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HDS 3729

Introduction to Comparative Religious Ethics: Character and a Good Life

Jonathan Schofer

Description

What does it mean to be a good person and live a good life? This course approaches such questions comparatively. Readings include primary sources from diverse cultures and also a range of methods and genres. The first half of the semester examines philosophical and religious responses from ancient Greece and China, and early Judaism. The later part of the course addresses modern cases through ethnography, psychology, political theory, and poetry.

Enrollment Limited: No
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1035

Scheduling

Half Course
Not Offered 2009-10
Course times to be announced.
Location to be announced.

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	Comparative Studies Religion, Ethics, and Politics
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Comparative
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 3
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a