Read:
Polytheism:
Fairbanks, A. (1898). Literary Influence in the Development of Greek Religion. The Biblical World,11(5), 294-305. Retrieved from http://www.jstor.org/stable/3137300
Read the entire Polytheism and Monotheism Lecture at Gifford Lectures: https://www.giffordlectures.org/books/attributes-god/iii-polytheism-and-monotheism
Humanism:
Watch Professor of Sociology Frank Furedi’s 18-minute lecture on Humanism.: Furedi, F. (2013). Alternative lectures: What is Humanism (Part 1). [Video File]
Watch his 19-minute follow-up as well. Furedi, F. (2013). What is humanism? Part 2. [Video File]
A collection of short definitions of Humanism can be found at https://americanhumanist.org/what-is-humanism/definition-of-humanism/ : read through these and prepare to share your thoughts.
The problem of Evil and Suffering to Religion:
Read the entire entry (all 11 sub-sections) from the IEP entry for the “Logical Problem of Evil” available at http://www.iep.utm.edu/evil-log/
For the paper:
Share what the most interesting part this week was to you.
How did that experience change your worldview?
Explain how you thought before, and how the new viewpoint changed that old thinking into something new.
Be sure to use in-text citation and provide references for your sources, including textbooks.
