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Religious Studies 3410F/G
ANTI-RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
A study of selected anti-religious thinkers from the beginnings of modernity to the present day. 'Dissuaders' such Toland, Hume, Marx, Nietzsche, Sartre and Dawkins will be studied, dealing with themes from Deism to political and personal freedom, Enlightened reason, biological evolution and the problem of natural evil.
Antirequisite(s): Systematic Theology 5223A/B.
Prerequisite(s): Any 2000-level course in Religious Studies or Theological Studies.