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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An examination of moral problems in health care from the perspective of Catholic moral theology and selected Church writing. Fundamental moral concepts in the Catholic tradition are applied to topics such as reproductive technology, end-of-life care, physician-assisted suicide, abortion, contraception and resource allocation. The course will also expose students to moral views from other faith traditions as well as from secular health care ethics literature.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
Private readings on a selected problem. Permission of instructor required.
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the discipline of religious studies and explains how it differs from theology. It outlines the history of the discipline from the 19th century onwards and the view of those writers (like Friedrich Schleiermacher, Rudolph Otto, and Mircea Eliade) who have contributed to its growth and development. Contributions to major areas of study such as the essence, origin, function, and language of religion are discussed. Further, the various methods used in religious studies (such as the historical, phenomenological, and linguistic) are examined and evaluated. How these methods are applied to the study of various religious fields, such as religious experience, the concept of God, and human nature and destiny, are a major focus of the course.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to current anthropological approaches to the study of religion. Symbolism, myth, ritual, magic and witchcraft. Contemporary viewpoints on primitive religions and on the great religions.
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3.00 Credits
The "cults" of the 1970s and their impact on traditional religion. Understanding their excesses, financial successes and appeal
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the major religious traditions of the world. After an introduction to the study of religion, this course explores the cultural and historical settings and the various forms of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. Special attention is given to the spirituality and values fostered by each. The concepts of God and the holy, the human condition and destiny, ritual practices, and ethical behavior is amount the major topics dealt with and compared.
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3.00 Credits
History of Hinduism from its classical and pre-classical origins to contemporary manifestations. The religious and philosophical movements, change and continuity in the development of religious thought and institutions.
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3.00 Credits
Understanding and living with religion. Politics and culture in the Middle East. Origin and growth of Islamic civilization, emphasizing the principal teachings, including selections from the Qurian. The life of the Prophet Muhammad, later developments in Sufi mysticism, sectarian differences and the recent Black Muslim experience in America.
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3.00 Credits
History of Buddhism from its origins to later manifestations and differentiations into Mahayana and Theravada. Major philosophical schools and Buddhist institutions in South and East Asia.
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3.00 Credits
Examination of major religious-philosophical-cultural traditions originated in South and East Asia, including the so-called Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Daoism, Confucianism, and Shinto. These tradition swill be introduced in terms of their socio-cultural settings and historical developments, as well as their core teachings, practices, and various cultural expression.
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