Spirituality and Suffering

College Regis College
Instructor(s) Stoeber, Michael
Course Code RGP6207HS
NOTE: Basic degree students enrol in RGP3207HS
Semester Second Semester
Section 0101
Online No
Credits One Credit
Location Toronto (St George Campus)
Description

A critical exploration of religious responses to suffering. Focal issues will include the relation of love and spiritual transformation to suffering, the role of religious models or exemplars of suffering, and religious experience and the problems of theodicy. Readings will include works by Fyodor Dostoevsky, Dorothee Soelle and Simone Weil, as well as other selections drawn from the Christian, Buddhist, and Jewish traditions.

Crosslisted to (1) Theological
Schedule Wed
Start Time 11:00
End Time 13:00
Hours Per Week 2
Minimum Enrolment 10
Maximum Enrolment 20
Enrolment Notes

Maximum/Minimum class size indicated includes both BD and Graduate students.

Teaching Method
Lectures
Means of Evaluation
Reflection Paper
Previously Offered Winter 2021
Currently Offered Winter 2023