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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the major religious traditions in their historical and cultural contexts. Concepts of the Holy, sacred stories, rituals, symbols, ethical codes, and sacred communities are examined in pre-literate cultures, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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An enriched study of the major religious traditions in their historical and cultural contexts. Concepts of the Holy, sacred stories, rituals, symbols, ethical codes, and sacred communities are examined in pre-literate cultures, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. A research component is selected from a variety of options relevant to the world's religions.
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3.00 Credits
Prerequisite: REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. A study of how distinctive religious and cultural traditions address issues of sexuality, family, war and peace, gender roles, criminal justice, public policy, and other important moral issues.
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Prerequisite: REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. A study of the disturbing alliance between religion and violence and the hopeful alliance between religion and peace in a variety of religious traditions and social contexts. The course will involve historical, cultural, textual, and comparative analysis.
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Prerequisite: REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. A study of the historical, cultural, philosophical, and theological themes, issues, and beliefs involved in religious pluralism and in respectful dialogue among the major world religions.
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A study of the human phenomenon of faith and the quest for values. This course examines the proposition that faith is a human universal-that all persons have some way of making meaning and choosing values. Emphasis is given to categories of faith and human development in interaction with human situations as portrayed in novels, films, and historical documents.
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Also offered as PHIL 3300. The study of basic problems of religious belief and critical analysis of proposed solutions to these problems.
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A general academic introduction to the history, thought and literature of the New Testament, and to some of the major problems addressed in the area of New Testament Studies.
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A presentation of the principal characters, events, social structures and theological perspectives reflected in texts of the Hebrew Bible. Old Testament/Hebrew Bible introduces methods and interpretive frameworks shaped by current biblical scholarship.
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Prerequisite: REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. A study of the world's diverse religious traditions using the autobiographical writings of influential practitioners who embody religious performance through daily example. Most credit notations on the far right are in the pattern ( 3-0-3). The first number is the number of lecture hours (or equivalent) each week; the second number is the number of laboratory hours (or equivalent) each week; the third number, in bold, is the number of semester hours credit.
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