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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. An in-depth study of a particular problem, topic, or perspective in modern theology.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. This course examines selected social issues in theological, ethical and biblical perspective. Topics include Holocaust, Religion and the Bible, Religion and Racism, and Religion and Sexuality.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. A seminar that examines critical issues and problems of crisis experience involving pain, suffering, and death using various disciplinary perspectives and pedagogical methods, including interviews with health care professionals. Designed primarily for students considering health or human service vocations (e.g., medical professions, counseling, social work, ministry), but also of interest to others.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. A historical analysis of American religion, examining the diversity of religions in America through the study of selected beliefs, practices, and institutions.
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4.00 Credits
Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. A survey of the history of Judaism, its formative experiences and its sources of tradition, its distinctive ideas and values, and what it means to be a Jew in today's world.
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4.00 Credits
Fall. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1, F9. A survey of the major living religions in today's world. The course will consider both the rise of the classic traditions and the shape that their followers are giving them today. Religions to be considered include Hinduism, Buddhism, Chinese religion, Japanese religion, and Islam.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1, F11. An introduction to the phenomenological, sociological, anthropological, and psychological approaches to the academic study of religions. This course reviews the methodologies and theories of foundational thinkers in the modern study of religions. Students learn to apply the ideas of these theorists in field studies of local religious phenomena.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. An exploration of a specific tradition or subject in the history of religions. Subjects include Islam, African-American Religion, Women in American Religion, and Women in World Religions.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4. Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. This course will consider selected aspects in the Common Era history of communities of biblical faith and practice. Topics include Catholicism and Reformation.
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4.00 Credits
Fall, Spring. Credits: 4 Degree Requirements: Life Then and Now, F1. A detailed study of the major archaeological finds from the biblical period and their impact on biblical interpretation. The course uses the material evidence of archaeology to reconstruct ancient life, customs, and cultural influences in the biblical lands and then compares this portrait with those presented in the biblical texts. Depending upon the expertise of the instructor, the course may focus on lands and finds associated with the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament or those associated with the New Testament. Familiarity with general biblical history is presumed.
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