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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Examines the New Testament using the tools of contemporary scholarship. Through a study of the history of the early Church and the varied stories presented by the different authors of the New Testament, students will learn to see the formative Christian tradition in all of its variety. General Education credit - Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Provides an introduction to the methods which inform the study of the Old Testament and examines the three segments of the Old Testament, i.e. The Law, the Prophets, and the Writings. Students view the major events which shaped the history of ancient Israel and encounter the themes which formed the ideology of Israelite religion. General Education credit - Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture (3). Through critical reading of selections from the Old Testament, the New Testament, and the Qur'an, students will become familiar with the content of these texts; students will engage in the critical interpretation of these sacred texts; and students will be introduced to the methods and theories that support the academic study of sacred texts and narratives. Not limited in historical context and scope, students will be introduced to the social and historical factors that influenced the development of each canon in its original context as well as examining how religious communities work to ensure the continued relevance of their sacred texts and narratives. This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. This introduction to the social/scientifi c study of religion examines religion in its cultural context. Topics such as church and state, religion and race, secularization, and religion and economics are covered through historical cases from around the world. Major sociological theories of religion are considered. General Education credit - Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Cross-cultural and interdisciplinary examination of religious experiences, defi ned as "reported direct encounters with the supernatural." Students will read accounts from around the world of religious visions and calls, possession, mystical union, and journeys to the afterlife, along with the biographies of shamans, mediums, and mystics. Theories from a variety of academic disciplines will illuminate the human causes and consequences of these extraordinary phenomena. General Education credit - Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Three hours of philosophy or religious studies. Examines the presentation of women in religious texts and history, feminist criticism of religious traditions, and the roles of women (past and present) in selected Western, Eastern, tribal, and neopagan religions. This course may be used to meet requirements for the minor in Women's Studies.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture (3). Prerequisite: Three hours of religious studies. In this course students utilize the methods which inform the study of the Old Testament to examine various themes that collectively inform Old Testament theology. The themes which formed the ideology of Israelite religion are given special consideration, including the development of the universal God, covenant, and prophetic conceptions of history. In addition, students examine how these ideological themes inform other aspects of the Old Testament, including the text¿s presentation of identity, ethnicity, family, gender, the body, power, and the state. Each of these themes is explored within the context of the Old Testament and ancient Israelite society as well as by drawing comparisons with other ancient Near Eastern conceptions, where appropriate.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: Three hours of religious studies. Examines the New Testament using the tools of contemporary scholarship. Through a study of the history of the early Church and the varied stories presented by the different authors of the New Testament, students will learn to see the formative Christian tradition in all of its variety. This course has been approved for Core Curriculum credit in Humanities.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: RELN 200 or 202. This course fi rst examines the three Synoptic Gospels as coherent and independent narratives. It then moves from story to history by using the tools modern scholars have developed to understand Jesus as a historical fi gure.
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3.00 Credits
Three hours lecture. Prerequisite: RELN 200 or RELN 202. Examines the history of Christianity, understood both as institution(s) and as intellectual tradition. From its origins until today, Christianity has presented itself in various, usually competing, forms. We will strive to understand the intellectual issues at stake in various ages, what it was like to be an average Christian rather than a theologian, and how outsiders (such as Romans or Jews) viewed the Church.
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