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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Dept. Head) A study of beliefs, images, and stories about sin and evil in the religious traditions of Judaism and Christianity, focusing around the figure of Satan and patterns of belief and disbelief in Western religious history. Prerequisite: One 100 level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Department Head) This course investigates the presence of religious concepts and themes in a variety of literary forms as well as the presence of literary themes and devices in religious works. Course readings will draw from different time periods and cultures and include myth, history, parable, short stories, essays, oral narratives, poems, and novels. This course meets the general education literature requirement. Prerequisite: One 100 level Religion course.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring Semester, Alternate Years) Liberation Theology is a religious movement which uses the biblical teachings of Jesus and the Hebrew prophets with the social sciences to argue and work for social justice. In this course, we will examine its origins in 1960s Latin America, its development in subsequent decades, and the challenges it faces due to current shifting economic, political, and religious trends. This course is taught as a CORE-200 linkage with HIS-200, Latin American History. Films about Latin America are the centerpiece of this linkage. Prerequisite: One 100- level Religion Course, or by permission of the instructor.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(Fall and Spring, Course Offered Every Year) In conjunction with a faculty mentor, the student will participate in a research project that will culminate in a paper and, if appropriate, a presentation. A research proposal form completed by the student and faculty mentor is required for registration. Prerequisite: one 100-level Religion course.
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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Department Head) A study of different psychological approaches that take religious beliefs, practices, moralities and experiences as their object of study. The course draws upon theories from depth psychology and humanistic schools of thought and the findings of empirical forms of psychological theory and research. Prerequisite: One 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall or Spring, Course Offered Every Year) This course explores the ethical implications of technological and economic developments in the areas of health care and medical research relevant to both the general public and health care professionals and researchers. Specific issues covered include professional ethics, reproductive technologies, genetic testing and engineering, organ transplants, biomedical research and health care allocation and access. Also offered as PHI-344. Prerequisite: One 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall or Spring, Course Offered Alternate Years) This course explores ethical issues that arise in connection to the environment including: biodiversity; wilderness preservation; pollution; population; private property and common resources; intergenerational justice; environmental public policy; and corporate responsibility. Students will be introduced to the historical traditions of thought with respect to the environment, new and emerging forms of environmental ethics and the practical application of ethical theories and principles to current environmental concerns. Particular attention will be give to the ethical challenges of weighing competing interests and claims of individuals, social groups and institutions, future generations and the broader biotic community. Also offered as PHI-345. Prerequisite: One 100 level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall, Course Offered Every Year) This course focuses on the ways in which religion and human culture intersect. We will look at such themes as myth, symbol, magic and ritual and see how they contribute to the formation of human societies. Students will engage in a local field research project to learn how anthropologists study religion. Offered as CORE-407. Prerequisite: one 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Department Head) This course explores the remarkable phenomenon of mysticism: the direct experience of the sacred, however it may be defined. It will present major theoretical approaches to the study of mysticism before discussing the textual accounts and visual expressions of mystics throughout the world and throughout history. Primary emphasis will be given to Hindu- Buddhist and Christian sources, though other varieties of mystical experience will also be considered. Prerequisite: one 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
(Varies, Contact Department Head) A study of the religions of the United States from the pre-colonial period to the present. Special attention to the impact of religious beliefs and practices in the shaping of U.S. culture and society. Focus will be placed on major periods, movements, and events and their connections to religious experience: the founding of the republic and civil religion, denominationalism and revivalism, frontier and utopian quests, Protestant/Catholic/Jewish interaction, slavery and civil rights, science and fundamentalism, secularism and pluralism. Also offered as HIS-383. Prerequisite: one 100-level Religion course, or by permission of the instructor.
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