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  • REL 145: Seminar in Islamic Studies

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An intensive study of special topics in this field. Offering to be determined.
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  • REL 146: Ethics of Just War

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    Moral and religious issues in warfare, including classical and contemporary views. The course will cover but not be limited to the following: Christian just war doctrine, moral realism and war, the rules of war, war crimes, guerrilla warfare, terrorism, nuclear weapons, spying and espionage, and war in Jewish and Islamic thought. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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  • REL 149: Women in Asian Religions

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    This course examines critically the participation of women in Asian religions. Topics include the nature of Goddesses, the social identity of women as wives and mothers and the religious support or critique of these roles, stories of women spiritual leaders, and feminist criticism on understanding women in religion. Offered spring semester in even-numbered years.
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  • REL 151: Independent Study in Religion

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A tutorial course stressing independent investigation of a topic to be selected in conference with the instructor. Oral and written reports. Admission by petition to or upon invitation of the department. May be repeated for credit with the approval of the department. Meets: every 2 weeks. Signature of instructor required for registration. Offered each semester.
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  • REL 152: Environmental Ethics

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    The course provides a study of the moral and religious aspects of such problems in human ecology as pollution, overpopulation, resource depletion, animal rights, global justice and much more. The course relates these issues to religious perspectives of human nature, responsibilities to the earth and to future generations. While the ecological data and principles prove indispensable, the primary intent of the course is to focus on how people make the date speak, on what they bring to ecological issues, on methods, on assumptions, and on language. This will require critical thinking skills such as analyzing, evaluating, and comparing. Offered in spring semester of odd numbered years.
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  • REL 165: Greek and Roman Religions

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An introduction to the religious thought and practices of the ancient Greeks, Romans, and (in this context) the early Christians. Topics include ritual, worship, and sacrifice; beliefs about the underworld and afterlife; the ancient mystery cults and the rise of Christianity; philosophical challenges to religion; the conflict of paganism and Christianity. Emphasis is placed on original literary, artistic, and archaeological sources. Prerequisite: A previous Classics course (preferably CL 25) or a previous REL course. Offering to be determined. Same as: CL 165.
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  • REL 169: Religions of the Ancient Near East

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    A study of the religions of Mesopotamia (Sumeria, Babylonia, Assyria), Egypt, Anatolia, and Syria-Palestine (Canaan, Aram) through analysis of literature and archaeological remains. Focuses on general religious questions and the interrelationship of Israel and other ancient Near Eastern cultures. Offering to be determined. Same as: BIBST 169. SOC 1 / Introduction to Sociology (4) A prerequisite to all other courses in sociology. An in-depth analysis of the ways in which sociologists view the world. Topics include deviance, the family, the economy, gender, inequality, politics, race and ethnicity, socialization, and social change. Offered every semester.
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  • REL 20: Introduction to Christianity

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An examination of major and minor Christian traditions and their various approaches to rituals, symbolization, beliefs, morality, and governance. Offering to be determined.
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  • REL 21: Judeo-Christian Ethics

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An examination of different ethical theories and approaches in Judeo-Christian traditions. Examines special topics, such as marriage, divorce, romantic love, human sexuality, and friendship, from perspectives in traditional and contemporary Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism. Gives attention to certain topics in political thought, environmental, and medical ethics. Offered fall semester.
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  • REL 22: Social Ethics

    4.00 Credits
    Drew University

    An examination of various current and perennial problems in social morality. Topics included are natural law, the role of religion in the state, the morality of politics, economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, gender issues, race issues, patriotism, capital punishment, warfare, ethics and business, and ethics and medicine. Offered spring semester.
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