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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the literature of the New Testament in the context of the history and religion of its times. After an overview of Hellenistic Judaism and the larger Greco-Roman world, the focus will be on the New Testament documents themselves: their history, literary structure and features, their theological stances, and the insight they may give into early Christian communities. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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An in-depth examination of Matthew, Mark and Luke. This course will examine what is common to the first three Gospels, including, but not limited to, parables, healing stories, controversy stories and accounts of the passion and resurrection. Questions of methodology and background will be treated as necessary. The emphasis will then shift to close readings of each Gospel in order to gain an appreciation for the distinctive theology and literary structure of the three. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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An in-depth examination of the fourth Gospel and Johannine epistles. The distinctive Johannine theology will be assessed, with some attention to the differences (literary and theological) between John and the synoptic Gospels. The course will also discuss theories of the history of the Johannine community, with consideration for how the community’s situation may have affected its theology. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
The course has two main purposes: (1) to answer the question, “What gospel does Paul preach ”—that is, to come to an understanding ofPaul’s rich theology; and (2) to learn, through the epistles, more about the milieu in which Paul worked: the social conditions, competing theological movements within early Christianity, issues of community life. As time permits, the course may also include an overview of the images of Paul preserved by other writings such as Acts of the Apostles and the deutero-Pauline letters. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
An analysis of selected texts which have been transmitted orally through storytelling and association with ritual. Students will discuss the relationship of texts to cultural and religious traditions and explore the interpretations they offer of the human situation. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
Archaeology opens one window on the past. With its data we can create a theoretical reconstruction of life in antiquity: city size and design; types of economy; agricultural methods; industrial and military technologies; cult centers and artifacts. This particular course focuses on the archaeology of Syro-Palestine, especially on Jordan and Israel. It features a practical overview of an archaeological excavation set in the Middle East, from field work and record keeping to preservation of artifacts and analysis of data. It provides an overview of historical and cultural developments in the Middle East from the Paleolithic to late Islamic periods. It also develops the skills to interpret and evaluate critically a variety of archaeological publications and data. Prerequisite for religious studies credit: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
This course explores the intersection of religious thought and practice, on the one hand, and the natural sciences, on the other, as human attempts to understand and interpret both natural and human environments. The course will examine different models for conceiving the relationship between religion and the sciences as well as the meaning and function of specific concepts, theories, and paradigms in science and religion. Although the primary focus will be methodological, attention will also be devoted to particular questions of ethics and public policy that pertain to science and religion. Prerequisite or corequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
Varieties of Latino/a Religions is an introduction of New World religions in Mexico, the Caribbean and the United States. This course will analyze the emergence of new traditions in and through the contact, collision and exchange of Spanish Catholic, African and American indigenous cultures. It will also explore their further transformations in the context of the modern, Anglo-Protestant culture of the United States. Theoretical issues to be explored will include religion and political in/subordination, religion and ‘hyphenated identity’and religion and capitalism. Prerequisite: REL 200
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3.00 Credits
In view of the rapidly changing self-concepts and roles of women, both in the churches and in society as well as the discussion about the nature of our images of God and our use of God language, this course explores some of the implications of these changes for modern women and men. Historical, archetypal and contemporary material is used in a seminar format. The course will use prescriptive passages in religious texts, rituals of women and women’s writings as loci for exploring women’s experiencesin various religious communities of the world. One focus of the course will be the responses of women through writings or otherwise to the prescriptions of gender roles in their tradition. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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3.00 Credits
Religions function within particular geographical and cultural settings. That is, they have a local aspect. While some religions, those referred to as “world religions,” have extended beyone their originallocations, others have maintained a primarily local orientation. Among these are religions of Aboriginal Australia, Melanesia, Black Africa and Native America which will be studied in this course. Althought the traditions are very different from each other, they are grouped together because of their strong identification with their local cultures. Prerequisite: REL 200.
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