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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course is an introduction to the major religions origi - nating in southern and eastern Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shintoism. We will examine their basic doctrines, rituals, sacred and apocryphal literature, and religious art. The impact of these traditions on contemporary Asian societies will be examined from an interdisciplinary and multicultural perspective. (This course is equivalent to AAS 1512 and HIS 1512. Students will receive credit for either REL 1512, AAS 1512, or HIS 1512. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Pre- or corequisite: ENG 2100 or equivalent.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of the movements and institutions of Judaism in various parts of the world.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits A study of the relation between the two faiths from the period of the New Testament to recent developments. Students interested in this course should see the program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits An introduction to black religion as reflected in the poetry and prose of African Americans. Topics to be examined include surviving characteristics of African religion, the nature of God, Christianity and the black ideal, and the revolt against Christianity. Students interested in this course should see the program coordinator.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course will examine the essential elements of the major world religious traditions-teachings, rites, ethics, social and cultural dimensions-and their communities in comparative and historical perspective. It will address the role and place of religious traditions in complex and diverse societies and discuss the issues of ethnic tension and religious intolerance. Prerequisite: ENG 2150.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course presents an overview of the history, teachings, rituals and feasts, ethics, and structure of Judaism. Class lectures as well as student team presentations examine the tradition of Judaism, its history, basic faith and worship, scriptures, community, and ethical practice, with special attention to the American context. Prerequisite: ENG 2150.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The Christian tradition is examined through its history, faith, worship, and communal life. The life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth will be inspected, along with the historical development of the tradition and its communities. The course traces the story of the Christian not only down through time, but across the world and its cultures and peoples. The aim is an honest, far-ranging look at this community of faith and its history as part of the greatest human expanse of culture, art, literature, and history. Prerequisite: ENG 2150.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course investigates the role of religion in American political life from the nation's founding to the present era. Church-state issues will be addressed from the perspectives of political theory and constitutional law. Cultural cleavages on such issues as prohibition, Sunday observance, the teaching of evolution, and, more recently, abortion, school prayer, parochial school aid, civil liberties, and gay rights will be explored. The implications of religious divisions for the American political party and electoral systems will also be examined using historical and political science studies. (This course is equivalent to HIS 3008 and POL 3008. Students will receive credit for only one of these courses. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisites: ENG 2150 and one of the following: HIS 1000, 1005, 2050, or 2053 or POL 1101, 2332, 3310, 3313, or 3314.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits This course examines the primary and secondary sources, as well as modern academic works, on the life and teaching of the Prophet Mohammad. It is a course on historiography as well as on biography and the early beginnings of Islam. The course concentrates on a close reading of the very first bio - graphy: ibn Ishaq's classic The Life of Muhammad. (This course is equivalent to HIS 3084. Students will receive credit for only one of these courses. These courses may not substitute for each other in the F grade replacement policy.) Prerequisite: ENG 2150 or departmental permission.
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3.00 Credits
3 hours; 3 credits The course seeks to understand the nature of mysticism, which can be defined as the claim that it is possible for humans to have direct, unmediated experience of the divine. It looks at the major traditions in Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and the religions of Asia. Prerequisite: ENG 2150.
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