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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
A variety of issues have arisen which need to be examined from a global perspective: economic globalization, immigration, human rights, the environment, social change, terrorism and war. This course examines these issues from the perspective of global religions, ethics, social theory, and social movements.
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4.00 Credits
The care of the Earth demands that complex issues such as population, technology, freedom, aesthetics, politics, justice and the rights and limitations of nations and businesses be addressed. Students attempt to develop a theological ethic of the environment.
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4.00 Credits
A study of various forms of violence, such as sexual and domestic violence, political repression, terrorism and war. The course examines religious justification of and resistance to violence using cases from diverse locations and religions.
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4.00 Credits
A study of sexual ethics from religious and philosophical perspectives, moving from an examination of understandings of gender, sexuality, and sexual identities to discussion of issues such as marriage and family; contraception, abortion and reproductive technologies; sexual violence, and HIV/AIDS.
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A study of the religious ethics of Martin Luther King, Jr and El Hajj Malik Al Shabazz (Malcolm X) through their own speeches and writings and the works of various interpreters. We examine relevant aspects of African-American history and culture, including the role of women in the civil rights movement.
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4.00 Credits
A study of the elements of traditional Judaism in biblical, rabbinic and modern times.
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4.00 Credits
A consideration of themes, issues, types of figures and phenomena from the religions of the world, all selected to illustrate the great varieties of religious phenomena and to suggest some of the ways such topics may be responsibly studied.
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4.00 Credits
Drawing on the religious traditions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, students will examine the varieties of the religious experience, historically and comparatively represented by adherents of these three religious communities.
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4.00 Credits
Drawing on the religious traditions of Asia, students will consider the varieties of the religious experience, historically and comparatively represented by the adherents of these religious communities.
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4.00 Credits
This study focuses particularly on the religious cultures of China and Japan.
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