RELIGIOUS ETHICS EAST AND WEST

Undergraduate

This course is a study of religious ethics focusing on two major traditions: Confucianism, an “ethical humanism” that emphasizes wisdom, and Christianity, a “prophetic religion” that emphasizes revelation. Specific ethical doctrines (e.g., suffering and sin, human nature, good and evil, love/jen, moral self-cultivation, ideal human life and society) are compared from cross-cultural perspectives. Cross-listed with Philosophy 3220. PREREQUISITE: Religious Studies 1050 or both Religious Studies 1010 and 1020, or permission of the instructor Three hours a week