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Course Criteria
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. An examination of the impact of religion in shaping American culture. Major thinkers such as Edwards, James, Emerson and Niebuhr, historical movements such as revivalism and social gospel, and distinctive themes such as religious pluralism, civil religion and ethnic awareness. (Sufficient demand) (B)
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4.00 Credits
The course will examine the ways that social, political, cultural and historical situations affected the formation of the Bible. It will also consider various ways that religious ideas are conveyed through stories, histories, mythologies, and poetry. (B)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. Introductory comparative course highlighting similarities and differences of the two religious traditions. Topics include sources and meanings of revelation, legal theories and ritual structures that uphold community, religious experience through worship and mysticism, and philosophical interpretations. (Sufficient demand) (B)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. An exploration of the early Christians' religious experience both by studying their writings (e.g., letters, gospels, apocalyptic discourses, theological treatises, liturgical manuals - some in the New Testament) and by examining the Jewish, Greek and Roman cultures from which Christianity emerged. (Sufficient demand) (B)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. This course surveys the mythical world of antiquity and pays attention to classical religion, history, art, and literature in order to understand the nature of myths and how they develop and change. Contemporary methods of interpretation are also considered. (Sufficient demand) (B)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. Introductory survey of practices and beliefs in selected Asian religious traditions in historical and contemporary periods. Will include Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Shinto and selected other traditions, including new religious movements. (B)
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
1-4 hours. An examination of issues in religious studies. Topics vary each time the course is offered. (Sufficient demand)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. How can myths be true? Why do the same themes crop up in different cultures? How have they been studied? This course addresses these and other issues by investigating myths from different cultures and applying a variety of interpretive techniques. (Sufficient demand)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. A cross-cultural explanation of how people establish their world views by narrating stories and by acting out their deepest aspirations and beliefs. Special attention to how and why symbolic frameworks are transmuted from certain forms to others through creative imagination. Prerequisite: One course in Religious Studies or Philosophy, or permission of instructor. (Alternate years)
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4.00 Credits
4 hours. This seminar examines how western artists and traditional shamans become mediums in creating worlds of meaning. Discussions center on the cosmogonic process of creating meaning through dreams, images, myths, metaphors, ritual activity, symbolic gesture, and language. Prerequisite: One course in Religious Studies or Philosophy, or permission of instructor. (Alternate years)
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