Master's Degree in Philosophy of Religion

The specialization in Philosophy of Religion delves into both classic questions related to religion, such as the problem of evil, the conceptualization of faith and religious practices, and issues related to religious pluralism and intolerance. It focuses on questions such as: What is the relationship between philosophy and religion in Western culture and in other cultural contexts? How does modern and contemporary philosophy reflect on religion? What is meant by philosophical critique of religion? What theories of religion have been developed? What is religious experience? Key authors studied in this program include Plato, Aristotle, Plotinus, Saint Augustine, Hegel, Kant, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Weber, Freud, Jacques Derrida, Richard Rorty, Susan Sontag, and Hélène Cixous, among others.

General competencies of the master's degree

• Ability to adapt to change by accepting and integrating new paradigms and information, as well as supporting change initiatives.

• Special capacity for critical analysis, for making understandable and scientifically responsible argumentative statements related to the religious phenomenon, but also in the sociocultural and political one.

• Graduates could pursue a teaching and research career in the field of philosophy of religion and any other ministerial activity that requires training of this nature.

• Ability to communicate with the academic and ecclesial community, as well as with society, to examine the phenomenon of religion in its various aspects at the highest theoretical level from the perspective of individual philosophical disciplines and in dialogue with other sciences.

• It will relate important religious and philosophical traditions to representative contemporary positions and, therefore, can be the basis for innovative approaches to thought.

• Ability to advise the various Church institutions in the corresponding competencies such as the development of study programs, socio-religious research projects or participation in forums to judge the "great questions" of the philosophy of religion in history and in the present.

Admission requirement

• Possess a university degree or a bachelor's degree in theology.

Duration

• The duration of this program is two years plus the time it takes to prepare a portfolio or thesis.