REL 344 - Augustine of Hippo

It would be difficult to overstate the importance of Augustine of Hippo for Western religious thought, political theory, and understandings of human interiority. This course is devoted to the careful reading of a limited number of his major works, supplemented by recent scholarship that addresses Augustine’s social-historical context, philosophical and theological commitments, and anthropology.

Unit(s): 1
Group Distribution Requirement(s): Distribution Group II
Prerequisite(s): HUM 110
Instructional Method: Lecture-conference
Grading Mode: Letter grading (A-F)
Not offered: 2024-25
Group Distribution Learning Outcome(s):

Evaluate data and/or sources.
Analyze institutions, formations, languages, structures, or processes, whether social, political, religious, economic, cultural, intellectual or other.
Think in sophisticated ways about causation, social and/or historical change, human cognition, or the relationship between individuals and society, or engage with social, political, religious or economic theory in other areas.