God and Man in the Great Conversation

The course examines some of the “big questions” students explore in a liberal arts program about “life, the universe, and everything.” In particular, we deal with questions of faith and reason, with pain and suffering, and of various ways of expressing deep truths by reading classic passages in religious, philosophical, and literary works. Through the lectures, I introduce various perspectives to bear on these questions, and through the discussions and paper assignments. Students will attempt to offer their own solutions from their own intellectual positions, drawing on their own disciplines and life experience.