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Academic Year 2000/2001

Augustine
PHIL 374 FA
Crosslistings:
RELI 374
Clusters:
Christian Studies

This is a seminar devoted to a close and critical reading of major texts by Augustine of Hippo. Attention will be given to Augustine's cultural milieu in late antiquity, to his philosophical orientation in Neo-Platonism, and to his religious significance as a fountainhead of Christian theology and spirituality. Major topics will be the soul, God, and history.

MAJOR READINGS

Augustine, CONFESSIONS, THE CITY OF GOD, ON THE TRINITY Peter Brown, AUGUSTINE OF HIPPO

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

There will be several short papers during the term, and a longer one (8-10pp.) at the end.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS PHIL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-26-2001

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