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3.00 Credits
A social and religious history of American Judaism from pre-revolutionary to contemporary times. After examining the era of immigration and "Americanization," the course will focus on the ethic, religious, and social structures of American Judaism: the community center, the synagogue, and the federation. (May be counted toward American studies and Jewish studies.) 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
Is myth found in the Bible Is the Bible itself myth What is myth What role does it play in society How does it function in religion This course will examine the questions in context of the ancient world and comparative mythology, and will consider implications for life in the modern technological world. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
An examination of a Biblical text that is foundational to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Along with mastery of the basic narrative details of Genesis, the course will focus on themes such as the troubled dynamics of sibling relations, ambivalence surrounding being the "chosen people," depiction of the trials of coming of age, and the origins of sexual politics. 1.00 units, Lecture
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This course focuses on two momentous events of Jewish history: the extermination of European Jewry and the establishment of a Jewish state. After examining the historical contexts and implications of these two events, the course will turn to the ongoing repercussions of the Holocaust and the state of Israel in contemporary Jewish theology and literature. (May be counted toward Jewish Studies.) Prerequisite: C- or better in Religion 109. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
No Course Description Available. 1.00 units, Lecture
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0.00 Credits
An historical and theological study of the development of Western religious thought from the point of view of both heretics and orthodoxy within Christianity and Judaism. Among the topics to be covered: Gnosticism, Augustine, Aquinas, Eckhart, millenarianism, the Free Spirit, Luther, Calvin, and the Anabaptists. Religion majors and students in the Guided Studies Program may enroll without permission of the instructor. Other students may enroll with permission of the instructor. Guided Studies students take this course in the second semester of their first year. Prerequisite: Course is only open to Religion majors or Guided Studies students. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
How God has been kept alive in modern Western thought in the face of scientific rationalism, existentialism, the secularization of society, natural and man-made evil, social and moral crises, radical skepticism, and proclamations of God's death. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
An inquiry into the phenomenon of mystical experience exemplified in the Christian tradition as direct encounter with God. The course offers psychological and theological analyses of mysticism and its specifically Christian manifestations. Students will read works from Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, Lutheran, Quaker, and sectarian mystics such as Pseudo-Dionysius, Gregory of Nyssa, Bernard, Julian of Norwich, Teresa of Avila, Jackob Boehme, George Herbert, Simone Weil, and contemporary mystics. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
This historical survey of Roman Catholic Christianity will deal with the chief movements and figures which have shaped the Roman Catholic church from the Council of Trent to the present time. Attention will be given to the interaction of the various Christian churches and the political, social, and intellectual developments of the age. 1.00 units, Lecture
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1.00 Credits
A close reading of several "short stories" in the Hebrew Bible with attention given to literary artistry and theological insight. Along with gaining understanding for the rich texture and subtlety of the texts, students will be expected to master the data of the stories (who, what, where, when etc.). Questions of political, cultural, and compositional history will also be treated. Among the stories we shall consider are the Joseph "Novella," David's Fall, Esther, Ruth, Jonah, Judi 1.00 units, Lecture
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