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3.00 Credits
In its best spiritual, intellectual and ecclesial expressions, Catholicism is a manifestation - a practice - of Christianity which emphasizes 1) the intimacy of the Divine-human relationship; 2) the sacramental character of human experience; 3) the religious value of intellectual seeking; 4) the irreducibly communal core of Christianity and 5) the social essence of moral life. The course is a study and conversation about these features of Catholicism. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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A systematic and interpretative study of the Church which explores the biblical and historical foundations of its nature, mystery and mission. An examination of the ways in which the Roman Catholic Church is affected by the structure and dynamics of society. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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A survey of the foundations of a Catholic social ethic, shared by many Christians and anchored in Jewish moral perspectives, with special attention to economic justice and distribution, the great social hatreds: racism, sexism, antisemitism and homophobia, and a variety of issues in which moral value and social policy intersect, for example: housing and homelessness, ethics in government, justice for persons with disabilities, etc. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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The purpose of this course is to introduce students to some of the main ways in which people have interpreted the interaction of science and Christian theology, to help them understand some of the basic contours of the history of science and scientific method, and to give them an intellectual context in which they can explore ways of integrating science with a Christian world-view. This will include discussion of scientific cosmology and the Bible, miracles and natural laws, as well as the pressing problems relating to ethics and the most current advances in science and technology—specifically in the area of healthcare ethics. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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The catastrophic Holocaust event of this century destroyed women’s lives as well as men’s. Didwomen view the Holocaust any differently than their brothers, husbands, and sons? Were their coping mechanisms any different? Did more women than men survive? There were women victims, but there were also women bystanders and women perpetrators. How did women understand what was happening around them during the Third Reich? Today, women’s voices from the Holocaust are emerging and are revealing a different perspective. Interviews, writings, artwork and film will be examined in order to better understand, and allow women’s voices to be heard. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
This course begins by placing the sport of running in a historical context, relating it to Eastern and Western spiritualities, with an emphasis on Christianity. Taking a number of real life case studies, we will investigate how running, perhaps the oldest of sports, has historically been understood as a spiritual experience. We will also look at how this spiritual side of sports and running is expressed in literature and film. Finally, we will attempt to explore students’ actual experience of running to see how this can assist them in becoming more authentic persons—in the existential sense of the term—and how running can enhance their experience of the world around them, and of God. This course is based partially on experiential knowledge that only someone actively involved in running sports can possess. Prerequisites: the prospective student must be involved in a running sport or demonstrate that he/she is a serious runner, and obtain permission of instructor. RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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This course is a comparative study of Buddhism and Islam, including origins, historical and geographical development, scriptures, and doctrine and with a focus on religious restrictions and prescriptions relating to food, clothing, sex, gender roles and ritual practices, exploring similarities and differences and their implications. Similarities point to the universal nature of human needs and drives; differences stem from variations in religious worldviews (conceptions of body and soul, relationship between humans and the divine, etc.). The cross-cultural material of the course is integrated through examination of specific dimensions of religion such as doctrinal, moral, social and psychological. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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This course will explore the impact of certain texts in the Christian Scriptures on Christian attitudes toward Jews and Judaism. Various approaches for the interpretation of these texts will be encountered. The key question of whether the Christian Scriptures are inherently anti-Jewish and anti- Semitic will be studied with distinctions made between the meanings intended by the texts’ authors and their subsequent applications over the centuries. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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An investigation of selected themes in the history of Christian thought and doctrine from the biblical period through the Middle Ages to the present time. Emphasis will be laid on how Christian thinkers, reacting to outside influences, developed doctrine from biblical and other sources. Discussion will include central doctrines such as the Trinity, Christ, sin and grace, etc. Attention given to the way the Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox traditions reacted to the changing cultural situation, such as the Enlightenment and the rise of modern science. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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3.00 Credits
An introductory study of Islam, a complex and vigorous amalgam of peoples, movements, and spiritual goals, founded by Mohammed and drawing adherents from all over the world. Studies the historical movement and the charismatic impact of the founder of Islam, the influence of Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism and preexisting Arabic belief, the theological issues expressed in the Holy Qur ’an and supplemented by Hadith literature, the personal and communal life of the people, and the mystical sects such as the Sufis. Modern Islamic movements and trends studied to bring traditional Islam into a modern perspective. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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