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4.00 Credits
This course studies the religion of Islam. Students will learn about the birth and evolution of the faith, its basic tenets, concept of God, prophets, leaders, sects, practices and rituals, offshoots and schools of law.
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4.00 Credits
Not regularly scheduled.
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4.00 Credits
Not regularly scheduled.
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4.00 Credits
Through the readings of this course, the student will become acquainted with writers who have religious and spiritual ideas, concerns, questions and doubts. Some of the topics explored are: religious imagery, religion as an institution, historical and cultural influences, identity and community, authority and justice, atonement and redemption, meditation and harmony with nature. Selected authors are: James Baldwin, Berthold Brecht, Albert Camus, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Lao-tzu, Peter Matthiessen, Ian McEwan, Arthur Miller, and John Patrick Shanley.
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4.00 Credits
Not regularly scheduled.
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4.00 Credits
The course examines evidence for the earliest forms of religious experience that mark the appearance of Homo sapiens in the Paleolithic and Nelithic periods. This evidence is explored from a multidisciplinary approach including cognitive and evolutionary psychology, biological anthropology, neuroscience, archeology, archeo-astronomy and art history. A key consideration is the cognitive evolution of the brain and the power of brain to harness its own spiritual energy and power. Among the themes of the earliest manifestations of religious experience to be studied are archaic burial rites, Venus figurine, cave paintings, shamanism and burial mounds and henges. The link between these early forms of religions experience and later forms of religion will be outlined.
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4.00 Credits
The class will explore the influence of science on religion and culture in modern society. The course will focus on four variations on the theme of creation: the creation of physical universe, of the natural world, of life, and of human consciousness. The course will examine the creation accounts in the first chapters of Genesis and analyze how these narratives formed the basis for the sacred cosmology of the Western world. Scientific theories that challenged this sacred cosmos as well as the response of religion and theology will be studied. Issues will include Copernicus and the heliocentric controversy, the conflict between Galileo and the Inquisition, the theory of The Big Bang, ecology and global warming, evolution and intelligent design, and the origin of human consciousness and spiritual experience. The goal of the course is to enable the student to navigate the issues surrounding impact of science on matters of faith and belief.
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4.00 Credits
Not regularly scheduled.
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3.00 Credits
No course description available.
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4.00 Credits
Individual research at an advanced level on a religious topic of special interest. Provides the opportunity to develop research methodology under the supervision of the instructor. Combines the collection and analysis of data, the summary and evaluation of results, and effective organization and presentation. Prerequisite: permission of the instructor.
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