RELI 300 - Apocalypticism

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Susquehanna University

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Using interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, cultural anthropology, religious studies, history, cultural studies, theology, and biblical studies, this course examines the role and modes of speculation about the end of the world as a contemporary interpretive and cultural problem in the Western religious and secular traditions. The origins of apocalyptic world views in ancient Judaism and Christianity and how it is we continue to use these traditions in our own time are explored, as well as how medieval and early modern developments to contemporary utopianism and millennialism impact us. Prerequisite: Either RELI:101 or RELI:103, or permission of the instructor. 4 SH.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.susqu.edu

Phone Number:

(570) 374-0101

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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