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4.00 Credits
An introduction to Hebrew language, the form of which (biblical, rabbinic, modern) is determined by the interests of the class. No prior knowledge is presupposed. In the first semester, students are introduced to the script and basic grammar and vocabulary. If modern Hebrew is taught, there is an emphasis on conversational skills; if biblical or rabbinic Hebrew, the emphasis is on ability to read the relevant texts. Offered occasionally by request. Greek
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4.00 Credits
The first term and much of the second are spent mastering the essentials of Greek grammar and vocabulary of the period necessary to proceed in the second semester to readings in the New Testament. Offered occasionally by request.
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4.00 Credits
Special Topics
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4.00 Credits
This first course of a two-course sequence surveying the history of the Middle East from World War I to the present examines the collapse of the Ottoman Empire, the rise of Zionism and Arab nationalism, and the development of modern Egypt, Syria, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, the countries of the Arabian Peninsula, Israel, and the Palestine Liberation Organization. The second course in the sequence continues this study in the post-1967 War period. Also offered through Global Studies and as History 260.
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4.00 Credits
The development of the Holocaust from 1933 to 1945, within the larger contexts of Christian anti-semitism, Nazi ideas of race and empire, and World War II. We consider the Holocaust's implications for Jewish and German identity, for Jewish and Christian theology, and for an understanding of racism, genocide and modernity. Course texts include scholarly analyses, philosophical essays, memoirs, images and poetry. Also offered as History 267 and through European Studies.
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4.00 Credits
The rise of new religious and spiritual movements (NRMs) in North America since the 1960s is a response to the rapidly changing religious, social and political conditions of the modern world. The objective of this course is to explore the origins, nature, beliefs and practices of NRMs. Who joins these groups and why? Do NRMs "brainwash" their followers? Are NRMs dangerous andviolent? How have NRMs been portrayed in the mass media and in particular by the news media?
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4.00 Credits
This course explores the experiences, rituals, stories, beliefs, temples/shrines, images and traveling communities associated with the religious phenomenon of pilgrimage. What kind of travel is pilgrimage? Does it have a particular structure? Are there different kinds of pilgrimages? What kind of religious experience does pilgrimage provide? These and other questions are examined through a close study of selected pilgrimages in Christianity, Hinduism and Buddhism.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines major expressions of the continued vitality of religious life in contemporary Latin America, such as the emergence over the last several decades of a theology of social change, usually called "theology of liberation." We considerthe rise of this theology and the reactions and criticisms it has provoked. We examine the growth of evangelicalism in Latin America as both alternative to and consequence of liberation theology. Prerequisite: Religious Studies 100 or permission of instructor. Also offered as Government 339.
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4.00 Credits
Special Topics Seminars
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4.00 Credits
Required of all majors in religious studies. Review of various approaches to the study of religion in greater depth than in previous courses. This seminar allows students to bring to bear knowledge of religion and religious systems that they have acquired in their studies.
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