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How does the sacred text translate into the daily life, music, literature, and even the physical identity of the Sikhs How can their text influence Sikh gender politics With its focus on Scripture, the seminar explores not only the Hindu and Islamic parameters within which Sikhism originated but also its encounter with British colonialism and the influence of mass migration in the modern world. Prerequisite: Religious Studies 117, 211, or 212. Four credit hours. S, I. SINGH
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In contrast to theology (formal discourse about God and divine-human relations), the field of spirituality focuses upon the specific efforts of individuals to achieve communion (or even union) with God. The variety of ways that ordinary people and famous mystics within the Judeo-Christian tradition have sought to nurture close relations with God. Prerequisite: One of the following: Religious Studies 217, 236, 257, or 259. Four credit hours.
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An examination of selected examples of the rich and diverse literature about death and spirituality, which includes historical and therapeutic studies, personal narratives, poetry, novels, and plays. Seeks to understand the experience of death and the challenges it poses for the terminally ill and their loved ones, medical practitioners, and caregivers. Pays special attention to the spiritual and religious questions posed by public debates over the Terri Schiavo case and the global AIDS crisis as well as the more private, personal struggles that take place within families, hospitals, and hospices every day. Prerequisite: Religious Studies 217 or 236. Four credit hours.
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An examination of religious and spiritual responses to the Second World War (including the Holocaust) and its aftermath, the Cold War, as they are embodied in historical narratives, theologies, personal narratives, fiction, drama, and film. Addresses questions revisited since September 11, 2001, concerning how political crises catalyze spiritual awakenings and, in the process, give birth to new theologies and spiritualities. Prerequisite: One of the following: Religious Studies 217, 236, 257, or 259. Four credit hours.
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An examination of the Catholic novel as an act (and investigation) of the Catholic imagination; as a variation on the Catholic memoir; as an exploration of the meaning of assimilation for Catholic immigrants; and as a plea for change in church and society. Places special emphasis on the varieties of Catholic religious experience displayed by Catholic novels and the indigenization of Catholicism in the different national settings that have produced Catholic novels, including England, France, Italy, and the United States. Prerequisite: Religious Studies 216, 236, 258, or 259. Four credit hours.
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4.00 Credits
An examination of Hollywood's (and other filmmakers') obsession with retelling the stories of the Bible. Beginning with De Mille's classic The Ten Commandments through Gibson's controversial The Passion of the Christ, including films that range in interpretative expression from literal to metaphorical--the former being an attempt to recreate the story, the latter being an attempt to reinterpret the story. Students also will learn some basic film theory as well as some techniques for interpreting film. Four credit hours. A. MANDOLFO
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4.00 Credits
Listed as History 381. Four credit hours.
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Tales of ancestors are signposts for their descendants." For no figure is this Rabbinic aphorism more true than Abraham, revered by Jews, Christians, and Muslims. A critical examination of the evolution of tales about Abraham within these three traditions from Biblical times to the present. What can we learn from these changing stories about the people who tell them What does it mean to call a religion Abrahamic Prerequisite: History 181, 182 or 285 or Religious Studies 143, 144, 181, or 182. Four credit hours. L. FREIDENREICH
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An exploration of Jewish responses to genuinely difficult ethical choices and the ways in which Jewish authorities justify their normative opinions. Examines classical and contemporary responses to dilemmas in such fields as business and labor ethics, environmental ethics, and biomedical ethics, enriching Jewish sources with literature from other religious traditions and works by secular ethicists. Students will develop skills in the analysis and critique of ethical argumentation and the ability to examine and defend their own values. Four credit hours. FREIDENREICH
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An exploration of what happens to religious practices and communities when they are transplanted to new terrain: for example, in the establishment of "old world" religious enclaves in the United States, in New Age adoptions of "foreign" practices, or the exportation of American or Americanized religion to other countries through missionaries, media, or returning immigrants. Considering exchange, adaptation, and innovation as multidirectional, and always historically and politically informed, looks at several historic and contemporary instances of religious border crossings. Four credit hours. DYSON
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