RISE OF THE NONES: HUMANISMS AND HUMANITIES

Credit Hours: 3 · Graduate

This course will look at the rise of the “nones,” that is, individuals who affiliate with no religious tradition, through both a history of secular thought in the West and a close reading of key texts and figures. Atheism, humanism, secularism and the “spiritual but not religious” will all be treated as key categories. RELI 568 will require additional readings, 3 additional papers plus a longer research paper, leading discussions and teaching. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 368 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 568 if student has credit for RELI 368 . Repeatable for Credit.