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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A variety of seminars for first-year students offered each January term.
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4.00 Credits
4 hours The Bible, commonly called the "Word of God," hasalways been more than "a book" for Christians.Contemporary forms of biblical criticism, however, have posed challenges for many Christians who look to the Bible as a resource for Christian faith and practice. In general, this course will wrestle with two fundamental questions: 1) What is the Bible and 2) What is faith In particular, it will examine possible relationships between the Bible and Christian faith. Attention will be given to the "battle for the Bible"between so-called "conservatives" and "liberals." Tissues considered in this course will be analyzed within the context of examining the ways in which the relationship between the Bible and one's faith influences how one thinks about and lives in the world and with others. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A survey of central events, ideas, and figures in the history of Christianity from the early church to the present. The course will focus on primary texts, and attention will be given to the ways that Christian theology has developed over the centuries within a variety of cultures. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course closely examines the life and thought of Martin Luther, provides an overview of the development of Lutheran Churches from the Reformation to the present, and explores some of the issues debated in Lutheran Churches today. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of the Catholic Church in America in light of its historical and sociological background, its body of basic beliefs and practices, and its current situation since Vatican II. Special attention is given to comparison and contrast with Protestant positions. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of the rise of the Russian Orthodox Church from its origins in Eastern (Byzantine) Christianity to the present and the way it has shaped and been shaped by Russian culture through the Kievan, Muscovite, Imperial, and Soviet periods. Particular attention will be given to the rise of Bolshevism and the emergence of the Soviet state, the consequences for religion of these political changes, and recent changes in policy toward religion growing out of the collapse of communism. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of attempts to bring rational justification and clarification to religious beliefs and practice, focusing primarily on the concepts of Christian theology. Topics will include: the existence and attributes of God, faith and reason, death and immortality, miracles and revelation, the problem of evil, and religious pluralism. (Same as PHIL 130.) Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A study of teachings basic to the Christian faith using classical and contemporary sources from both the Protestant and Catholic traditions, such as those about God, relations among religions, Jesus, the Church, and creation and its interpretations for today in light of their biblical and historical foundations. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours An introduction to the biblical and theological sources of Christian ethics, types of moral theories, and methods of moral deliberation. Students develop a moral framework for a response to a variety of issues related to human sexuality, ecology, business, medicine, and war. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT)
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