Who Can be Saved?

3 Credits · Level: Undergraduate

The question "Who can be saved?" has become more common in recent decades, as believers of different traditions find themselves living and working closely together in ways that were rare even half a century ago. However, it is not always clear what the question really means. What do we mean by 'saved'? Religious traditions are often presented as proposing different paths to the same 'salvation', and we argue over which path or paths might be reliable ways of reaching the goal. This course will examine the ways various religious traditions understand a) the goal humans are trying to reach, b) the path we ought to be following towards it, and c) the fate of those who do not follow the same path as us.