Dozent/in Dr. Jonathan Keir, Dr. Christopher Gohl Veranstaltungsart Blockseminar, Masterveranstaltung SWS 2 Sprache Englisch Wochentag/Uhrzeit Freitag, 04.05.18 10-17.30 Uhr c.t. Samstag, 05.05.18 10-17.30 Uhr c.t. Sonntag, 06.05.18 10-17.30 Uhr c.t. Ort Weltethos-Institut, Hintere Grabenstraße 26, 72070 Tübingen Voraussetzungen/ Zielgruppe Masterstudents, Bachelorstudents from 5th. semester or above Leistungsnachweis /Prüfungsform ECTS-Credits Attendance + short class presentation + essay 6 ECTS Anmeldung To register, please send an email including your name, birthdate, birthplace, student number and address to Jonathan Keir, keir@weltethos-institut.org. Please also indicate your major concentration and how many semesters of study you have completed. Anmeldefrist 11. April 2018 Max. Teilnehmerzahl 20 Literaturangaben Hermann Hesse, ‘The Glass Bead Game’, http://www.starcenter.com/glassbead.pdf. Hans Küng, ‘What I Believe‘, (Continuum/Bloomsbury, 2010). Beschreibung This block seminar explores Weltethos founder Hans Küng’s concept of Basic Trust in life (Grundvertrauen or Lebensvertrauen), which he regards as the common humanistic legacy of the world’s spiritual traditions. After class discussions from a range of angles (biography, theology, psychology, poetry etc.), students will be encouraged to run with this theme on their own terms (including possible applications to business, politics and society) in their coursework essay.