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3.00 Credits
The goal of this course is to bring together students from multiple majors to share their perspectives on a selected topic in a way that illuminates and critically examines philosophical and religious traditions, makes cross-disciplinary connections, and facilitates integration of their liberal arts education. Participants in this seminar read texts from the world's philosophical and religious traditions against the background of their cultural context. Students are invited to enter into conversation with these texts as they learn to examine their own values and to question their deliberations in making choices. Various systems of thought, moral preferences, and ideological judgments are critically studied with a view to their contemporary relevance. Cross-listed with PHIL 304. Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing.
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A critical appraisal of selected religious thinkers in the Jewish and Christian traditions. Introduces the student to the conflicts in the construction of theological, mystical, or ethicoreligious thought. Primary texts ranging from the ancient to the medieval and contemporary worlds will be studied. Cross-listed as PHIL 310. Students may receive credit for either course, but not both. Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.
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An introduction to feminist critiques and reclamations of religion. Major feminist thinkers from the Jewish, Christian, and Muslim traditions will be discussed as they revise the central theological concepts of God, revelation, morality, and community. Prerequisite: One course in religious studies, women, gender, and sexuality studies, or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.
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An extensive study of the Hebrew scriptures (Old Testament), analyzing the origins of monotheism and the development of religious institutions, beliefs, and practices in ancient Israel. Selected readings from the Torah, Prophets, and Writings in the context of the cultures of the Middle East. Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 210, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
An extensive study of the New Testament and early Christian writings. A historical analysis of the life and teachings of Jesus as understood by various early Christian communities. Study of the development of Christology, the increasing separation from Judaism, and the formation of the church as a distinct religious community. Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 210, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to major twentieth century theological and religious thinkers as they wrestle with some or all of the following questions: Who or what is God? Why do good people suffer? How are salvation, redemption, liberation envisioned in the modern world? What constitutes a religious community? How do different religious faiths relate to each other, the secular world and the natural environment? Cross-listed with PHIL 330. Prerequisite: one course in religious studies or philosophy, or consent of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
This course deals with religion in early America from the seventeenth century through the founding era. It takes a regional approach to explore the major Protestant faiths: Anglicanism, Puritanism, Quakerism, and Evangelicalism. It covers the theology, ecclesiology, and the political, social, and economic expressions of the faiths. It will also cover folk religion and witchcraft, and Indian and slave religions. Some significant themes explored include how the various sects handled the challenges of religious pluralism-dissent, tolerance, and declension; the idea of separation of church and state; how early American religion related to the rise of democracy, ideas of individual liberty, anti-Catholic thought, social oppression and control, economic behavior, women and minorities, etc. Cross-listed with HIST 331.
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Examines the relationship between Islam and political structures in various parts of the world. The origins, development, organization, and intellectual currents within so-called Islamic "fundamentalist" groups and their relationships to the political systems within majority Muslim countries and to the West will be analyzed. Women's participation in the political process, and the relationships between Islam, socialism, democracy, and secularism will also be covered. Prerequisite: RELG 110 or 220, or consent of the instructor. Majors, Minors, Other Programs of Study, Course Descriptions
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3.00 Credits
A systematic study of the major schools of thought in China and Japan, especially Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Others of the "hundred schools" of ancient Chinese thought will also be examined, as well as their contemporary significance. Cross-listed as PHIL 351. Students may receive credit for either course, but not both. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or religious studies.
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4.00 Credits
An intensive and extensive study of the history, beliefs, and practices of Hinduism, Indian Buddhism, and Jainism as reflected in their canonical texts, with special reference to the Vedic scriptures, Upanishads, Bhagavad- Gita, and early Buddhist sutras. The interplay between philosophical and theological concerns will be studied and the contemporary relevance of the tradition will be examined. Cross-listed as PHIL 352. Students may receive credit for either course, but not both. Prerequisite: one course in philosophy or religious studies.
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