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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to Japanese religious traditions from antiquity to the present. Surveys Buddhism, Shinto, folk religions and new religious movements.
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3.00 Credits
This course examines Buddhism, Taoism, Shinto and other religious traditions and practices of China, Japan and Korea. Topics include classical foundations of East Asian religions; contextualization of religion in response to modernity, globalization, and other factors; religion and family, nationalism, economic development; and responses to death, marriage, childbirth, and aging.
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the basic concepts, philosophies and practices of Buddhism in South Asia and East Asia from antiquity to the present. (U-G) (3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Islam: origins, sacred texts, world view, culture and society, history and expansion and Islam in the modern world. Origins and sacred texts are emphasized; relative emphasis on other topics varies. (U-G) (3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course explores religious world-views and spiritual practices indigenous to sub-Saharan Africa, focusing on this religious activity in its original African settings and in the "new world" Caribbean settings into which it was carried.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to Native American religious beliefs, traditions and practices of the past and present, including the interaction with European based culture and religion. In addition to selected writings by Native Americans and outside observers, the course will utilize audiovisual and museum resources. (U) (3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine Hinduism's practices and beliefs as depicted in its foundational scriptures as well as in the lives of modern Hindus. Topics may include the following: Meditation practices, Indian medicine, male and female saints, Hinduism as portrayed in literature/ film, Hinduism and modern South Asian politics. (U/G)(3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
Study of Jewish, Christian and Muslim attitudes toward war and peace, past and present. Topics include holy war, just war, pacifism and religious concepts of international order. (U-G) (3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of important religious thinkers and theological issues of the 19th and 20th centuries (e.g., Buber, Tillich, Weil, liberation theology, feminism). Emphasis is on the Christian and Jewish traditions as they relate to earlier theological developments and to contemporary philosophical and cultural movements. (U-G) (3 credits)
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3.00 Credits
This course seeks to survey the main issues in the interaction between science and religion. Topics covered include a comparison of the tasks of scientific and theological research and discourse; models of interaction between science and religion; the Big Bang, evolution, and creation; and contemporary ideas of God. (U-G) (3 credits)
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