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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on ethics in the public sphere, on moral aspects of international, national, and institutional policy. It is concerned with evidence in policies and their formulation, of values with theological or religious roots. Emphasis is on thinkers who embody a double concern: religious/moral values and some area of public policy. Issues considered may include distribution of natural resources, national defense policy, health care distribution, gender, poverty, and the distribution of wealth. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Crosthwaite Prereq. soph, jr, sr; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course is a study of the historical and theological development of the religious traditions in America, an assessment of the influence of these traditions on American civil institutions, and an examination of selected contemporary religious movements. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Crosthwaite Prereq. soph, jr, sr; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Jewish Studies-222-01 and Gender Studies-210-02) Meets Humanities I-B requirement L. Fine 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Philosophy 226fs) This course begins its survey of the discipline of the philosophy of religion with the work of Augustine. We then proceed to an examination of the classical theistic arguments for knowledge of God's existence (those of Anselm, Aquinas, and Maimonides) that dominated Scholastic thought and consider the criticisms of these approaches by Enlightenment philosophers such as kant.We trace the rise of experience as the central category of pietism and romanticism in the texts of Schleiermacher and Coleridge and in the poetry of Novalis. Finally, we focus on the pragmatic tradition in American philosophy of religion, especially in the work ofWilliam James, Josiah Royce, and CornelWest. Meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Grayson 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a critical investigation of selected materials taken from Eastern,Western, and ?irdWorld religious and cultural texts and customs in order to appreciate their respective views on human freedom. Particular attention is given to the varied definitions and meanings of freedom; the master/slave relationship as a universal paradigm for reflecting on freedom; some moral and ethical implications associated with the idea of freedom; and the connections among freedom, will, and human identity. Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Grayson Prereq. Religion 100 or 226, or permission of instructor; 4 credits
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3.00 Credits
This course examines and analyzes African American music as a primary textual source for understanding philosophical and religious language within that community. It addresses various questions:What are the central philosophical and religious themes expressed within the text How are these themes reflected in the music What is the intrinsic character of the spirituals and the blues Is there such a thing as a "music of oppression" In what way(s) does the black experience contribute to philosophical and religious understanding, as well as the use of language What does this material suggest about the connections among art, literature, and experience Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement J. Grayson Prereq. soph, jr, sr; 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Jewish Studies 231) In this course we shall read a number of self-contained stories in the Hebrew Bible with attention to the subtlety and sophistication with which they are cra?ed. We shall also consider the social nature of the composition of these biblical traditions and the ways that stories once told of the great men of tradition evolve to telling of the great women who save their people. Texts considered include the Joseph novella, the account of David's demise, Jonah, Ruth, Esther, and Judith. Meets Humanities I-B requirement L. Lyke 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Jewish Studies 235f) Mysticism refers to a type of religious life in which individuals seek intimate and personal, direct and intense experience of the Divine. There exists a rich and fascinating Jewish mystical tradition with hundreds of books of diverse kinds. This course examines the kabbalah of thirteenth-century Spain, focusing upon the seminal work of this period, the Sohar; the synthesis of mysticism and messianism that occurred in the city of Safed (in the Land of Israel) in the sixteenth century; and the popular pietistic movement of eastern Europe from the eighteenth century forward, Hasidism; and various expressions of mystical spirituality in our own time. Meets Humanities I-B requirement L. Fine 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Gender Studies 210) The course examines Buddhist representations of women and women's representations of Buddhism. We will study materials by and about Buddhist women from?ailand, India, China, Tibet, Japan, and the u.S. Some of the questions we will ask are: How are women portrayed in Buddhist literature How do they portray themselves How have Buddhist women responded to sexism in their communities How have Buddhist women contributed to the development of new Buddhist institutions Meets multicultural requirement; meets Humanities I-B requirement S. Mrozik 4 credits
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4.00 Credits
(Same as Jewish Studies 255) Contemporary Judaismin America is in a state of extraordinary ferment and creative transition. This course will explore significant aspects of this ferment, including ritual innovation and experimentation, theological creativity, Jewish feminism, the growing interest in Jewish spirituality, Jewish environmentalism, Zionism, and the religious repercussions of the Holocaust. Meets Humanities I-B requirement L. Fine 4 credits
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