Art and the Impact of Secularism on Eighteenth-Century Society
- by Alden R. Gordon, Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of Art History and Chair of the Fine Arts Department, Trinity College. This course idea is based upon a desire to create a philosophical and historical framework that permits the understanding of the dramatic changes in the settings of daily living, the fine… keep reading
Worldly Islam: The Sacred, the Secular
- by Raymond Baker, Professor of International Politics, Trinity College This course addresses two challenges: the inadequacy of dominant interpretive frameworks for understanding… keep reading
The Dao Secularism: Political Transformation and Secular Values in 20th Century Asia
- by Michael Lestz, Associate Professor of History, Trinity College I. Course Description: In the 19th century, societies across the Asian map were… keep reading
The Nature of Nature: Enlightenment Ideas About the Landscape
- by Bruce Coats, Professor of Art History, Scripps College. Rationale: This course will explore changing attitudes toward nature developed during the 18th… keep reading
The Sacred and The Profane in the Middle Ages
- by John Eldevik, Ph.D, History Department, Pomona College. Catalogue Description. This course will attempt to understand and unravel the complex relationship between secular… keep reading
The Strange Meaning of Things
- by Barbara Benedict, Charles A. Dana, Professor of English Literature. Description: This course is designed for first- and second-year students as a close-reading… keep reading
The World Disenchanted: The Origins and Impact of Secularization
- Jonathan Elukin, Associate Professor Department of History, Trinity College Introduction: For most of human civilization, people thought the world was filled with… keep reading
Anxiety in the Age of Reason
- by Andre Wakefield, Assistant Professor of History, Pitzer College. Course Description Many Enlightenment authors expressed confidence in the relentless progress of knowledge… keep reading
Modern Secular Nationalism, Ancient Memories: The Case of the Jew
- by Samuel Kassow, Charles H. Northam Professor of History, Trinity College. Course Syllabus. The purpose of this course is to use the modern… keep reading
Classical Ethical Theory: Plato
- by Suzanne Obdrzalek, Philosophy Department, Claremont McKenna College. Required Texts: Cooper, ed.–Plato: Complete Works. Course Description: Plato is considered the first philosopher in the… keep reading
Science and Religion
- by Kent Dunlap, Associate Professor of Biology, Trinity College. Course Description. The contemporary arguments on intelligent design and stem cell research demonstrate… keep reading
Skepticism and Toleration in Early Modern Philosophy
- by Todd Ryan, Assistant Professor of Philosophy, Trinity College. Course Description. In the minds of most contemporary proponents of Liberalism, one of… keep reading
Secularism, Skepticism, and Critiques of Religion
- by Phil Zuckerman, Professor of Sociology, Pitzer College, Claremont, CA. The rejection of religion…is, in fact, almost as old as human… keep reading
Social Evolution & Classical Liberalism
- by William N. Butos, Department of Economics. Course Overview: This Seminar will study classical liberalism – a body of ideas emphasizing individual rights… keep reading
Eighteenth-Century European Art and Architecture
- Alden R. Gordon, Gwendolyn Miles Smith Professor of Art History and Chair of the Fine Arts Department. This course idea… keep reading
Religious and Secular Thought in Iran
- by Nastaran Moossavi, McGill Teaching Fellow in International Studies. COURSE JUSTIFICATION: The nature of Middle Eastern politics has increased the demand… keep reading
Science, Religion, and Nature in the Age of Galileo
- by Sean Cocco, Assistant Professor of History, Trinity College. Brief Course Description After four centuries, the astronomer Galileo Galilei’s trial before… keep reading
Secularism and the Problem of Authority
- By Professors Barry A. Kosmin and Ariela Keysar. The aim of the course is to foster a comprehensive understanding of two of the central… keep reading
From Theocracy to Democracy
- Instructor: Chris Nadon, Associate Professor of Political Science, Claremont McKenna College. Course Outline and Texts: Part I — The contemporary doctrine of… keep reading
Enlightenment & Romanticism in Italy
- By John Alcorn, Assistant Professor of Italian Studies & Principal Lecturer in Modern Languages and Literature. Pedagogical Rationale: The course is designed… keep reading