Religious Language 20th Century

Religious Language 20th Century

Section 1. Verification principle, Hume’s fork, Language and meaning, A J Ayer.Section 2. Language Games. Wittgenstein and his followers.Section 3. Falsificationism, Karl Popper, The Parable of the invisible gardener, Anthony Flew, the Oxford Debate.Section 4. Bliks....
Religious Experience

Religious Experience

Unit includes: Individual experiences, Reliability questions, Corporeal Experiences, Visions, Rudolph Otto and the Numinous, Mysticism, William James, Group experiences, The day of Pentecost, The Toronto Blessing, Medjugorje, Fatima.Challenges to Religious...
Miracles

Miracles

Different understanding of ‘miracle’Realist and anti-realist viewsViolation of natural law or natural eventDavid Hume and Maurice Wiles Guest speaker Dr Andrew Pinsent, University of Oxford – Miracles and God’s Action in the World. Approx 15 hours of guided...
Life Death and Afterlife

Life Death and Afterlife

Unit includes: Swamp man challenge, Plato’s Dualism, Descartes and the Soul, Prince and Cobbler challenge, Split Brain by Derek Parfit, Dualism vs Materialism, Near Death Experiences, The ship of Theseus, Old Testament pictures of Life After Death, New Testament views...
God’s Attributes and The Nature of God

God’s Attributes and The Nature of God

Includes Omnipotence, Benevolence, Omniscience, Eternity, Boethius and Freewill. Approx. 20 hours of guided learning with 19 videos, lecture notes, original sources, 5 multiple choice quizzes, guest speaker.