INTRODUCTION TO BAHA'I THEOLOGY (STPT-8250)

This course on Bahá'í theology (the study of God and creation and the relationship between them) provides an in-depth survey of many of the fundamental spiritual teachings of the Bahá'í Faith. The units are organized around a series of profound questions:

How do I know (epistemology, or the study of the nature and grounds of knowledge)?
What is the structure of reality (ontology, or the study of the nature and relations of being)?
Where do I come from (creation and evolution)?
Who am I (what is human nature)?
Whom can I trust to guide me (the nature of Manifestations of God and their revelations)?
What is freedom, and what are the consequences (free will, reward, punishment)?
Where are we going (an ever-advancing species and our eternal souls)?
What is expected of us (our religious lives)?
What difference does it make (theology in action)?

[20 max enrollment; Auditors with Faculty Permission]