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3.00 Credits
Students, in consultation with a department director, define their course of study.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores ways in which selected 19th- and 20th-century Jewish theologians (Buber, Rosenzweig, Heschel, Hartman, Fackenheim, Blumenthal, Greenberg, Plaskow) attempt to meet challenges of faith and Jewish self-identity.Topics include the nature of the covenant, the role of human autonomy, liturgical images of divinity, and faith after Auschwitz.Formerly listed as RS 240.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the increasingly public debate over whether an adequate basis exists for reconstructing a description of the life of Jesus of Nazareth.It examines the evidence available from all sources, the criteria by which that evidence has been interpreted, and the resulting, often contradictory, portrayals.The course also discusses the relationship between this "historical Jesus" and the subsequent faith tradition of Christianity.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar offers an in-depth investigation of a significant figure, issue, or problem in religious studies.Enrollment requires the permission of the instructor.Formerly listed as RS 260.Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the cultivation of meditation and spirituality in the Buddhist tradition, its embodiment in seminal figures in India, China, Japan, and Tibet, and their individual expressions of contemplation and spiritual experience.The association of these Buddhist saints with value systems, specific sites, and sacred activities is examined, especially as the relationships between these persons and their activity in the world reflect their religious path.Particular emphasis is placed on the questions of religious inspiration and creativity, and the manner that these are formed in the process of training in contemplation. This course meets the world diversity requirement. Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the forms of religious expression found on the "Roof of the World," the course investigates the rise and development of Tibetan Buddhism as well as the indigenous forms of religious expression found in Tibet proper and in the Tibetan cultural areas in China, Bhutan, Sikkim, Nepal, and India.Topics include revealed scripture, village religious culture, monastic systems, the Tibetan theocracy, the institution of religious incarnation, and the sectarian divisions within Buddhism and the Bon religio n.This course meets the world diversity requirement . Three credits.
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3.00 Credits
This seminar offers religious studies majors an in-depth investigation of a significant figure, issue, or problem in the discipline.Three credits.
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4.00 Credits
Designed for students with no prior experience with Russian or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level.This two-semester sequence teaches the essentials of pronunciation, structure, and usage, allowing students to acquire the skills of listening, speaking, reading, and writing.Language cultures are explored through a variety of media.Students attend three classes per week and do mandatory online work determined by the instructor.Four credits per semester.
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4.00 Credits
Designed for students who have completed RU 110-RU 111 or whose placement scores are in the range for this course level.This two-semester sequence prepares students to continue the study of language on a more advanced level, and includes review of essential points of grammar, vocabulary building, and regular practice in speaking and writing.The language cultures are explored through a wide variety of materials (literary texts, press articles, films, etc.) Students attend three classes per week and do mandatory online work determined by the instructor.Four credits per semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course develops fundamental studio skills and an understanding of visual thought processes.The course emphasizes concepts, contemporary art and theory, and a wide variety of materials and aesthetic categories such as drawing, painting, book arts, sculpture, and installation.Students investigate the ways in which visual thinking can be used to realize an awareness of one's self.Through the themes of line and the self, the course exposes students to the visual languages of abstraction and representation, and emphasizes the honing of perceptions, the process of selection and organization, and the seemingly constant revision and decision making involved in art making.Formerly listed as SA 100.Three credits.
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