{"id":2,"date":"2015-08-07T14:45:56","date_gmt":"2015-08-07T18:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.nd.edu\/10-images-of-hell\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2017-02-18T19:03:41","modified_gmt":"2017-02-18T23:03:41","slug":"experiencing-hell","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.nd.edu\/10-images-of-hell\/experiencing-hell\/","title":{"rendered":"THE EXPERIENCE"},"content":{"rendered":"
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We begin. \u00a0In this section of the course, we will look at three different images of Hell, world war, the Holocaust, and existentialist\u00a0Angst<\/em>. \u00a0My goal is two-fold. \u00a0I want to acquaint you with some compelling experiences that we associate with Hell. \u00a0Because this is a social science seminar, I also want to think about a complex term which, at first glance, doesn’t seem like it should be complex at all: \u00a0description<\/em>. \u00a0What do we mean when we describe something?<\/h5>\n
From this point onward, I want you to devour all of the readings on this syllabus. \u00a0In addition to\u00a0the required books, please remember to bring each of the assigned readings marked \u201cprint\u201d to each class.<\/h5>\n<\/div>\n
1. Tuesday, August 25:<\/h5>\n
Discussion Topic<\/em>: Why is Hell\u00a0a significant\u00a0part of our daily lives?<\/span><\/h5>\n
Today, I will elaborate on my\u00a0goals in this course; I will outline the structure of the course. \u00a0I will\u00a0also conduct a class survey.<\/span><\/h5>\n
Assignment for Thursday, complete the following \u00a0phrase in one brilliantly crafted sentence: \u00a0According to Remarque, war is hell because . . .”<\/span><\/h5>\n
Your sentence should be typed and, if relevant, double spaced. \u00a0All of your assignments in this seminar should adhere to these rules.<\/span><\/h5>\n
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IMAGE ONE<\/span><\/h3>\n

WORLD WAR I:\u00a0 \u201cWAR IS HELL . . .\u201d<\/h4>\n

2. Thursday, August 27:<\/h5>\n
DiscussionTopic<\/em>:\u00a0\u00a0 What is Hell?\u00a0 It depends on whom you ask.\u00a0 Can the Catholic Church and Erich Maria Remarque expect to get along?<\/h5>\n
The goal today is to start familiarizing ourselves with the terrain of Hell.\u00a0 Everything that we do now will relate to what we do in later\u00a0parts of the course.\u00a0 Imagine yourself as a collector, picking up two versions of Hell and trying to discern what they are about.\u00a0Remarque presents us with the first image of Hell in the Twentieth Century\u2014World War I.\u00a0 What is war and what does it do to us?<\/h5>\n