011 - syllabus
Instead of making all you kids swing by my office, I thought I'd post the syllabus here for you to copy. Any questions, please don't hesitate to ask. Have fun!
Each week we'll be reading and discussing a different piece of theological philosophy. Don't worry about finding the readings - they'll be provided to you.
Week 1
Giorgio Agamben, Homo Sacer, p.1-666
Week 2
Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History" and "Critique of Violence"
Week 3
Samuel Weber, "Genealogy of Modernity" and "Taking Exception to Decision"
Week 4
Review for the Midterm. The test will be on Thursday of this week. No class on Friday.
Week 5
Paul of Tarsus, "Letter to the Romans" and "Letter to the Galatians"
Week 6
Erich Auerback, "Figura"
Week 7
King James Bible, Genesis
Week 8
Deborah Shugar, "The Throne of God: Absolutism, Equity, and Christian Justice" in Political Theologies
Week 9
Lori Anne Ferrell, "Religious Persuasions 1580-1620"
Week 10
Review for the Final Exam.
[ooc: This syllabus seems a little hard for a high school class? Well, Bathy's fundamentally an asshole, so he wants to make life difficult for his students :c]
Each week we'll be reading and discussing a different piece of theological philosophy. Don't worry about finding the readings - they'll be provided to you.
Week 1
Giorgio Agamben, Homo Sacer, p.1-666
Week 2
Walter Benjamin, "Theses on the Philosophy of History" and "Critique of Violence"
Week 3
Samuel Weber, "Genealogy of Modernity" and "Taking Exception to Decision"
Week 4
Review for the Midterm. The test will be on Thursday of this week. No class on Friday.
Week 5
Paul of Tarsus, "Letter to the Romans" and "Letter to the Galatians"
Week 6
Erich Auerback, "Figura"
Week 7
King James Bible, Genesis
Week 8
Deborah Shugar, "The Throne of God: Absolutism, Equity, and Christian Justice" in Political Theologies
Week 9
Lori Anne Ferrell, "Religious Persuasions 1580-1620"
Week 10
Review for the Final Exam.
[ooc: This syllabus seems a little hard for a high school class? Well, Bathy's fundamentally an asshole, so he wants to make life difficult for his students :c]