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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the continuing impact of Christianity in the modern West, with particular attention to the challenges presented by the Enlightenment, the age of revolutions, and the scientific and economic developments of the 19th century. Primary emphasis will be placed on the European experience of Christianity, but some attention will also be given to European missionary efforts and global Christianity in the modern era. ( cross-listed with History 333)
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4.00 Credits
An exploration of the development of religion in America, including major personalities; the origins of denominations, cults and sects; revivalism; utopianism; slavery; black religion; the liberal-fundamentalist controversy; and some contemporary religious movements.
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4.00 Credits
A seminar course introducing the life and thought of Martin Luther (1483-1546), based on lectures, films, and close reading and discussion of his works. The course aims to provide students with a working knowledge of Luther's main teachings and their impact, and to put both his ideas and his legacy in historical context.
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4.00 Credits
A survey of the fundamental doctrines of Christianity, including their biblical roots, classical formulations, challenges posed by the modern world and some contemporary reformulations.
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4.00 Credits
A study of some contemporary currents in Christian theology, such as evangelical theology, the various liberation theologies (feminist, black, Latino, Latin American), and the recent scientific theologies.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of traditional and contemporary Christian understandings of God, including the person and attributes of God, God's creative work, the divine-human relationship, sin, and the traditional problem of evil.
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4.00 Credits
A study of traditional and contemporary understandings of the historical person of Jesus, his identity as the Messiah/Christ, and his role in God's saving work.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of the historical and contemporary relationships that have existed between modern science and Christian theology through study of particular areas of convergence, examples of conflict and integration, and the scientific, philosophical and theological issues involved.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to theologies of liberation in Latin America and in Ventura County, this course asks how social, economic, and political readings of the Bible can be used both to dominate and to liberate communities.
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4.00 Credits
An introduction to contemporary Christian ethics; its relationship to the Bible and Christian communities; and thinking on such important personal and social issues as sexual behavior, human reproduction, racial and ethnic relations, the taking of human life, poverty and economic issues, and the environment.
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