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Overview

Cognitive and evolutionary theories of why, in a religious species, some humans reject belief in supernatural entities. Cross-cultural survey of atheism; history of the emergence of modern atheism.

About this paper

Paper title Atheism and the Rejection of Religion
Subject Religious Studies
EFTS 0.1500
Points 18 points
Teaching period Not offered in 2027 (Distance learning)
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Prerequisite
18 200-level RELS points
Restriction
RELS 217
Schedule C
Arts and Music, Theology
Contact

religion@otago.ac.nz

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Textbooks

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Global perspective, Interdisciplinary perspective, Lifelong learning, Scholarship, Communication, Critical thinking, Cultural understanding, Ethics, Environmental literacy, Information literacy, Research, Self-motivation, Teamwork.
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