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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 hours An investigation of how our understanding and experience of gender are connected to our views of God, human beings, and the natural world. The course explores the works of a variety of thinkers and pays special attention to issues raised by feminist theologians who stand both inside and outside the Christian tradition. Possible topics include: language about God, human sexuality, views of women in the Bible, the nature of biblical authority, the feminist movement, the men's movement, images of nature in Western religious thought, and the ordination of women. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. Offered alternate years. (Same as WGST 337.) (Rel, HE, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours A critical examination of issues in environmental ethics from diverse Christian perspectives. The course examines root causes of environmental problems, philosophical and theological assumptions about nature, and resources for response in Christian traditions. Particular attention is given to demographic and economic factors at the global level as well as personal consumption decisions at the local level. Case studies ground reflection in concrete situation. Typically offered during alternate years at Holden Village, a Lutheran retreat center in the Cascade Mountains of Washington state. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. Offered alternate years. (Rel, HEPT)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours The course will provide a basic introduction to the development of Judaism as a religious culture from its beginnings to the present day. By reading primary texts from the biblical, rabbinic, medieval, and modern periods, students will examine religious experiences, worldviews, beliefs, behaviors, and symbols of the Jewish tradition, and the historical forces-cultural, political, social, and economic-that have shaped Judaism. Throughout the course we will address issues raised by the history of Judaism that are particularly relevant today-imperialism, genocide, post-Holocaust theology, the State of Israel, gender, and so on. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Hist Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course will introduce students to the history, development, and theological traditions of Islam. Special attention will be given to Muhammad and the founding of the Muslim community; the Quran and Sunnah (the way of the Prophet) and their roles as sources for Muslim religious traditions; and the various expressions of Islam in the contemporary world, especially revivalism and modernism. The relationship between Islam and Christianity will also be a topic of consideration. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Rel, HEPT, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course will explore the construction of gender and the role of sexuality in the religious traditions of South and East Asia. It will investigate gender and sexual politics in primary texts and institutional settings. In addition, the course will analyze feminist readings of scriptures and institutional policies from within and without the respective traditions. Particular emphasis will be given to Asian feminist theories. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. (Same as WGST 362.) (Rel, HEPT, Intcl)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course introduces students to Japanese Buddhism with a particular emphasis on Zen, Shingon, and Pure Land Buddhism. It explores the relationship of Japanese Buddhism with other religious traditions of Japan such as Shintoism, Taoism, and Christianity as well as its influence on Japanese culture. The course entails a three-week trip to Japan. It will explore specifically different forms of monastic and popular spirituality by participating in the life of a Zen monastery and the pilgrimage in honor of Kukai, one of Japan's foremost saints. In addition to its experiential dimension, the course will familiarize students with the history, scriptures, and beliefs of Japanese Buddhism through readings of primary texts, lectures, videos, and class discussions. Further, it will analyze the Buddhist response to general topics and problems in religious studies as the absolute, the notion of self, the problem of human existence, and soteriological and ethical issues. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. Offered alternate years. (Rel, Intcl)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1, 2, or 4 hours A supervised intern program integrating study and practical experience in parish and extra-parish settings. This internship allows students to explore various aspects of professional lay or ordained ministry by working with staff members in a congregation or church institution. The internship can be tailored to fit a student's particular interests in ministry (such as youth, education, music, camping, hospital ministries). Sites are chosen and programs approved by the department of religion and philosophy in consultation with college ministries and the career center. Evaluation is based on participation in assigned activities, journal, and concluding essay. Prerequisites: religion major/minor, junior standing, fulfillment of the religion/philosophy requirement.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1, 2, or 4 hours
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4.00 Credits
4 hours In this course students study the book of Acts as a travel narrative while visiting the ruins of ancient Greco-Roman cities in which the first Christians lived, worked, and gathered together as communities of "the Way." By exploring archaeological ruins, museums, and churches in such places as Athens, Corinth, Thessaloniki, Ephesus, and Pergamon we will attempt to reconstruct the diverse social and political world of the early Christians-a world in which understanding the rhetoric of Acts and its attempt to create a unified and harmonious story of Christian beginnings. The course also explores larger themes in the study of religion such as the construction of sacred space, religious pilgrimage, asceticism, and inter-religious exchange. Prerequisite: REL 101 or REL 112. Offered alternate years. (Rel, Hist)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours This course will explore the role of archaeology in biblical studies as well as studies of the history of ancient Israel. The course will consist of an examination of the methods and techniques used in Palestinian archaeology; an overview of the role that archaeology has played in biblical studies from the nineteenth century to the present; and an examination of specific archaeological sites and artifacts and their relation to biblical texts. Prerequisite: one of REL 101, 111, or REL 112. Offered alternate years. (Rel, Hist)
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