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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Approaches to the comparison of recurrent themes, religious attitudes, and practices found in selected Eastern and Western traditions. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
Introductory studies of the nature, function, and significance of myths, symbols, and images in religious and cultural systems, with examples drawn from various traditions and with special attention devoted to their relationships to the contemporary imagination. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the modern critical study of the New Testament from primarily a historical perspective. The goal is to learn to view these diverse Christian writings within the context of their historical and social settings. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the emergence and spread of Islamic religious traditions, including the Qur'an, Islamic law and ethics, and Islamic mysticism before 1500CE. Special emphasis on the creation in the middle ages of an international Islamic civilization-stretching from Mali to Indonesia-linked by trade, learning, and pilgrimage. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
Selected topics and movements in religion, seen from an interdisciplinary viewpoint. May be taken for up to 9 credit hours under different titles. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
A critical examination of the roles of women in religion, looking at a range of periods and cultures in order to illustrate the patterns that characterize women's participation in religious communities and practices. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
An in-depth examination of the classical period of Islamic history, including coverage of the Prophet Muhammad, the development of Islamic religious literature and institutions, and the creation of international Muslim networks of trade, pilgrimage, and law. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the issues and events that have shaped Muslims' understanding of the place of Islam in the modern world. It focuses on the way Muslim thinkers have defined the challenge of modernity-politically, technologically, socially and religiously-and the responses that they have advocated. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary introduction to the contemporary Middle East, taught in Amman, Jordan, during summer study abroad. In addition to readings and lectures, students learn from speaking with Jordanian activists, politicians, religious leaders, educators, restaurant owners, journalists, refugees, students, and cabdrivers, among others. Field trips to mosques, markets, and more. PUL=5
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3.00 Credits
The prophetic movement and its relationship to religious, social, and political traditions and institutions in the ancient Near East. The thought of major prophetic figures in Israel, such as Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel. PUL=5
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