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3.00 Credits
Aspects of Hinduism, ancient and modern. Readings include the more important texts of the tradition. Emphasis on issues of God, gods, the soul, ritual, and caste duties. Modern Hindu practices in India and the impact of the Ramayana on religion and politics. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: South and Southeast Asian Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
The history, doctrines, and practices of Buddhism in India, Sri Lanka, China, Korea, and Japan. Philosophical theories of the Buddha, meditation, and nirvana. Aspects of Buddhist social and institutional history. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas South and Southeast Asian Culture
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3.00 Credits
Islam in its many facets. Pre-Islamic Arabia, the Prophet, the Qur'an, the prophetic traditions, tradition and customs, law, theology, major denominations, philosophy, and mysticism. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: Middle Eastern Culture This course is offered during the following semesters: Fall Semester
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3.00 Credits
Seminar on the worldwide surge of fundamentalism as a response to religious modernism and liberalism. Comparative theories on fundamentalism, with Christianity as the primary case study but with examinations of Jewish, Muslim, and other religious contexts. The origins of the term "fundamentalist" in American Protestant discourse; the relation of fundamentalism to global religious violence; and the influence of printing, television, and other mass media. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
Survey of the background, emergence, development, and progress of the traditions of the Jewish people and Judaism and their relationships with heathen, Christian, Islamic, and secular societies over three millennia of time. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the following culture options: Judaic Culture
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3.00 Credits
(Cross-listed as Chinese 71.) Historical introduction to texts and contexts of major Chinese religions from Shang Dynasty shamanic practices to debates about religion in contemporary China. Historical and literary approaches to the study of religions in China. Interactions between folk and elite traditions, and alternating syncretism and competition between religions. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas
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3.00 Credits
A study of Shinto and Japanese Buddhism and their roles in Japanese society and culture, with attention to recent developments, including nationalistic Shinto and the new religions of Japan. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities This course meets the World Civilization Requirement This course meets the following culture options: East Asian Culture and Diasporas
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the development of the Catholic Church, exploring the key historical epochs and events that shaped and created the contemporary church. The dynamics of crisis and change as these are manifested in history and as they function today. Doctrines, traditions, and institutional forms will be examined in their specific historical and cultural contexts. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to religious ethics surveying five major Religions/Spiritual Paths; Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity & Islam. Emphasis will be on ethical debates concerning money & economic justice, and the issues of the human body and sexuality since these have become watershed issues in contemporary intra-religious debates across the religious spectrum. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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3.00 Credits
Novels, short stories, and plays will provide the basis for reflection on issues of personal character and integrity. The ethical and existential aspects of life will be examined through literature drawn from American, European, and Asian cultural experience. Themes will include the nature of conscience, types of life goals, vices and virtues, individual vs. community, and urban vs. rural life. Authors include Bellow, Camus, Ishiguro, A. Miller, Naylor, O'Connor, Marquez, Mukhergee, and Tolstoy. This course meets the following distribution requirements: Please note: If more than one distribution area is listed, the course can be used to satisfy ONE area only. Humanities
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