COURSE UNIT TITLE

: PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
ILA 3008 PHILOSOPHY OF RELIGION COMPULSORY 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Theology

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR HANIFI ÖZCAN

Offered to

Theology
Theology

Course Objective

To raise individuals who are open to discussion and able to accept that religion can be criticised So, they can sustain a religion and a modern faith that is compatible with science, rational and able to provide to happiness of a enlightened and thinking society.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Student, at the end of the semester, will be able to differentiate the prejudgements that prevent thinking straight, and the things whether they are related to religion by getting know them.
2   Will get know the classical and modern literature; and get information about the history of philosophy of religion.
3   Will be able to study philosophically on religious texts and state modern comments about them.
4   Through the understanding the nature of religion they will be able to grasp the inner and conscience s dimensions of it.
5   Will be able to understand the nature of some views that enrich the religious thought, such as pluralism etc.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Analyses of the terms: Philosophy, Religion, Systematic Philosophy, Philosophy of Religion and Religious Philosophy.
2 The relation of Philosophy with Religious Sciences.
3 Features of philosophical and religious thoughts; Nature of believing and faith.
4 The terms: conception and endorsement; will and act; true and truth.
5 Some problems in Metaphysics, cosmology, Epistemology, Ethic and Morality.
6 Proof and the logic of proving; Ontological evidence, cosmological evidence, teleological evidence.
7 Religious experience and its philosophical values; the evidence of religious experience and its criticism; mystical religious understanding and world view.
8 Mid-term exam
9 God-Universe relation and concepts of God
10 Some discussions about religious language; Talking about God and related attributes.
11 Some discussions about freedom of human being; problem of immortality; evil and atheism.
12 The relation of religion with science, morality and culture.
13 Pragmatism and religion; the pragmatic sides of actual life.
14 The relation between Pluralism-Dialog-Notification
15 Final exam

Recomended or Required Reading

-The relevant sections of Turkish books titled "introduction of philosophy" and "introduction of philosophy of religion".
-Mehmet S. Aydın, Din Felsefesi.
-Hanifi Özcan, Epistemolojik Açıdan Iman.
-Hanifi Özcan, Matüridi'de Dini Çoğulculuk.
-Hanifi Özcan, Matüridi'de Bilgi Problemi.
-Books, titled "history of philosophy" in Turkish.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 FIN FINAL EXAM
3 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
4 RST RESIT
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.40 + BUT * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

The students will be assessed based on success in their mid-term and final exams along with their performance during the classes throughout the semester.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hanifi.ozcan@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Free

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 13 3 39
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39
Preparation for midterm exam 1 10 10
Preparation for final exam 1 15 15
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 105

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15
LO.12251
LO.21151
LO.32141
LO.42251
LO.51151

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