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3.00 Credits
(3) This course is an introduction to theory and method in the academic study of religion. It is not a survey of different religions (though students explore several religions). The course encourages students to think critically about the role of religion in individual and collective life around the world. Course material is designed to help students understand and apply these ideas to the religious behavior and beliefs of real people, cultures and societies, and evaluate and formulate arguments that explain these behaviors and beliefs. S.
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3.00 Credits
(3 credits) This course explores the role that religion plays in public life in a variety of contexts, including the United States of America from the eighteenth century to the present. Students explore multiple perspectives on the relationship between religion and government, including ideas of secularism, state religions, and theocracy. Topics covered may also includ debates over prayer in public schools, creationism (e.g. the Scopes trial), the 1979 Iranian revolution, and Scientology's legal battle with the Internal Revenue Service over tax-exempt status. F.
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3.00 Credits
An historical and critical study of the orgin, structure and transmission of the New Testament writings and their meaning in life and thought of the early Church; emphasis is placed on the life, teachings, and significance of Jesus and Paul-both for their day and for ours.
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3.00 Credits
(3 credits) This course introduces students to the field of archaeology and how material remains contribute to the socio-scientific study of the Bible (Hebrew Bible/"Old Testament" and New Testament). Students learn about the major theories and methods of archaeology, how material remains illuminate biblical narratives, as well as the history of early Jewish and Christian traditions. Students also analyze the different ways individuals and groups today make use of archaeology associated with the Bible. S.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to the diversity of the Islamic tradition and various Muslim communities, as well as the methods and resources issused in Religious Studies. It will cover some of the history of the development of the Islamic tradition and various Muslim communities, while exploring wide-ranging beliefs, practices, figures, concepts, debates, institutions, and communities. It will explore the tradition both historically and contemporarily. Topics covered may include debates over the idea of Islam, the Prophet Muhammad, the Qur'an, and some subequent Islamic expressions, such as Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, the development of schools of law, theological debates, Islamic mysticism, responses to modernity, and contemporary Muslim communities. F or S.
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3.00 Credits
(3 credits) This course introduces students to the social and religious history of Jews and Judaism. Students learn about the emergence of the foundational beliefs and practices of Judaism, how Jews have adapted these traditions differently through the ages, and the resulting variegated expressions of Judaism present today. Students analyze primary sources - including the Hebrew Bible, rabbinic texts, and philosophical writings - in light of the social and historical contexts in which they were produced. F,S
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3.00 Credits
(3)(Prereq: RELG 103 or RELG 322) This course introduces students to Islam's primary sacred text, the Qur'an, and its impact on world history. It explores the history and the formation of the Qur'an as a written text, its place in Muslim religious life, and its many interpretations from a variety of sectarian and cultural perspectives over the last 1300 years. No knowledge of Arabic is required. Offered as needed.
Prerequisite:
Take 1 group; GROUP: Take RELG*103; GROUP: Take RELG*322;
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3.00 Credits
A study of the philosophies and practices of Zen Buddism as they appear in East Asia and America. Primary emphasis is placed on the idea of Zen as a transformative practice. The course uses classic Mahayana texts and the writings of Zen teachers. It also examines Zen through koans, zazen, engaged Buddhism, arts and films. The class considers the relationship of Zen mind and Zen practice. May.
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3.00 Credits
(3 credits)(=PHIL*354) This course surveys the rich traditions of Buddhist philosophy from its origins in India to the present. In the process, we examine topics in Buddhist epistemology, ethics, metaphysics, philosophy of action, and philosophy of mind. We pay particular attention to the arguments that Buddhist philosophers used to defend their views and respond to their critics. In addition to understanding these arguments in their historical contexts, we ask what we can learn from them today and investigate how some of them are being engaged with contemporary philosophy. Offered as needed
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(1-3) For more information, see the Non-Traditional Coursework in the Academic Regulations section in this catalog. May be repeated for credit under different topics.
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