Handout) Monday, April 8 TILLICH Tillich, The Courage to Be, Chap. 1-3 Monday, April 15 TILLICH Tillich, The Courage to Be, Chap. 4-6     Monday, April 28 Final Papers Due No Later Than 5 p.m. in Logan 201