Religious Studies

Course summary

The course is aimed at students who have a commitment to the idea that religion and religious belief motivate people to make significant decisions in their lives. These decisions are not made arbitrarily but usually according to a mode of decision-making advocated by the religious community to which they belong. The student should have an interest in the analysis of these decision-making processes and be able to make a critique of them. Students, who are interested in the challenge of philosophical enquiry, will enjoy this course. Religious beliefs and practice are not beyond intellectual scrutiny and can actually develop as a result of the process.