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  • RELI 2100: Introduction to the Study of Religion

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course will introduce students to the academic study of religion. We will explore some of the most important methodological approaches to the study of religion, an interdisciplinary enterprise that calls upon a wide range of disciplines, such as history, anthropology, philosophy, psychology, sociology, and feminist theory. We will examine how some scholars have conceptualized "religion" (and the strengths and weaknesses of their approaches). We will also approach the study of religion through a series of topics and themes (such as myth, scripture, the idea of god, ritual, death and the afterlife, doctrine, scripture, sexuality, politics, violence, etc.), that will allow you to understand the various ways in which religion shapes human thought and culture. In each of those themes, we will use case studies that will provide insights into how people have understood and explored religion across various historical time periods and cultures. This class is particularly relevant to those who are religion AOC, have religion as a joint AOC, or those who want to develop critical and analytical skills.
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  • RELI 2120: Religion and Popular Culture

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    What can the AMC show The Walking Dead and HBO's True Detective tell us about existential philosophy and the idea that God may be dead? What can the irreverent (and extremely intelligent) humor of South Park tells us about the role of religion in society? How does Paul Thomas Anderson's movie The Master explore the complex nature of the founder of a new religious movement (and what is the difference between a charlatan and a savior?) Are Oprah Winfrey and Tony Robbins the culmination of American Spirituality? How does the recent success of Superhero movies reflect the hopes, fears, and anxieties of a post 9/11 world? What can Tony Soprano (of HBO's The Sopranos), and Walter White (from AMC's Breaking Bad) tells us about the dark side of human nature? The main goal of this course is to discuss these and many other important religious and philosophical questions as explored in contemporary popular culture. Popular culture will also be a gateway to our reading of important religious and philosophical works, from the Book of Revelations to Nietzsche's Thus Spoke Zarathustra.
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  • RELI 2130: Darwin, Darwinism, and Religion

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This introductory-level course traces the life and career of Charles Darwin (1809-1882) and the impact of his theory of evolution on religion and culture. The course will emphasize Darwinism's immediate impact on Victorian culture, including the growing problem of religious "doubt" and the emergence of the term, "agnosticism," in the work of Darwin's advocate, T.H. Huxley. The course will also examine the ongoing effects of Darwinian theory up through present-day thinkers such as Richard Dawkins. Short writing assignments plus responsibility for co-leading class discussion at least once.
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  • RELI 2150: Critics of Religion

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course is a survey of modern Western critics of religion from around 1700 to the present. These criticisms took several forms, ranging from the idea that religious belief is a collection of intellectual mistakes, to more politically charged arguments claiming that religion is oppressive, exclusionary, and a source of alienation. Even some religious thinkers became critics of their own traditions by emphasizing the difference between "religion" and "faith." The course moves chronologically from the Enlightenment through Hegel and his influence, the impact of Darwinism, the Freudian revolution, the impact on theology of World War I, the feminist critique of Christianity as patriarchal, and post-Holocaust Jewish thought. Thinkers covered include Voltaire, Ludwig Feuerbach, Karl Marx, Friedrich Nietzsche, T.H. Huxley, Richard Dawkins, Karl Barth, Sigmund Freud, Mary Daly, and Richard Rubenstein. Take-home exams and short papers; no prerequisites
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  • RELI 2200: Meals in Jewish Tradition

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    Every age and every people prepare food in special ways guided by their own understanding of cosmology. In this course we ask about Judaism. When Jews sit down to eat meals shaped by a series of customs and expectations, what is the relationship of food and identity? What can we learn about Jewish tradition through a consideration of what constitutes a Jewish Meal? Historical studies often overlook such quotidian practices. How does this focus change the way we understand Religion and History? We will examine Jewish meals past and present as we explore these questions. Cap 18 students, with preference to AOCs taking the Mod 1 Seminar and first year students.
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  • RELI 2270: Introduction to Islam

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course introduces students to Islam as a religious faith. It uses secondary and primary sources in translation in order to expose students to the traditional accounts preserved by Muslims. The course emphasizes classical developments but will also delve into modern expressions of the faith. We will start with the examination of the scholarly study of Islam in the West and the problems linked with orientalism. We will then move on to an analysis of the context of the pre-Islamic Near East and its religious landscape. We will look at pre-Islamic Arabia, its social features, and the various groups that lived in the area. A following session will be devoted to the life of Prophet Muhammad based on primary sources. We will examine the rise of the early Muslim community as well as the meaning of the first Qur'anic revelations. We will devote a session to the Qur'an, the word of God, and its features and main themes. We will also learn about the five pillars of Islam, their history and meaning for Muslims' everyday life. The early Islamic conquests will be another topic of analysis, along with the emergence of Shi'ism and the differences between Sunni and Shi'a Islam in terms of beliefs and practices. The Sunna of the Prophet and Hadith traditions will be explained, looking at the role they play in Islamic theology. Further topics include: Islamic Law, the Islamic Mystic Tradition (Sufism), Islam and Science, Women and Family in Islam. A final section devoted to modern Islam will include topics such as Revival Movements in Islam, Islam in Africa, Islam in Asia, and Muslims in the West.
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  • RELI 2274: Islam in Western Media: A Deconstruction

