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  • REL 110: History of Christianity I:100-700 C.E

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    The history of Christianity from the Apostolic period through the age of asceticism and persecution to the dominance of Augustinianism in the West with Gregory the Great. Emphasis is placed on the theological pluralism and institutional development of Christianity toward theological exclusivism and institutional rigidity in this crucial 600-year period of growth. Offering: Alternate years Instructor: McGaughey, Wallace
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  • REL 111: History of Christianity II:700-1648 C.E

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    The history of Christianity from its medieval hegemony over Europe to the slaughter caused by the religiously and economically motivated Thirty Years War in the 17th-century. With respect to theological developments, the course examines the transformation of Christian theology set in motion by Aquinas, which resulted in the crumbling of the Augustinian theological dominance and eventually in the fragmentation of Christendom with the rise of Protestantism. Institutionally, the course focuses on the various threats to a unified Christendom from within and outside the church. Offering: Alternate years Instructor: McGaughey, Wallace
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  • REL 113: Introduction to Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    An introduction to the history and literature of ancient Israel and to modern methods used in studying the Old Testament and the Apocrypha. The course has three basic aims: to reconstruct the history of ancient Israel on the basis of archaeological and form-critical methods, to survey the spectrum of literary forms in the Old Testament and to identify the major theological themes and symbols used to express Israel's faith. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically Offering: Fall Instructor: McCreery
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  • REL 114: Early Christian Literature

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    An introduction to early Christian literature and to the methods of literary analysis used by New Testament scholars (e.g., form and redaction criticism and structuralism). The course is organized in terms of a typology of the forms of religious discourse in late antiquity, moving from oral forms (parables, sayings and sermons) to written forms bordering speech (letters and dialogues) to consciously constructed pieces of literature (Gospels, theological essays and apocalypses). Some attention will also be given to the history and social world reflected in these texts. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts Offering: Spring Instructor: McGaughy
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  • REL 115: Introduction to the Study of Religion

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    The course seeks to illuminate three central components shaping the human condition: (1) the human paradox of the perceptive and the imperceptible enabling a distinction between matter and spirit; (2) the necessary role of models for establishing a communal reality; and (3) the necessary dependence of the human upon tradition. These components will then serve for investigating at least one unfamiliar religious community to provide a sympathetic understanding of the variety of religious phenomena. Mode of Inquiry: Analyzing Arguments, Reasons, and Values Offering: Fall Instructor: McGaughey
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  • REL 116: Introduction to Major Religious Texts

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    An analysis of several primary religious documents in light of modern theories of interpretation. Texts will be selected in light of a thematic concern from such writings as the Gilgamesh Epic, Job, John, Augustine's Confessions and the Bhagavad-Gita. Mode of Inquiry: Interpreting Texts Offering: Spring Instructor: Staff
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  • REL 135: Religions of Asia

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    A survey of the major religions of India, China and Japan, emphasizing historical development of their various dimensions - theoretical, practical, experiential and sociological. Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Confucian and Shinto traditions will be explored. Offering: Fall Instructor: Zhou
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  • REL 214: Religion in America

    1.00 Credits
    Willamette University

    Religion in North America from prehistory to the present, emphasizing the diverse traditions brought to these shores in continuing waves of immigration and the reshaping they received in the New World context. Popular and civil, as well as traditional institutional manifestations and new traditions made in America will be studied - all in creative interplay with other social, cultural and intellectual forces. Mode of Inquiry: Thinking Historically Offering: Fall Instructor: McGaughey, Wallace
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  • REL 221: Hellenistic Mystery Religions

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    A survey of the religions of personal salvation which engulfed the Mediterranean world during the Hellenistic age (c.330-30 BCE), including the worship of the Magna Mater in Asia Minor, the Egyptian cult of Isis and Serapis, the Syrian worship of Bel (Ba'al), Persian Mithraism and Babylonian astrology. Special attention will be given to the theodicy problem, the rise of redeemer figures and religious syncretism. Offering: Alternate years in fall Instructor: McGaughy
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  • REL 222: Gnosticism

    0.50 Credits
    Willamette University

    An introduction to the religio-philosophical system known as Gnosticism. The course will explore both the dualistic principle which underlies Gnosticism (that matter is inherently evil and that the good God is revealed only through esoteric knowledge) and the major Gnostic sects including Valentinianism and Manichaeism. Survey of the Nag Hammadi library discovered in 1945. Discussion of the influence of Gnosticism on Judaism and Christianity. Offering: Alternate years in fall Instructor: McGaughy
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