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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
A survey course designed to help students become more proficient readers of college texts. The concept that reading is a communication process, sharing a relationship with writing and speech, will be examined, and strategies which enhance the reading process will be studied and applied. Included in the course are the following topics: establishing appropriate study habits, organizing lecture and reading notes, and preparing for tests. This class is for students whose entrance test scores indicate a need. No course credit. S. Huey.
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A historical and critical survey of the content and major themes of the Bible as a foundational source of Western traditions. It will cover methods of interpretation and aim for understanding of the intersection of religion, faith, and history as expressed in the Bible.
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A study of the ways Christians have expressed and explained the Christian faith in various periods of history and in various situations. The relationships among the various denominations and their ways of expressing the faith will be examined.
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This course will examine the theological themes of God, Creation, Sin, Redemption, and Sanctification in light of Orthodox, Roman Catholic, and Protestant beliefs. Each theme first will be examined in light of biblical theology. The creeds, rituals, and documents of the three major branches of Christianity will be examined as the basis for discussion of the development of these themes within Christian faith and practice.
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A survey of the content and major themes of the books accepted as canon in the Jewish and Christian traditions. It will cover methods of interpretation and aim for an understanding of the intersection of religion, faith, and history expressed in these writings. It will also explore the various ways in which Jews and Christians approach and appropriate the texts. It is highly recommended that students majoring in Christian Education or the Christian Traditions Program take this required course before taking REL 107. Offered each fall.
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A survey of the content and major themes of the New Testament. It will cover methods of interpretation and aim for an understanding of the intersection of religion, faith, and history as expressed in these early Christian texts. It will explore the relationship between Christianity and its Jewish roots, as well as theological, ethical, and institutional developments reflected in the New Testament. It is highly recommended that students majoring in Christian Education or the Christian Traditions Program take REL 106 before taking this course. Offered each spring.
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3.00 Credits
A cross-cultural study of religious life as a global phenomenon. The course examines the narratives, rituals, symbols, beliefs, forms of salvation, and moralities of the world’s religious communities. Particular attention is given to concepts and tools for analyzing and understanding these expressions and dimensions of human experience.
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3.00 Credits
A study of the histories, narratives, rituals, and scriptures of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with special attention to Judaism and Islam in the 20th century.
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A study of the histories, narratives, rituals, scriptures, and meditative practices that have historically made up the major religious traditions of India, with special attention given to Hinduism in its modern Indian and Western forms.
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3.00 Credits
A historical, social, and philosophical study of Confucianism, Buddhism, and Daoism, as these three broad traditions developed and interacted in China from the 6th century B.C. down to the modern era, with specific consideration given to the modern period.
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