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3.00 Credits
A journey into the religious worlds of the first Americans to find out how religion and life coalesced and how the distinctive ways of life of the various tribes produced diverse religious traditions, which were connected by common perceptions of the humans' relationships to the world and to each other. In depth study of selected tribes from a variety of geographic regions will promote an understanding of how the relationship of a people to a place shapes their worldview and way of life.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of the role of religion in the African American community, along with a survey of key themes in the religious thought of African Americans from the antebellum period to the present, with special attention to figures such as Martin Luther King, Jr. and Malcolm X and theologians such as James Cone and Delores Williams.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the major texts, themes, and history of the Hebrew Bible or Old Testament that employs tools of modern biblical scholarship (including literary, historical, source, form and redaction criticisms, as well as reader-response theory). The course examines biblical texts in light of the texts, history, culture and material remains of ancient Israel and the Ancient Near East. In addition, some attention is paid to hermeneutics and the reception of the Bible in contemporary culture.
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of contemporary forms of Jewish beliefs, practices, thought, and culture, set within an historical overview. Emphasis is on the spectrum of Jewish self-identities and the lived texture of the worldwide Jewish experience in its various expressions, constructed in both the "great" and "little" traditions. This course is a deepening and expansion of ideas introduced in Religion in a Global Context, which is recommended as a prerequisite, but not require
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the major religious traditions that have shaped Chinese culture: Confucianism, Taoism/Daoism, and Buddhism with some consideration of the minority traditions that constitute elements of contemporary religious life in China, including Islam, Christianity, and selected ethnic beliefs and practices. Themes such as ancestor worship, sacrifice and divination, ethics, meditation, and longevity techniques will enrich an understanding of some characteristics of Chinese ways of experiencing the self, society, and the world.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed as an introduction to the myriad forms of South Asian religious expression designated as "Hinduism." The course will surve y Hinduism? ? historical roots and developments, philosophical and ritual innovations, social and ethical ideals, and influential worksof literature, relying on both primary and secondary sources. The latter part of the course will center on issues of ongoing relevance to modern-day tradition, analyzing, for example, Hindu understandings of religious art and worship, influential works of modern Indian fiction, and current scholarship on contemporary issues and communities.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to Buddhism, spanning its origins in India, its spread throughout Asia, and its arrival in the West. The course will explore the core doctrines, practices and key historical developments that have shaped the Buddhist tradition in India; consider the ways this tradition has been assimilated in an Asian context; and finally reflect upon the perspectives of leading Buddhist writers and practitioners on the relevance of Buddhism for modern society.
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3.00 Credits
Christianity is becoming a post-Western religious tradition. Its center of gravity is in Nigeria rather than the West; the largest Christian church in the world is in Korea. As Christians in Asia, Africa, and Latin America develop their understandings of Christianity, they are integrating ideas and insights from their own cultures into their understanding of Christian life, thus adding new chapters to the ongoing evolution of Christianity. This course focuses on these new chapters. The course begins with forms of Christianity found in the West: evangelical and ecumenical. It then turns to Asian, African, and Latin American Christianities. Students are required to do a research project on one or another tradition within these non-western settings.
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3.00 Credits
The development of Christian thought and institutions from 100-1500 CE. Questions surrounding the formation of orthodoxy, the interplay between religion and politics and the variety of ways in which Christians practiced their faith will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of Christian thought and institutions from 1500 to the present. Special attention is given to the Protestant Reformation and the ongoing impact of cultural trends on Christian beliefs and practices.
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