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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the psychological study of religious belief, experience, and behavior through a survey of various sub-disciplines within psychology: e.g., Freudian psychoanalysis, existential psychology, object relations theory, attachment theory, cognitive psychology, and evolutionary psychology. Prerequisite: REL 1110 or permission of the instructor. (CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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3.00 Credits
A study of the prophetic movement and its literature in the Hebrew Scriptures. Prerequisite: REL 2010 or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
A study of Paul’s life and his role in shaping early Christianity. Prerequisite: REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL)
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an extensive inquiry into women’s stories and images in the Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Apocrypha. Feminist biblical criticism will be emphasized along with a careful study of what we can know about the lives of women in the periods in which these texts were composed. Prerequisite: REL 2010 or REL 2020 or permission of the instructor. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of religious beliefs and practice in the United States. Prerequisite: REL 1110 or permission of the instructor. (WRITING)
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3.00 Credits
A selective survey of insights, systems of thought, and cosmologies of traditional folk religions, of African versions of global religions and of contemporary intellectuals. Prerequisite: REL 1110 or permission of the instructor. (MULTI-CULTURAL)
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary exploration and analysis of Chinese medicine, its fundamental theories, and its range of health-oriented and religious applications. Practical experience with the concepts and traditions discussed in this course is strongly encouraged.
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary exploration of the body as a malleable and multi-faceted locus of contested ideals that are informed by religion, medicine, and popular culture. We utilize academic studies, religious perspectives, Western viewpoints, global comparisons, and experiential learning to discuss and analyze various perceptions of the human body and the implications these have for personal and social identity creation. (WRITING; MULTI-CULTURAL; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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3.00 Credits
An examination of the historical Jesus of Nazareth, his life, message, and teachings, using the various methods of Biblical Criticism. The class will focus on what can be known about the historical Jesus and different methodologies used in that pursuit.
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3.00 Credits
Why does the history of world religions admit to several moments of violence? Why do the religious commit acts of violence not only against others but against themselves as well, for example, through acts of sacrifice and penance? Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, the course will address not only the historical, and what could possibly be perceived as the accidental, nature of violence in religion, but also and provocatively the structural role of violence in religion. (WRITING; CROSS-DISCIPLINARY)
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