IFS 131 - Faith and Science

Semester Hours: 4

This course is a general introduction to and an exploration of various matters regarding faith and science. The main springboard for the course will be the writings of C. S. Lewis that discuss and provide critical reflection on topics like atheism, the Big Bang theory, Christianity, culture, evolutionary theory, imagination, logic, myths, rationality, reason, religion, secularism, science, spirituality, theology, and theory. As an atheist who converted to Christianity to become its most significant defender in the twentieth century, C. S. Lewis continues to be relevant, perhaps even more so than in his time, for understanding the relationship between faith and science in a religiously pluralistic and increasingly secular world. Even though his reflections are from a Christian (and European) perspective, they provide a nexus of questions that can help all people from all perspectives think more clearly.

Intellectual Perspective: RP