HISTORY 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: The City Of God (Book), Genetic Fallacy, Evolutionism
10 Sep 2016
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World religions 1/26/16: enlightenment, evolutionism, and creation myths. Key terms and concepts: rational reductionism, genetic fallacy, xenophanes, christian apologists, deism, darwinian evolutionism, teleology, e. b. Religious studies is the academic field of multi-disciplinary, secular study of religious beliefs, behaviors, and institutions. It describes, compares, interprets, and explains religion, emphasizing systematic, historically based, and cross-cultural explorations. Beginning with the ancient greeks and continuing into the present. 13: reason and the ancient greeks (and romans) (c. 750-300 bce) Bce: euhemerism (gods were once real people whose stories were passed down through generations), euhemerus (c. 300 bce) Christian apologists: greek: apologia, legal defense speech . Christian apologists used the greek rational tradition to argue the validity of christianity, reasoned the bases of christian faith, defending it against objections. St. augustine, de civitate dei contra paganos, on the city of god against the pagans . Islamic empire: mohammad dies 632 ce, islam spreads throughout mediterranean world.
