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3.00 Credits
What is the relationship between what Christian groups do and how they understand themselves This course uses case studies of a wide variety of Christian communities, from a Native American community in the contemporary U.S. to the Christian communities of the Apostle Paul, to examine the relationship between theory and practice in Christianity. Special emphasis is placed on the questions of whether or how Christian communities can produce significant social change. (Salter, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
In the popular imagination we often associate Christianity with the elites, colonizers, or oppressors in history. But what happens when we rethink Christianity from the perspective of those marginalized from mainstream society This course does that with the help of major 20th-century theologians who might in some way be considered part of the Liberation Theology movement. Key perspectives covered include Latin American liberation theology, feminist theology, black theology, and others. (Salter, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
This course is an introduction to Christianity designed both for students with no familiarity at all with Christianity and for students who have been raised in Christian traditions, but who are not familiar with the critical study of religion or the breadth of Christian traditions. Students explore Christianity using primary readings from Christian scriptures, historical readings on the development of various Christian traditions, and theological readings about the various interpretations of key Christian symbols in different Christian traditions. (Salter, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
What happens when religions collide This course explores this question in the specific context of the "New World," where religions from various traditions collided under the rubrics of colonial conquest, slavery and, more recently, rapid social changes like migration, communications advances, and tourism. This course primarily explores the collision of West African religions with Christianity. Thus students focus on understanding the emergence of religions like Rastafari, Vodou, Santeria, Shango, and other New World religions. (Salter , offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
One of the most enigmatic and enamoring aspects of Islam is Islamic mysticism or Sufism. What is Sufism and how has it come to be such a pervasive presence in Islamic civilization The Sufi's goal is often defined as the unveiling of the Divine light leading to union or annihilation. Sufi theoreticians have often used simple imagery, symbolism, and storytelling for expression. This course addresses the classical Sufi thought through theoretical expressions and texts, current orders, and its presence in the West. Comparative references to other mystical traditions such as Christian mystical thought, Hasidism, and Yoga are also made. (Anwar, offered annually)
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3.00 Credits
What is "salvation" from a religious standpoint What does it mean to be "saved Is Christianity the only religion to save, as many Christians today claim How is salvation understood in other religions What is the status of their distinctive truth claims about salvation By engaging these questions, this course explores theologically and philosophically responsible ways of comparing religions, using soteriology (the teaching or study of salvation) as an example of comparative category. In so doing, the course addresses the problem of formulating a "theology of religions," that is, a self-critical and articulate way of being faithful to one's own religious tradition while also being open to the power of the truth claims of other religion traditions. (TBA, offered annua
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3.00 Credits
Christianity has typically been considered a Western religion, yet it has a long and detailed history throughout East Asia and East Asia is one of the areas in the world experiencing the greatest growth of Christianity. This course will explore, compare and contrast various histories and traditions of Christianity in China, Korea, Japan, the Philippines and Vietnam. Among other things, we will consider questions such as, What is the future of Christianity in East Asia How does the growth of Christianity relate to other political and social changes in this part of the world Is Christianity culturally compatible with these national cultures How has Christianity been inculturated in these countries (Salter, Zhou, offered occasionally)
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3.00 Credits
The course explores the ethics and politics of Islam and its theoretical and practical implication in the historical and contemporary contexts. Among the questions addressed in the course are whether Islam's perennial message is ethical or political and/or a combination of both What forms of Islam wouldit be if Islam is ethics without politics or, vice versa, is it politics withoit ethics What are the major components of ethics and politics in Islam How to live a moral and political life in the contemporary world. Is Islam compatible with moderity What forms of ethical and political manifestations of Islam would that entail The course will begin with the explorations of the foundations of ethics and politics in the Qur'an and the hadith. It will then survey the legal, mystical, theological and philosophical debates and theories of what constitutes the ethical and political thought and behavior in the Islamic intellectual traditions. Special attention will be given to such Islamism, civil society and human rights, feminism and democracy. (Anwar, offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
In an age when formal language has become more technical, the question of God is often given over to those who do not want to be bothered with the complexity of the question. In an attempt to "overhear" some of the issues that are left out of specialized knowledge, this course examines Greek plays with special attention to the ways in which these texts raise the question of God. It also familiarizes students with representative ways of formulating the question of God in classical and contemporary thought. Students dramatize one contemporary play to show the transformation of images and issues. (TBA , offered alternate years)
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3.00 Credits
What is a tale Why might tales of love and terror be significant from a religious perspective These texts relate to the experience of the holy as a mystery that is both fascinating and fearful. This course explores texts from different centuries on the subjects of "love" and "terror," and how they treat the experiences of marginality, alienation, and transcendence. (T BA, offered alternate year
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