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Course Criteria
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1.00 Credits
Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2010-2011) A study of the basic Christian practices, beliefs, teachings, and concepts: God, creation, human nature, sin, evil, Christ, salvation, Holy Spirit, community or church, sacraments, ministry, Christian life and morality, last things, scripture, etc. This course will examine both the variety of Christian perspectives on, and the web of relationships between, these various beliefs and practices. Religion Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Offered: Typically annually (next offered Spring 2010) An examination of various religions with respect to selected themes, such as apocalyticism, sacred space, rites and worship, sacred texts and literature, culture and codes for living, and understandings of the divine. Religion Perspective and World Culture (Non-Western) component of the International Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2010) A study of poverty and homelessness in Appalachia and the world in light of empirical evidence, sacred texts, and social and theological approaches to economic justice, combining experiential and theoretical learning to help students develop an understanding of economic injustice. Religion Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 - 2.00 Credits
Prerequisites: Determined by instructor Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow A course designed to meet the particular interests of student and faculty. Topics vary from year to year. See course description in the "Schedule of Classes." 1/2 to 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GSTR 110 or permission of instructor Offered: Typically annually (next offered Fall 2009) An introduction to the academic study of religions, including interactions of myths, symbols, and rituals within religions, examinations of texts and literature, and considerations of cultural settings for religious belief and practice. Religion Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: GSTR 110 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2009) A survey of the literature, religion, and social history of ancient Israel, using modern historical-critical methods. Attention to understanding the Old Testament within the context of the history and culture of the ancient Near East. Religion Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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Prerequisite: GSTR 110 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Spring 2010) A survey of the literature, religion, and social history of the early Christian movement, using modern historical-critical methods. Attention to understanding how the early Church's worship, teaching, and proclamation shaped the New Testament. Religion Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GSTR 110 Offered: Typically as student interest and faculty availability allow An examination of literary and artistic expressions of theological themes, such as creation, the human condition, and justification. Attention to texts and thought, creative dimensions, and examples of literary, artistic, and musical reinterpretations of themes. Arts Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GSTR 110 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2010-2011) A study of the teachings on and participation of women in religion, as well as a study of the status and roles of women in several religious traditions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Confucianism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, or indigenous religious traditions. Religion Perspective and African Americans', Appalachians', and Women's Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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1.00 Credits
Prerequisite: GSTR 210 Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered Fall 2009) A general survey of the development of Christianity from apostolic times through the 16th-century Reformations. Emphasis is on Western Christianity, the development of beliefs, practices, and institutions, and Christianity's interaction with society and culture. Religion Perspective and Western History Perspective. 1 Course Credit
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