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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 2.00 Credits) Allows the department to offer special topics not normally offered. Departments may offer more than one special topic. Prerequisites vary by title.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H) This course serves as an introduction to religious studies. It engages some of the most important questions which preoccupy the religions of the world. Can we know the purpose of human life Can we escape mortality in any way Can we experience realities beyond the empirical world Can we know truths beyond typical human uncertainties
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3.00 Credits
(Either Semester; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H,I) An introduction to most of the major religious traditions of the world (Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam) and a few of the smaller religious traditions (such as Zoroastrianism, Bahai, and native American religions). This course also examines how our own beliefs and attitudes affect our understandings of religion.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H) This course examines the different ways in which Jesus, the most talked about man in history, has been portrayed throughout Christian history and seeks to understand why he has been described so differently. The purpose of this course is not to determine which beliefs about Jesus are true, but rather to understand how and why those beliefs differ and why they matter so much to so many. This course studies the New Testament (especially the gospels), early church controversies over the divinity and humanity of Jesus, the modern debate over the " historical Jesus, " newly discovered ancient gospels, and the portrayal of Jesus in movies. (This course is a seminar, restricted to freshman and sophomores.)
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3.00 Credits
(Either Semester; Variable; 3.00 Credits; H,CW) Introduces the student to traditions of religious thought on the experience of evil and suffering in one or more of the following manifestations: so-called natural evils such as death, predation, disease, and natural disasters; moral evils such as racism, sexism, militarism. Explores the psycho-social origins of violence.
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4.00 Credits
(Variable; Variable; 1.00-4.00 Credits; H) An examination of an area of study not regularly included in the departmental offerings. Titles will vary. Students may take each special topics course for credit.
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3.00 Credits
(Fall; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H) An introduction to the historical-critical reading of the Old Testament against the background of the history, politics, religion, literature, and culture of the ancient Middle East. This course studies how these Israelites texts were written and how their literary qualities shape their religious meanings.
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3.00 Credits
(Spring; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H) An introduction to the historical-critical reading of the New Testament against the background of the history, politics, religion, literature, and culture of the ancient Mediterranean world. This course studies how these early Christian texts were written and how their literary qualities shape their religious meanings.
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3.00 Credits
(Either Semester; Variable; 3.00 Credits; H,CW) This course explores the relationship between the experience of geography and religious ideology. We take various environments-mountainous, oceanic, desert, forest, plains-and try to connect the religious thoughts of their inhabitants to the geography.
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3.00 Credits
(Either Semester; Yearly; 3.00 Credits; H,I) An introduction to religions originating in or having a major impact on India, including Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Islam.
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