Religious Epistemology

(3 Credit Hours) · Undergraduate

Should you believe in God? Are the arguments/evidence for God any good? And what would it take for belief (or faith) in God to be reasonable? Can we know God exists? This course will have two main parts. First, we'll explore some of the evidence and arguments bearing on (particular forms of) theism, evaluating their probative force. In this part of the class, we'll talk about, e.g., religious or mystical experiences and the problem of evil. In the second part of the class, we'll explore questions about what would need to be true in order for us to have epistemically proper faith or belief in God. We'll talk about, e.g., the nature of faith, intellectual virtue, and externalism in the theory of knowledge.