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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the Tanakh, or Hebrew Bible. The format of this course will be reading and discussion of primary texts from the Torah, Prophets, and Writings of the Hebrew Bible. The emphasis will be reading for literary and narrative themes and theological issues in the text, with some discussion of historical context. This course is offered in the fall semester. Credits: 1
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
This course will address, at the introductory level, various topics in Jewish history, such as Second Temple Judaism, Rabbinics, or Medievel Jewish thought. Topics will vary from year to year. (REL 150 applies to requirement B for the major.) Credits: 0.5-1 Credits: 0.5-1
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
This course will address, at the introductory level, various aspects of Jewish thought and theology, such as contemporary Jewish thought, Jewish-Christian dialogue, and responses to the Holocaust. Topics will vary from year to year. (REL 151 applies to requirement C for the major.) Credits: 0.5-1 Credits: 0.5-1
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An introduction to the social-historical study of the writings that come to be the New Testament of the Christian churches. We will survey the social, political, and religious contexts of the Jewish and Greco-Roman worlds of the first century, the actions and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, and the missionary activity and theology of Paul of Tarsus. We will study most of the texts included in the New Testament as well as other ancient Jewish and early Christian writings to learn about the development of the various beliefs and practices of these first Christian communities. Credits: 1
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1.00 Credits
An historical survey of the origins of Christianity, the development and meaning of orthodox Christian beliefs, the social environment of the Christian Church, the great age of Medieval thought, and the background of the Reformation. This course is offered in the fall semester. Credits: 1
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An introduction to the history of Christianity from the sixteenth-century Reformation to the present. The course primarily focuses on western church history, but also examines the global spread of Christianity. Principal themes include theological movements, the challenges of modern thought, religious innovation and pluralism, missionary movements, and the ways social and cultural environments have shaped the development of Christianity. This course is offered in the spring semester. Credits: 1
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
An introductory course on Christian theology. Topic will vary from year to year. In some years the course may be offered for one-half credit. Credits: 0.5-1
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1.00 Credits
An introduction to the religious history of America. This course will explore the historical development of the primary religious traditions in America, especially Protestantism, Catholicism, and Judaism, as well as the formative influence of religion among women, African Americans, and American Indians. Principal themes include pluralism, the impact of religious disestablishment, revivalism and reform, theological movements, and religious innovation. This course is offered in the fall semester. Credits: 1
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
An examination of the arts of a particular period and place with a view to discovering the religious insights and attitudes that they embody. Most recently, the course involved a close reading of Dante's Divine Comedy. Credits: 0.5-1 Credits: 0.5-1
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0.50 - 1.00 Credits
Reading a number of novels and short stories dealing with religious themes. Authors covered will vary from year to year but usually include Flannery O'Connor, Graham Greene, C.S. Lewis, Anne Tyler, Marilynne Robinson, and others. Credits: 0.5-1
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