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COURSE INFORMATION

Course Code	Course Title	L+P Hour	Semester	ECTS
ILH 1111	CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN RELIGIOUS BELIEF	2 + 0	6th Semester	3

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Course Level	Bachelor's Degree
Course Type	Elective
Course Objective	The aim of this course is to examine the fundamental problems concerning religious belief in the contemporary world (such as the existence of God, atheism, the problem of evil, and the relationship between religion and science as well as religion and morality) from philosophical and theological perspectives; to familiarize students with the various views and arguments put forward on these issues; and to equip them with the ability to evaluate these matters through rational, critical, and analytical thinking. The course also aims to help students ground the relationship between faith and reason, question the rationality of religious claims, and develop their own intellectual positions in a conscious and informed manner.
Course Content	In this course, the main problems concerning religious belief in the contemporary world are examined. Classical and modern arguments for the existence of God, atheism and its philosophical foundations, the problem of evil, and theistic responses to it are analyzed. In addition, contemporary debates such as the relationship between religion and science, religion and morality, secularization, the crisis of belief, and religious pluralism are evaluated from different perspectives through an analytical and critical approach.
Prerequisites	No the prerequisite of lesson.
Corequisite	No the corequisite of lesson.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES

1	Defines the fundamental concepts and debates related to contemporary problems of faith.
2	Analyzes comparatively the principal arguments for the existence of God and the criticisms directed against them.
3	Critically evaluates different belief positions such as atheism, theism, and agnosticism.
4	Explains and discusses the main approaches to the problem of evil, as well as the relationships between religion and science, and religion and morality.
5	Develops the ability to think rationally and analytically about issues of belief, and to formulate and justify well-grounded personal positions.

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ECTS ALLOCATED BASED ON STUDENT WORKLOAD BY THE COURSE DESCRIPTION

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Work Load (Hour)
Course Duration (14 weeks/theoric+practical)	2	14	28
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	14	2	28
Mid-terms	1	7	7
Final examination	1	15	15
Total Work Load ECTS Credit of the Course			78 3

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