Section A
ALL1453-C First 6 Weeks Wednesday 3:00-4:20 Start Date 10-Sep
Grossman 106 Limit 25
Section B
ALL1454-C Second 6 Weeks Wednesday 3:00-4:20 Start Date 22-Oct
Grossman 106 Limit 25 Section B is a repeat of material covered in Section A.
This course has two objectives: 1) to provide an understanding of what historical forces helped shape the world’s major faiths, and 2) to discuss our own reactions to the timeless questions each faith tries to address. In our six-week session, we will discuss: the intuition of something divine; Plato vs. Aristotle; the forces behind Christianity; the global explosion of Islam; Buddhism; Confucius and Lao Tzu. Each session is built around one of the fundamental spiritual questions and the historical context in which the religions were formed. The first half of each class sets the stage; the second 45 minutes is open for discussion.
Coordinator: Lawrence Brown 
Larry has been a teacher for 45 years and a columnist for the Cape Cod Times for 39. He has published five books, including a text on Hindu theology, and has lectured at two Parliaments of the World’s Religions – in Cape Town, South Africa and Barcelona, Spain.
Here’s Larry discussing his upcoming course “The Roots of Faith.”
