Post Holocaust Theologies (G-HGS-727)

Course Details:

The Holocaust raised profound challenges to conventional religious views of reality and the belief that God intervenes in human history. By surveying prominent Jewish and Christian theologians from 1966 to 2006, this course will focus on two major theological questions: (1) Why does God allow evil, epitomized by the Holocaust, to exist in the world? (2) What traditional Christian theological teachings may have played a part in the events leading up to the Holocaust? As we will see, the responses to these questions are varied, unsettling, and powerful.

[Course is closed to auditors]

Special Note: This course is offered via a cross-registration agreement with Gratz College, and runs from Oct. 26 to Dec. 20. Enrollment is limited to degree-seeking HIU students. Please visit https://www.hartfordinternational.edu/global-community-partnerships/gratz-college-exchange for additional information and registration instructions.

Course fulfills the following curricular requirements:
MAC - Chaplaincy elective
MAIRS - Interreligious Studies: Elective
MAIRS - Ministerial Studies: Foundations of the Christian Faith