È online il percorso di video-lezioni sull'induismo curato dalla Oxford University e dall'Oxford Centre for Hindu Studies

• Hinduism and Sacred Sound: Chant and Music
• Hindu Temples
• Sanskrit: Level 1
• Sanskrit: Level 2
• Introduction to Hindu Philosophy–Vedanta and Samkhya
• God in the Gita
• Bhagavad Gita
• The Puranas
• Philosophy of Yoga
• Vedas and Upanishads
• Introduction to Hinduism: History, Text, Philosophy
• Introduction to Hinduism: Ritual, Yoga, Caste, and Gender
• Three Short Upanishads
• India’s Epics: The Mahabharata and Ramayana

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L'università di Oxford attiverà il corso online  "Philosophy of religion"

Periodo:
da mercoledì 26 settembre 2018 
a venerdì 7 dicembre 2018

Il corso è in lingua inglese

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Programme details

The areas you will cover in this course are:

• Introduction – Reason and the Philosophy of Religion.

• The Concept of God: An introduction to the classical theistic concept of God as a being who is necessarily personal, transcendent, immanent, omnipotent, omniscient, eternal, perfectly free, perfectly good, and necessary; and non-essentially creator of the world and value; revealer of Himself; and offerer of everlasting life. A detailed discussion of each of these properties and the philosophical issues that they raise with a view to determining the overall coherence (or lack of it) and simplicity (or lack of it) of the classical theistic concept of God.

• Arguing For and Against the Existence of God: A discussion of whether or not belief or the absence of belief in such a God might be the sort of thing that does not rationally require argument and, if not, what the criteria for a good argument for or against such a God’s existence might be. A discussion of the main arguments for and against the existence of God: the Argument to Design; the Cosmological Argument; the Ontological Argument; the Argument from Religious Experience; and the Argument from Apparent Miracles.

• Conclusion: A discussion of the nature and role (if any) of faith and Pascal’s Wager. An opportunity for each student to discuss what (if anything) he or she feels he or she has gained from the course.

Fees

EU Fee: £270.00
Non-EU Fee: £295.00

L'università di Oxford attiverà il corso online  "Introduction to world religion"

Periodo:
da mercoledì 26 settembre 2018 
a venerdì 7 dicembre 2018

Il corso è in lingua inglese

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Overview

What do we mean by world religions' and why might this phrase be controversial? How should we approach the study of the spiritual paths, key beliefs and practices of the main religious traditions? This course will give you the tools to study world religions in a balanced and sensitive way.

Introduction to World Religions provides an overview of the key religions of the world and the way they have come to be studied and understood today. The course is designed to give you the tools to embark on a study of world religions through contemporary cases studies. It challenges you to look at both the insider'and outsider'perspectives and why even the title world religions'might be controversial. It looks at the way religions adapt and change from their historical roots into the dynamic and fascinating forms we see today and how they interact with each other and the modern, secular world. It takes into account the views of leading academics and practitioners in the field who themselves had attempted to provide an overview that helps to make sense of diverse sets of beliefs and practices moulding the lives of millions of people in the world.
 

Programme details

The areas you will cover in this course are:

1. What is a world religion?
2. Contemporary approaches to the study of religion
3. The Abrahamic traditions
4. The Asian traditions
5. Precept and practice
6. Spiritual paths
7. Key figures and organisations
8. How religions adapt and change
9. Conflict and cooperation between religions
10. World religions in a secular world

Fees
EU Fee: £270.00
Non-EU Fee: £295.00