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1.00 Credits
This course investigates the importance and function of a contemporary, religious understanding of God. How is God to be portrayed Is such a portrayal credible What are its implications How do specific Christian views of God affect human meaning and behavior The course explores various biblical images of God and re-examines them in the light of 20th-century developments, particularly massive human suffering, despair, and ecological problems. THEOL, offered annually.
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A survey of the history and development of Catholicism, chiefly through the vehicle of autobiography. It involves the study of central Catholic teachings, distinctive religious practices, and the history of the church's organization through the eyes of representative figures. The course also examines the rich tradition of Catholic dissent and reform, illustrated in the lives and work of Clare and Francis of Assisi, Luther, Teresa of Avila, Dorothy Day, and others. HIPHI, Fall semester, even years.
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This course examines the writings and roles of the biblical prophets within an extended context that includes prophecy in the ancient Near East, New Testament views of prophecy, and modern adaptations of the prophetic role as agent of social, religious, and political change. Resources will be drawn from non-biblical traditions and works in anthropology, sociology, feminist, and African American studies. Fall semester.
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Several aspects of feminist biblical scholarship will be studied in biblical texts and secondary readings: 1) methods and issues in biblical history and interpretation; 2) depictions of women in the Bible; and 3) kinds of imagery used to symbolize the divine and the continuing influence of such symbols upon religious and social institutions. Offered occasionally.
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An examination of how one's understanding and experience of gender are connected to one's views of God and the natural world. The course explores the works of a variety of thinkers both inside and outside the Christian tradition, paying special attention to issues raised by feminist theologians. Possible topics include: language about God, human sexuality, the nature of biblical authority, images of nature in Western religious thought, views of Jesus, the feminist movement, the men's movement, and the ordination of women. This course counts toward fulfillment of the Gender, Women, and Sexuality Studies minor. Prerequisite: any course in religion. HIPHI, Fall semester, even years
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This course will explore the life, work, and legacy of Martin Luther. Attention will be given to the social, economic, and political milieu of the 16th century and his role as a leader of the Protestant Reformation. Luther's own writings will be analyzed and assessed. Central to the course will be an examination of the major theological principles at the core of Luther's thought and their significance for contemporary Christianity. HIPHI, Fall semester.
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An investigation of the letters and theology of the first-century apostle whose insights have at once richly informed subsequent Christian theology and attracted a broad range of critical assessment. The class will read and discuss Paul's letters, with emphasis upon their literary features, original historical setting, and theological tendencies. Special concern will also be devoted to major theological interpreters of Paul (such as Augustine, Luther, Schweitzer, and Bultmann) and to more contemporary critical assessments. Students will leave the course with a fundamentally strong grasp of Pauline literature and theology, and the most important critical models for understanding the apostle today. LARS, Fall semester, even years.
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"If God is good, where does evil come from If there is no God, where does goodness come from " These questions form the basis of this course, which examines how theologians have grappled with the tension between God's goodness and the presence of evil and suffering in the world. Students will scrutinize "classic" responses to the problem of evil from the viewpoint of their most serious contemporary challengers: feminist theologians from both developed and "Two-Thirds World" countries, and post-Holocaust Jewish theologians. Prerequisite: One course in religion. HIPHI, WRITI, Spring semester, odd y
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1.00 Credits
An investigation of the life and mission of Jesus in the historical context of first-century Palestine. Extensive consideration will be devoted to the life of Jesus as portrayed in the New Testament Gospels and other ancient writings, and to the modern critical quest(s) of the historical Jesus from their origins to more present controversies in Jesus research. Special topics will also include: Jesus within early Judaism, Jesus and the politics of his day, the theology and ethics of Jesus, Jesus and his contemporaries, Christology, Jesus in the religions of the world, and related topics. HIPHI, Spring semester, even years.
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1.00 Credits
Christianity emerged from Judaism, yet until recent decades, the relationship between the two faiths often has been hostile, with tragic results for the Jews of Europe. This course will examine the historical and theological aspects of that relationship: the context out of which Christianity emerged, its eventual separation from its "parent" faith, and its ultimate repudiation of Judaism. The course also considers the theology of Jewish-Christian relations, past and present. How does either faith maintain its claims in the face of the other In what ways are the two religions linked even while they are in conflict Prerequisite: one course in religion. HIPHI, WRITD, Fall semester, odd years.
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