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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: Upperclass standing. Recent directed study topics have included "The Image of Mary Magdalene in Tradition"; "Yoga and Integration"; "Religious Perspectives on Marriage"; C.S. Lewis; Niebuhr's Social Ethic; Philosophical Theology of Hans Kung; and "The Theology of Paul Tillich." Hebrew and Greek are also taught regularly as tutorials. Staff.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to major Wester religions as represented by Judasim, Christianity and Islam. Topics include the nature of religion and religious experience in the West; orgins and development of each major religion sacred literature, formative myths, symbols and fundamental tenets; forms of religious expression, spirituality and worship; and the relationship to the world as seen in ethical orientations and institutions.
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1.00 Credits
An intriduction to major Eastern religions as represented by Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto. Topics include the nature of religion and religious experience in the East; orgins and development of each major religion; sacred literature, formative myths, symbols and fundamental tenets; forms of religious expressions, spirituality and worship; and the relationship to the world as seen in ethical orientations and institutions.
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to beliefs & practices of Islam in its various manifestations, with add'tl. emphasis on history, politics & gender issues which have both influenced & been influenced by Islam. Focus on Islam at is it lived by people, so that an appreciation of what it is like to live as a Muslim is gained. Also analyze ways Islam is represented in news media & internet, since these have become main sources of information, and misinformation, presented on Islam in the U.S.
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1.00 Credits
A developmental study of the major events, individuals and central religious and ethical ideas of ancient Israel, based on the literature of the Hebrew Bible and relevant data from the archaeology and history of the ancient Near East.
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1.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 Credits
The New Testament and other writings of the early Christian period studied as literary, historical and ethical religious sources for an understanding of Jesus, Paul and the emerging Christian movement.
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1.00 Credits
Classical themes and modern variations; emotion and reason, world and God, death and self-transcendence, guilt and forgiveness, meaninglessness and the sense of the holy.
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1.00 Credits
No course description available.
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1.00 Credits
This course analyzes Muslim intellectual responses to issues & examines developments in some Muslim countries in the 20th century. The course will provide an overview of the Islamic religion & history, & look at responses of certain influential Muslim intellectuals to issues such as modernism, democracy, secularism, nationalism, science and women's rights. Exploration of ways Islam has developed & influenced politics, & progressive Muslims in the West, as well as other areas are possible.
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