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3.00 Credits
A study of the main branches of Christianity-Eastern Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant-with reference to their common biblical inheritance, historical developments, characteristic doctrines, and institutional expressions. Readings are assigned in authors representing the viewpoints studied. Ziolkowski
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3.00 Credits
A study of the origin and growth of Islam as a religious, cultural, and political force in the world. Beginning with the founding by the Prophet Muhammad in the early seventh century, the course presents a detailed explanation of the Qur'an, as well as the core of beliefs and obligations. The course also explores the content and practical application of the Sharia, Islam's holy law; the differences between the Sunni and Shiite forms in their historical, theological, and sociopolitical perspectives; and Islam's strength and influence in the contemporary world.Sayeed
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3.00 Credits
A systematic study of the attitudes of mind and belief, as well as practices, which have evolved in the many societies of West Africa, showing the traditional religious heritage as a profound reflection on the human condition. The course examines the meaning, structure, and sources of West African traditional religion. Staff
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3.00 Credits
A historical and critical study of the way in which particular religions relate to other structures in their cultural environments. Examples are given from different religious communities at different time periods. Lammers
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3.00 Credits
This course focuses on the interaction between individuals and communities with religious commitments and the political order within which they find themselves. Examples are drawn from different societies; special attention is given to the situation within the United States-its historical antecedents, particular history, and current problematic. Prerequisite: Previous course in religion recommended but not required Lammers
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3.00 Credits
This course examines questions in traditional medical ethics as well as modern bioethics. The focus is on religious analyses of these questions. Issues discussed include killing, letting die, experimentation, and the implications of the new genetics. Lammers
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3.00 Credits
A study of the bases of normative claims about behavior in various religious traditions. Materials from Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, and other religious traditions are used. Topics include freedom, responsibility, and destiny. Lammers
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the role of women in the world's major religions. Topics include ideas about gender from texts and oral traditions, ideas regarding gender and spiritual capability, and the connection between religious notions of gender and larger social, political, and economic issues. The course also examines various feminist critiques of religion and reform movements within religious traditions. Rinehart
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3.00 Credits
This course presents a survey of the introduction and evolvement of Christianity in China from the 7th century to the present day. The survey will be viewed through a many-sided prism of intellectual, institutional, ethical, spiritual, and political life of Christianity and its integration into Chinese culture. The course will put Christianity in both global and regional contexts, so that students will learn from a wide spectrum of intellectual exchanges in history. Staff
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the histories of religious communities, faiths, and practices in North America, particularly the United States, from the colonial period to the present. The religious histories of Native Americans and of peoples of Europe, Africa, and Asia who later arrived, are all considered. Emphasis is on issues raised by the repulsion and attraction, conflicts and blending, of belief systems (including Sioux, Roman Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Muslim, African American, Mormon, and Buddhist). Ziolkowski
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