Psychology 307 - Jewish Religious Traditions

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Colgate University

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L. Cushing, S. Kepnes This course is an introduction to the Jewish religion in its various historical contexts and in relation to the academic study of religion. The course moves through four key eras in Judaism: the biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods. The foci of the biblical section are ideas of nation and covenant, law and community, priesthood and prophecy. With the rabbinic period, students examine Judaism after the destruction of the Temple when the locus of religious life turns to the synagogue, Torah study, and the home. The treatment of the medieval period touches on issues such as Torah commentaries, Jewish mysticism (Kabbalah), philosophy, and relations with non-Jews. Central topics in the modern period include Haskalah (Jewish rationalism), Holocaust, and the creation of the state of Israel; the flourishing of American Jewry; and the trend toward humanistic and egalitarian movements in Judaism. Throughout the course, students focus on the dynamics of Judaism as a religion that generates multiple expressions and "traditions" in which innovation and change emerge through asserting continuity with the past. No prerequisites. This course is crosslisted a s JWST 307.

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3.00

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Institution Website:

www.colgate.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 228-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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