Course Details in 2026/27 Session

Module Title	LH God in Modern Philosophy
School	Phil, Theology and Religion
Department	Theology and Religion
Module Code	09 30874
Module Lead	Nicholas Adams
Level	Honours Level
Credits	20
Semester	Semester 1 or 2
Pre-requisites
Co-requisites
Restrictions	None
Contact Hours	Lecture-30 hours Guided independent study-170 hours Total: 200 hours
Exclusions
Description	An introduction to understandings of God in the modern Christian traditions. Primary texts will be selected from classic principal texts in the modern period, of which three will be selected in any iteration of the module. Indicative texts include Descartes Meditations, Spinoza Ethics, Leibniz Monadology (or Theodicy), Locke Reasonableness of Christianity, Hobbes LeviathanBerkeley Dialogues, Vico New Science, Hume Dialogues / ‘On Miracles’, Kant Excerpts from Transcendental Dialectic (from Critique of Pure Reason), Hegel Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion (excerpts from Parts I and III), Schelling Freedom Essay, Kierkegaard Either Or / Concluding Unscientific Postscript
Learning Outcomes	By the end of the module students should be able to: elaborate the principal arguments attributed to the set texts clearly and explicitly distinguish between the plain sense of the primary texts and the interpretations of the commentary traditions rehearse rival interpretations of the primary texts and adjudicate between them
Assessment	30874-01 : 1st Commentary : Coursework (25%) 30874-02 : 2nd Commentary : Coursework (75%)
Assessment Methods & Exceptions	Assessment: One commentary of 1500 words on a set gobbet (25%) One essay of 2500 words or one commentary of 2,500 words on set gobbet (a choice of at least two gobbets, different from above) (75%) Reassessment: Resit failed components. Only if extenuating circumstances apply
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