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3.00 Credits
Fishman. This "bi-directional" course explores the presence of the religious Other as it is refracted in Jewish literature of a particular time and place, and the presence of Jews and Judaism in contemporaneous non-Jewish writings, whether Hellenistic, Christian or Muslim. Attention will be paid to ways in which the belief systems and religious practices of the Other are perceived and portrayed, to internal policies regulating interactions with the Other, and to cross-cultural influences, whether or not these are acknowledged. Primary source readings will be available in English translation.
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Distribution Course in Society. Class of 2009 & prior only. Matter. An overview of the past decades of feminist scholarship about Christian and post-Christian historians and theologians who offer a feminist perspective on traditional Christian theology and practice. This course is a critical overview of this material, presented with a summary of Christian biblical studies, history and theology, and with a special interest in constructive attempts at creating a spiritual tradition with women's experience at the center.
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Hammarberg. An ethnography of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in its role today as an emerging world religion, and in its historical origins as an American revitalization movement. Considers world view, social organization, conversion, acculturation, life-course development, belief and disbelief, and the use of advanced technology in the administrative direction of the Church's culture. A research paper is required (20-25 page limit).
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Matter/Reed. Selected topics in ancient and Medieval Christianity, for example, biblical interpretation, theological issues.
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3.00 Credits
Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Reed. A survey of the known groups and perspectives that emerged in the first 150 years or so of the development of "Christianity" from its roots in Judaism and the hellenistic world(s), with special attention to the primary sources (especially literary) and to modern attempts at historical synthesis.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Matter. Selected topics in Christian mystical writings. Authors will be read in English translation. Knowledge of medieval languages is helpful, but not required.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Staff. Close study of selected texts dealing with the relation between Christian ideas and modern thought.
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3.00 Credits
Dunning. Critical examination of selected texts by Kierkegaard. Discussion of such issues as the pseudonymous writings and indirect communication, the theory of stages of religious development, the attack upon establishment religion, the psychological dimension of Kierkegaard's thought, and his relations to his predecessors, particularly Hegel.
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Distribution Course in Hist & Tradition. Class of 2009 & prior only. Elias. Prerequisite(s): Reading knowledge of Arabic. Selected topics, such as Sufi Texts or The Qur'an, in the study of Islamic religion.
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3.00 Credits
Behl. Readings of medieval devotional texts in the North Indian languages, such as the Ramcaritmanas of Tulsidas, Sufi narratives, medieval poetry in Hindi, Urdu, Dakkini, Bengali, etc.
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