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3.00 Credits
"Why are people willing to kill in the name of their religion?" In this course we will examine the conceptof "Holy War." Specifically, the relationship between religion, violence and the Christian Faith will beexplored. From the pacifism of Jesus and the early Church to scriptural stories about God commanding and using violence to the Crusades to the Just War Theory to World War II to Vietnam to Iraq, we will discover the varied ways that Christians have come to understand their use of or refusal to use violence. The specific case of religious martyrdom will be examined. More importantly we will try to understand how and why Christians historically conducted holy wars to kill Jews and Muslims. The nature of contemporary Holy War and terrorism as it has occurred within the Jewish, Christian and Islamic faiths will also be the subject of the class. NOTES: TRADITION AND CULTURE COURSE PREREQUISITE: RELI 110 OFFERED EVERY YEAR
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3.00 Credits
This course offers a lens into the discipline of constructive theology by utilizing the metaphor of music to interpret the practice and formation of the Christian faith. There are significant and important parallels between key features of learning, practicing, and composing musical compositions to the formation of Christian community and spirituality. It is the aim of this course to show how the metaphor of music and the experience of it can enrich, inform, and stimulate our imagination and intuition about how we live together and celebrate the rituals and traditions that form who we are as Christian communities. NOTES: PREREQUISITE: RELI 110 OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
Theological perspectives and interpretive strategies are not static; they change as a result of the historical, philosophical, and cultural, influences of the era in which they are formulated. This course explores the various theological traditions and hermeneutical perspectives of selected historical eras. NOTES: PREREQUISITE: TWO 200-LEVEL RELI COURSES AND JUNIOR STATUS OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
This course will study the ethical implications of contemporary developments in the medical treatment of human life. The course will seek to develop a philosophical and theological perspective on decision-making as it relates to such issues as human experimentation, abortion, euthanasia, genetics and the control of human development, and the availability of medical care. NOTES: CONTEMPORARY ISSUES COURSE OFFERED EVERY YEAR
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3.00 Credits
This course will focus on such topics as: dealing with one's own death; biblical, theological, and philosophical perspectives relating to death, suffering, self, and afterlife; care of the dying person, components of grief and loss, funerals, wills, suicide, and euthanasia. NOTES: TRADITION AND CULTURE COURSE CROSS-LISTED WITH PHIL 310 OFFERED MOST INTERIMS
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3.00 Credits
A concentrated study of a particular topic in biblical studies. Possible topics include studies in: the Pentateuch; the Dead Sea Scrolls; the Fourth Gospel; and Apocalyptic writings. NOTES: PREREQUISITES: RELI 300 OFFERED EVERY SPRING SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
This course will seek to understand and examine the religion of Judaism and the history of the Jewish people. The history of Judaism will be given major emphasis along with the basic beliefs and rituals. The Jewish philosophical and mystical traditions will be discussed. Judaism in America and the State of Israel will be a central concern. Attention will also be given to why so much hatred has been directed historically toward the Jewish people. NOTES: TRADITION AND CULTURE COURSE PREREQUISITE: RELI 110 OFFERED EVERY OTHER SPRING SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
A seminar devoted to reading 20th Century theologians. NOTES: PREREQUISITES: RELI 300 OFFERED EVERY FALL SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
This course examines and works to understand the scriptures, philosophical /mystical traditions, rituals, holy days and holy places that are central to the religions of Hinduism and Buddhism. We will also explore the historical and geographical diversity of each tradition. We will observe and understand why there are so many different ways of being Hindu and Buddhist. A significant part of the course will be an examination of the many ways the two traditions have interacted with each other. In this regard we will become aware of the varying ways that the believers in each tradition have defined themselves over against each other. Throughout the course students will explore how Hinduism and Buddhism differ from the monotheistic religions. NOTES: TRADITION AND CULTURE COURSE OFFERED EVERY OTHER SPRING SEMESTER
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3.00 Credits
An internship provides work experience under an ordained supervisor with a department member as advisor. Limited to students who are pre-seminary or considering seminary.
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