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3.00 Credits
Fall Semester A study of aspects of the history and practice of religions and philosophies of the East, such as Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Shintoism, and Taoism. Emphasizes primarily the attitudes toward the nature and meaning of human existence in the basic literature of each. This course meets the international/ multicultural requirement. This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.
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Spring Semester Seeks to provide a basic understanding of the religious perspectives of the three major western religions — Judaism, Christianity, and Islam — through the study of their history and literature. This course meets the international/multicultural requirement. This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.
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Many spiritual orientations and practices talk about life as a “journey,” as a process of spiritual growth and discovery of life’meaning in relationship to a transcendent reality, named variously as God/Goddess, Enlightenment, The One, Truth, Higher Power, etc. In all of these traditions, the “spiritual journey” is notjust about concepts of spiritual life, but about how real people live their lives aimed toward ultimate significance. This course will explore what life as a spiritual journey is about, using autobiographies of such pilgrims as Gandhi, Menchu, Madonna, Malcolm X, Merton, U2, and Mary Baker Eddy. Are we all on a “spiritual journey’ even if we think we are not, even if we arenot religious? Students will reflect on their own spiritual development in light of insights offered by artists, and mystics, as well as theological and psychological writers. (Same course as PHIL 2055). This course is excellent for students at all levels.
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Alternate Spring Semesters This course will analyze philosophical principles, with current world events used as examples. Students will develop skills in analysis and evaluation of complex cultural phenomena ranging from Catholic, Protestant, and Islamic theocracies to a deep distrust of any religious influence in political affairs; from the religious endorsement of social Darwinism to the social gospel, liberation theology, and religious socialism movements; from the apolitical otherworldliness of early fundamentalism to the politicized fundamentalism of recent decades; and from pacifism to support for just war or holy war theories. (Same course as PHIL 2080, P&H 2080). This course is excellent for students at all levels.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the historic ways in which religion and science have related to each other, from mutual rejection and hostility to convergence and synthesis. It analyzes the similarities and differences between scientific and religious ways of knowing. The course also looks at some of the philosophical issues involved in the relationship: The nature of knowledge; metaphysical issues, i.e. a coherent worldview, the appropriateness, or lack thereof, of drawing philosophical conclusions from scientific evidence, etc; the mind-body dualism; freedom and determinism. Specific issues, such as evolution vs. creationism, will serve as case studies. The implications of the relationship between science and religion for environmental ethics will also be exam- ined. (Same course as PHIL 2085). This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.
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This course explores the relationship between humanity and the non-human natural world in Native American religions; Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the West; and Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism in the East. Students will examine the claim that Western religions are the source of the values that have contributed to environmental degradation as well as responses to this claim. The course also examines efforts to re-interpret religious traditions in ways that are nonanthropocentric (non-human centered) as religious traditions have engaged in dialogue with one another. (Same course as PHIL 2089). This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.
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Films are an important way in which we represent and encourage cultural values. They are also a rich source of reflection, even (or especially) if they are not explicitly religious. This course explores a variety of religious experiences, primarily but not exclusively focusing on Christianity, by viewing a number of contemporary films. This course is excellent for students at all levels.
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This course explores the traditions of Sacred Sound among spiritual traditions of the world. Sound is a universal dimension of human spirituality. How does Sacred Sound express human connection to the Transcendent? How does it shape and transform human experience of life and community? The course will focus on sonic cultures from many of the major spiritual traditions on the earth: India, the Middle East, the Far East, Latin America, the aboriginal peoples of Australia, Africa and North America as well as western Europe and the U.S. Attention will be given to contemporary expressions and explorations of Sacred Sound as a primary modality of healing, spiritual wholeness, and intercultural understanding. (Same course as MUS 2100).
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Fall Semester A study of the various writings included in the Old Testament in light of their historical and cultural settings. Gives attention to their literary, theological, and socio-political aspects in an attempt to relate early Hebrew religious perspectives to human experience in both the ancient and the modern world. This course meets the CLAC I literature requirement
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Spring Semester A study of the various writings included in the New Testament in light of their historical and cultural settings. Gives attention to their literary, theological, and socio-political aspects in an attempt to relate early Christian religious perspectives to human experience in both the ancient and the modern world. This course meets the CLAC I literature requirement. This course is recommended for students with sophomore standing or above.
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