Societies-cultures-religions : Human Questions

Teacher(s)

Bourgine Benoît;

Language

French

Learning outcomes

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :
1	confront him/herself in a personal and critical way with the reflection developed during the lectures about the Christian faith.
2	argue his/her position, showing that he/she is conscious of the complexity of the questions at stake, also when confronted with various philosophical and religious traditions.
3	clarify the complex relationship between Christian faith and modernity, paying attention to the different language' levels and to their relevance in the context of the reflection about the meaning of life.

Content

The course examines the problem of the meaning of life as it arises in European modernity. Its aim is to analyse the three poles which make it possible to mark out the infinite variety of offers of ultimate meaning in present-day Europe, namely the naturalist option, the humanist option and the religious option. The problem of the meaning of life is situated in the context of the modern turn that has determined in Western societies a world vision dominated by science, an ideal of collective life marked by democratic citizenship and a space of beliefs structured by pluralism.

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