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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course examines both the classical theory and modern theory and practice of self-described Islamic states in the modern world. Main focus is on the Middle Eastern area.
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3.00 Credits
This course will explore the issues confronting women in the religion of Islam and how the surrounding cultures, Indian, Arab, Egyptian, American, Eastern European, Indonesian, African (to name a few) react to these issues. Topics of Feminism, Imperialism, Westernization, and endemic religious culture will organize the course. The syllabus will include Islamic female and male authors on these topics.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the doctrines, practices, and history of Sufism. Analysis of the nature of mystical experience and Sufi principles. The course also includes a survey of Sufi literature and will discuss the brotherhoods, their relationship with orthodoxy, and al-Ghazali’s synthesis.
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3.00 Credits
This course is an interdisciplinary analysis and evaluation of selected readings on African religions that have not only survived but migrated across several continents, attracting a growing following in the contemporary societies of North America, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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3.00 Credits
African religion and culture continues to exist in
the religious and cultural life of African
Americans. Using an interdisciplinary
approach, we will examine African American
religion, folklore, literature, music, and
communication in order to assess the
continuation and transformation of African
culture in the world-view of African
Americans.
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2.00 Credits
Individual research project with a specific faculty member.
Prerequisite:
Departmental permission
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3.00 Credits
The topic of this course changes each semester that it is taught, since different professors teach it. Check the course offerings online each semester.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores work of various thinkers from different World Religions organized around themes of cosmology, theology, ethics, mysticism, and global politics.
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3.00 Credits
What is, or should be, our relation to the natural world? Especially since we are presently living in a modern urban environment, have we perhaps outgrown nature? Is it something we have mastered? Is it primarily a luxury of sorts that we can go to for periodic enjoyment or relaxation? On the other hand, why do we seem to be in a burgeoning environmental crisis? Is it just greed? Too many people? Insufficient technology? How did we get to where we are? Or more immediately--and perhaps deeply--what fundamental beliefs, attitudes, and values shape our everyday actions, how we perceive and use (or misuse) the earth? What creative alternatives can we find, and how can we apply them? In addressing these kinds of questions we will explore both Western and Asian ways of conceiving and interacting with the natural world, past and present. Our approach will also be interdisciplinary, including materials from art, film and literature, as well a range of academic disciplines. Note: This is an University Honors course.
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2.00 Credits
The topic for this course changes each semester. Consult the instructor or an advisor in the Religion Department for specific details.
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