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An introductory study of Hinduism that examines cultural, historical, moral, and symbolic aspects of Hinduism, including the origins of Hindu culture, iconography, ritual, and the gods and goddesses of the Hindu pantheon. Uses primary and secondary sources as well as fiction and videos. Analyzes excerpts from Rig-Veda, the Upanishads and The Bhagavad Gita as well as a complete abridged version of the Ramayana. Fiction explores questions regarding Hindu culture before and during the Hindu diaspora, bringing in issues of contemporary Hinduism, inside and outside of India. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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A study of and conversation about selected features of the religious, ethical and cultural reality of biblical, historical and contemporary Judaism. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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An introductory study of the religious tradition as it developed in India and spread throughout Asia. The course concentrates on Theravada, Zen, and Vajrayana (Tibetan) forms of Buddhism, using examination of text, ritual, and images to understand the diversity of the Buddhist world. Studies varieties of practice, monastic as well as popular, cultural influences on Buddhism, and contemporary political and social issues such as women in Buddhism and Tibetan Buddhists in diaspora. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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Explores the changing understandings of women in both Church and society. Particular emphasis placed on the role of the Church throughout history in shaping perceptions of and about women. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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This course will examine the main religious themes of the Protestant Reformation through a study of its major figures and movements in Europe in the sixteenth century. During the semester we will briefly study the church-historical framework of the Reformation and will concentrate on an investigation of the religious/theological content of the Reformation in each of its main branches (Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist). In order to do this we must first provide the historical background (Medieval Church and the rise of the Renaissance) and the immediate context (the political situation and the lives of the Reformers). Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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The Catholic experience in the American environment from colonial times to the present. Analysis of the theological, cultural, social and political influences which have affected Catholicism. Examination of the clerical/lay reactions and adjustment to these forces. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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A study and conversation about two of the most influential and exemplary United States’ Catholics of the twentieth century. Merton and Day’s yearning and bumpy search in young adulthood for authentic living are models of intentional and decisive living in contrast to drift. Between them, they encompass and illumine defining elements of Catholic theological perspective and spiritual practice, including the monastic ideal, contemplation, Christian personalism and the communitarian Catholic understanding of social and economic justice. Prerequisite RS 100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours per week.
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The dynamic of Christian life, the meaning of love; masculinity and femininity; the ethics of sexual expression; marriage and the Bible, vocation, covenant, contract, sacrament; preparation for marriage; indissolubility; responsible parenthood; abortion; the ethics of alcohol and drugs; the ethics of work, money and leisure; the family as a community of salvation. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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The significance of death and dying examined from the perspective of Judeo-Christian eschatology. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies. Three hours a week.
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A two week intensive theology course in New York that combines UN experiences, briefings with nongovernmental organizations (NGO’s), class meetings and readings to explore Church/United Nations collaboration toward peace, human rights and development. This course is designed to deepen the awareness and appreciation of the presence and action of the church at the United Nations. Special attention will be given to religious NGO’s. Particular focus upon the Middle East or upon the role of psychology at the United Nations can be accommodated. Travel expenses will be determined at a later date. Prerequisite: RS100A. Satisfies the second institutional requirement in religious and theological studies.
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