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4.00 Credits
Using early and American Christianity as examples, this class examines how various social forces shape the religious beliefs and practices of people of faith. In particular it draws on a number of sociological perspectives, looking both at their historical and philosophical underpinnings and at what they can tell us about religious growth, faith in the modern world, and religiously inspired social action. This course fulfills the ELSJ requirement of the core. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
Introduces the categories by which religion is formally studied. Explores distinct perspectives or ways of thinking about religion (e.g., psychological, phenomenological, anthropological, theological, and sociological); also considers a variety of religious data (e.g., symbols, myths, rituals, theologies, and modern communities).Prerequisite: University Honors program participants or with permission of instructor
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5.00 Credits
Examines how experiences and concepts of God within the monotheistic traditions have determined norms of human conduct. Considers the place of "the Written and Oral Torah" in Jerusalem, the diversity of Christian interpretations, and formulations of "the Law" from the time of the New Testament to the present, and the centrality of Sharia, "the Path," in Islam. How law functions both in constructing the identity of a religious community and in shaping that community's encounter with larger society is explored. Prerequisite: Intermediate level course (SCTR 20-99, TESP 20-99, or RSOC 20-99) or another course approved as fulfilling the intermediate level Core requirement in Religious Studies and completion of 88 quarter units.
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5.00 Credits
Explores the ongoing religious, social and political significance of the Exodus, as well as the potential and risks that a shared tradition holds for interfaith relations. For Religious Studies majors, minors, honors program students or with permission of instructor. Prerequisite: Intermediate level course (SCTR 20-99, TESP 20-99, or RSOC 20-99) or another course approved as fulfilling the intermediate level Core requirement in Religious Studies and completion of 88 quarter units.
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5.00 Credits
Examines representations of the Bible in contemporary fiction and film. Aims to explore how contemporary literary and cinematic texts have used biblical sources, how these biblical sources have been adapted, and what these intertextual adaptations reveal about the concerns and purposes of their authors and readers/viewers. Prerequisite: Intermediate level course (SCTR 20-99, TESP 20-99, or RSOC 20-99) or another course approved as fulfilling the intermediate level Core requirement in Religious Studies and completion of 88 quarter units.
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5.00 Credits
Explores the political impact of empires on biblical texts in their initial composition and codification and their subsequent interpretation. Analyzes the ways that imperial interests are both embedded in and critiqued by biblical texts. Examines how biblical interpretation figures in the international and ethical debates that characterize the contemporary postcolonial world, with attention to race, ethnicity and gender. Offers you the chance to reflect on your own ethics and beliefs through a topic that is both global and historically informed. Prerequisite: Intermediate level course (SCTR 20-99, TESP 20-99, or RSOC 20-99) or another course approved as fulfilling the intermediate level Core requirement in Religious Studies and completion of 88 quarter units.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers an introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with a study of their central texts, traditions and practices. We begin the course with a paradox: religion, that which in its literal sense "binds" or "fastens together," is also that which often violently divides our world. As we examine the sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Qur'an) and various methods of interpreting them, our focus will remain on what is shared and what characteristically distinguishes between the monotheistic faiths.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
For religious studies majors only. (15 units)
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4.00 Credits
Deals with the historical ministry of Jesus, his resurrection, and how his disciples and the church of the New Testament period interpreted Jesus teaching and developed their beliefs about Christ. Concentrates on the Gospel portrayal of Jesus Christ. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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4.00 Credits
A study of the sources, problems, and methods in the various "quests" for Jesus of Nazareth. We will study each phase of the quest in the 19th and 20th centuries, from Hermann Samuel Reimarus, Daivd Friedrich Strauss, and Albert Schweitzer to Eanst Kasemann, James Robinson, and to the Jesus Seminar. Students will assess historical-critical critieria and apply these critieria to the sources in a term paper in order to construct their own versions of a "life" of Jesus. Prerequisite: Introductory level course (SCTR 1-19, TESP 1-19, or RSOC 1-19).
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