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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A study of the principles of Buddhist thought together with a reading of various Theravada and Mahayana texts. The course will address problems of philosophical interpretation, historical development and cultural transformation. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
An introductory survey of the origins and religious teachings of Islam with special attention to the Islamic views of providence, revelation, worship, and moral obedience. Community, social justice, and revolutionary thought in the contemporary Islamic world will also be discussed. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the religious traditions of the cultures of the Far East. Examines Confucianism, Taoism, and Far Eastern forms of Buddhism as well as the cultural background, beliefs, practices, art, and literature of these religions. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the religions that began in India: Hinduism, Jainism, and Buddhism. Traces the historical development of these religions from the time of the Vedas to Mahatma Gandhi. The survey will focus on the religious beliefs, practices, and literature of these groups. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
Explores the emergence of Afro-Caribbean religions such as Vodun, Candomble, Macumba, and Santeria from the intersection of West African and Catholic cosmologies. A critical assessment of the cosmologies, rituals, and theologies of these Afro-Caribbean religions, as well as their implications for enhancing the academic study of religion, form the focus of the course. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural and interdisciplinary introduction to the nature of yoga-its philosophical underpinnings, its iconographical representations and its practices. Materials will be drawn from Hinduism, the Buddhisms of Tibet and Japan, and Carmelite Christianity. In addition, contemporary neuropsychological approaches will be explored. The course will be enhanced by field trips that explore the art and practices of these areas.
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3.00 Credits
An intensive study of a particular aspect of religion and contemporary thought in the area of religion and other disciplines (e.g. the arts, natural or social sciences) or from within the field of religious ethics (e.g., a special topic in bioethics, religious biography). The subject will vary from semester to semester.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation of the ethical challenges, from the personal to the global, that arise in the context of the workplace. Texts will feature case studies and analysis of issues ranging from honesty and fidelity to consumption patterns, organizational structure, and corporate ethos. Students will be introduced to theories in both philosophical and theological ethics that will provide critical tools to help determine a coherent and defensible ethic for their working lives.
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3.00 Credits
The role of religion in the economic, political, and cultural life of the underclass in New York as interpreted through biblical insight and Roman Catholic social teaching. Site visits to such places as homeless shelters, social action groups, Wall Street, inner-city churches, the United Nations. (Cr. 3)
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3.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary service learning course. Sociological, political science, economic analysis of urban poverty, combined with reflections on Catholic social teaching, provide the framework for student-volunteer work at various Bronx-based community organizations. (Cr. 3)
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