History and Philosophy of Religion

An exploration of the philosophical and theological writings of Hegel and Nietzsche. Special attention will be given to the way in which these two pivotal figures frame issues for subsequent philosophers, theologians, writers and artists. Works to be considered include: Hegel, Science of Logic, and Phenomenology of Spirit; Nietzsche, The Birth of Tragedy, Will to Power, Gay Science and Thus Spoke Zarathustra. The course will conclude with a consideration of several of Wallace Stevens’s poems.