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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the major textual, practical, communal, doctrinal, and philosophical features of Hinduism. Special attention is given to Hindu mythology, the Upanishads, and the Bhagavad-Gita. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the major textual, practical, communal, doctrinal, and philosophical features of Buddhism. Special attention is given to Theravada, Mahayana, and Tantric texts. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the major textual, practical, communal, doctrinal, and philosophical features of Judaism. Special attention is given to the Hebrew Bible (Tanakh) and the Holocaust. Differences among contemporary forms of Judaism (Orthodox, Reform, Conservative, and Reconstructionist) are studied in some detail. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
This course introduces students to the major textual, practical, communal, doctrinal, and philosophical features of Christianity. Special attention is given to the New Testament. Differences among contemporary forms of Christian community (Roman Catholicism, Orthodoxy, and Protestantism) are studied in some detail. 3 semester hours
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This course intends to familiarize students with the unique nature of Unification Philosophy and invite reflection on the ways in which it relates to the Western philosophical tradition. Students will review key areas of inquiry in Western philosophy as well as practical applications of such inquiry. In the process, learners will examine the ways in which these areas of inquiry are addressed in Unification Thought texts and supporting literature. It is expected that the general framework and method of Unification Philosophy, with whatever its strengths and limitations, will become clear through the learning process and encourage speculation and critical discourse on its potential for further development. 3 semester hours
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A comparison and analysis of the philosophical foundations of some of the world's major religions. Among the religions studied are: Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. 3 semester hours
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An introduction to religion and literature, this course will examine ways in which works of fiction (both secular and more overtly religious narratives) address issues that are intrinsically religious, such as: the relation between human spirit and human nature, the presence of evil and suffering, the need for meaning and personal and communal fulfillment. 3 semester hours
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An examination of the major figures, texts, and ideas of Confucianism. Attention is given to social setting and political influence. 3 semester hours
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An examination of the major figures, texts, and ideas of Taoism. Attention is given to the dialogue with Confucianism. 3 semester hours
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3.00 Credits
Do science and religion belong to completely separate realms? Can they benefit each other? Will religious conflicts fade as scientific reason sweeps away the cobwebs of bias and superstition? Or will science run out of control without the guidance of religiously inspired ethics? In grappling with such controversial questions, this course examines historical and modern approaches to the relationship between science and religion. Based on a typology which classifies such approaches as tending towards "conflict,""independence," "dialogue," and "integratiowe will examine the work of both religious and scientific thinkers who exemplify these trends or challenge the status quo. 3 semester hours
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