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course is an introduction to Islam as a religious faith through a critic of Western media: what it does is use Western media portrayals of Islam and Muslims as a starting point for inquiry into the topics of class. In each session the students will learn to deconstruct common misleading information they find in the media and online by reading and analyzing academic sources and primary accounts in translation in order to expose students to the traditional accounts preserved by Muslims. Each session will start off with information gathered through the media analyzed in conjunction with the source material included in this course. In terms of topics covered, the course emphasizes classical developments but will also delve into modern expressions of the faith. We will start with the examination of the scholarly study of Islam in the West and the problems linked with orientalism. We will then move on to an analysis of the context of the pre-Islamic Near East and its religious landscape. We will look at pre-Islamic Arabia, its social features, and the various groups that lived in the area. A following session will be devoted to the life of Prophet Muhammad based on primary sources. We will examine the rise of the early Muslim community as well as the meaning of the first Qur'anic revelations. We will devote a session to the Qur'an, the word of God, and its features and main themes. We will also learn about the five pillars of Islam, their history and meaning for Muslims' everyday life. The early Islamic conquests will be another topic of analysis, along with the emergence of Shi'ism and the differences between Sunni and Shi'a Islam in terms of beliefs and practices. The Sunna of the Prophet and Hadith traditions will be explained, looking at the role they play in Islamic theology. Further topics include: Islamic Law, the Islamic Mystic Tradition (Sufism), Islam and Science, Women and Family in Islam. A final section devoted to modern Islam will include topics such as Revival Movements in Islam, Islam in Africa, Islam in Asia, and Muslims in the West.
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  • RELI 2276: Illness, Healing and Medicine in Islam

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    How have Muslims dealt with diseases in the medieval ages? What types of cures did they use and can we learn from these? How was disability understood? What role did prophetic medicine play? What were some of the methods used to deal with depression? Why was sound/music critical in several ritual healing performances? How has infertility been dealt with over the centuries? This course will investigate many other questions, taking students from early Islam (7th century Arabia) to contemporary Turkey, looking at healing practices in a Turkish Black Sea village. You will read a Muslim medieval philosopher's handbook, ethnographies of contemporary Egypt, Turkey, and South India, Sufi accounts of their practices to heal the soul and the heart, accounts of prophetic medicine from the time of Prophet Muhammad, among others. You will appreciate the diversity of forms that Islamic medicines and healing have taken across both time and geography. You will develop a critical and empathetic understanding of how Muslims practice healing informed by and in conversation with the religious tradition of Islam. Finally, you will be able to engage constructively with contemporary discourses and debates related to the revival of various forms of "Islamic" medicine.
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  • RELI 2280: Islamic Movements: From Early to Modern Religious Militancy

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course focuses on the history and development of revolutionary movements in the Muslim world. It starts by examining the life of the Prophet Muhammad, with a particular focus on his efforts at socio-ethical reform and his role as the political leader of a nascent religious community. The remainder of the lectures is devoted to the analysis of a selected sample of early, medieval, pre-modern, and modern movements/groups which utilized this original template to justify their own versions of an ideal "Islamic" community. Each group is examined by looking at the following features: the movement's context of emergence, its doctrine and goals, its modes of action, and its impact. The selection of movements demonstrates both the diversity of Islamic religio-political activism(s) - examining both Sunni, Shi'a, and other movements -- and the strong link between each movement and the social environment in which it emerged. The movements selected are chosen for their long term impact and influence on society and politics, as well as their militant character (ie, we won't be studying the many Sufi movements present in the Islamic world). The early and medieval movements to be studied include Kharijism, the rise of Isma'ilism as manifest in the establishment of a Fatimid Caliphate and the Nizari "Assassin" order, the Hanbali madhhab and social movement, and the emergence of Shi'i political activism with the Safavid state. For the pre-modern and modern periods, the course examines the movement of Uthman dan Fodio in West Africa, Wahhabism, the notorious Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, Hizbullah in Lebanon, and culminates with a close examination of the ideology of the modern Jihadist groups al-Qa'ida and ISIS. Beyond exposing students to the diversity and features of Islamic militant movements, the course introduces students to a critical reading of primary sources (in translation), often written by the founders of the movements, in order to gain an insider perspective that goes beyond the analyses found in the secondary scholarship
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  • RELI 2290: Introduction to the Qur'an

    4.00 Credits
    New College of Florida

    This course introduces students to the Qur'an, the holy book of Muslims. It is based on a close reading of the Qur'anic text in translation. Almost every class meeting will require readings from the scripture in translation as well as commentaries of the verses/chapters. Readings from secondary scholarship will also be provided for each class meeting.The course is divided into several sections. First, we will examine the scholarly study of the Qur'an in the West, the rise of Islam in the Arabian context, and the role played by the first revelations in changing the local milieu. Second, we will turn to the analysis of the structure of the Qur'an, its language and style. We will examine the major themes present in the Qur'an: what does the Qur'an say about prophecy, eschatology, or guidance? Third, we will delve into an analysis of Qur'anic narratives: how is the story of Prophet Joseph told in the Qur'an and what are the implications? What do we know of Mary and Jesus from the Qur'an, and to what extent do their stories differ from earlier scriptures? Fourth, the course will turn to the examination of the legal aspects of the Qur'an: what laws and rulings do we find in the text and how are they expressed? How did classical exegetes interpret Qur'anic rulings and what methods did they use? What is meant by "Shari'a" and why is it often problematic and not well understood in the contemporary world? A fifth section will look at the social and ethical aspects of the Qur'an: women and feminist interpretations of the Qur'an, family and human rights in the Qur'an, but also war and peace. Sixth, we will turn our attention to the artistic expressions of the Qur'an in recitation, but also art and architecture. At last, we will consider Islam and science, and the scientific commentaries of the Qur'an.
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