|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Course Criteria
Add courses to your favorites to save, share, and find your best transfer school.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. Attendance is required of all juniors and seniors majoring in physics. All seniors are expected to present a paper. A non-refundable laboratory fee is required.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. An introduction to the study of religion as an academic discipline. The focus of the course is on religion as a dimension of human life. Its aim is to acquaint the student with the complex problems and issues which arise in the attempt to study and understand religious phenomena in their broadest human context. Offered fall and spring semesters.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. An introduction to the literature, history, and religious thought of the Bible and its interpretation. Study focuses on the origins of Judaism and Christianity, their institutions, beliefs, and major personalities as contained in the Jewish/ Christian bible. Offered fall and spring semesters.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. A study of contemporary ways of applying the insights of biblical faith to the solution of pressing moral problems relating to sex and marriage, population, race, poverty, environment, government, and war. Offered as required.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. An examination of some major pieces of literature that draw heavily upon religious themes and concepts for their content. How, for example, do fi ctional works deal with the issues of guilt, punishment, faith, and the quest for salvation What is salvation How, also, are God and Christ conceived in contemporary fi ction Cross-listed w/EN 203. Offered fall and spring semesters.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. A cross-cultural study of beliefs and practices regarding death and the afterlife. Among the issues considered will be preparation for life beyond the grave, funeral rituals and rites of mourning, the judgment of the dead, the journey of the soul to a new life, immortality of the soul, and reincarnation. The course will also consider death as a literary motif and as a cultural symbol. No prerequisites. Offered spring semester.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit . Are religious "truths" divinely given or are thcreated by humans under the impact of cultural considerations We will unravel this issue by approaching the question from various perspectives. We will consider, for example, the psychological approach of Freud as well as the anthropological approach of Malinowski. We will also consider the manner in which Biblical scenarios are conditioned-if not determined-by historical and cultural circumstances. Also considered will be the psychology of Jung and his contention that religious symbols are the inevitable products of a "collective unconscious".We will conclude the course with Dante's Text, The Divine Comedy, Hermann Hesse's novel,Demian, and a detailed investigation of the movie, The Matrix, demonstrating in each case how religious symbolism is self-consciously employed-even manipulated-in the arts. Thecreative use of symbolism will be illustrated through an examination of various novels and movies. Cross-listed w/PS 209. No prerequisites. Offered as required.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. This course is an intensive reading and discussion of the meanings of the Book of Genesis. The mythic themes and literary motifs of its magnifi cent but often infuriating stories are examined: e.g., the moral ambiguity and imperfection of Genesis' human heroes, the desire of the fi rst man and woman for knowledge despite the consequences, the relationship between creation and why we die, the idea of original sin, the ultimate reason for human suffering, and the paradox of a God who is both blessed and fl awed. In addition, this course attempts to uncover the narrator's perspective not only of Israel's patriarchs but also of the paradigmatic role that its matriarchs play in the sensitive treatment of the fragile nature of God's promise. Offered spring semester.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. The purpose of this course is to explore the rich variety of literary forms found in the Bible; e.g., parables, allegories, prophetic oracles, gospels, epistles, and apocalypse. Offered spring semester of even numbered years.
-
1.00 Credits
One unit. An introduction to the fi rst century fi gure, Jesus of Nazareth, and the New Testament books known as the Gospels. This course proceeds through three stages of inquiry: (1) an introduction to the diverse religions and culture of the fi rst century Mediterranean world, (2) the critical interpretation of the Gospels in the life of the early church, and (3) the reconstruction of the portrait of Jesus. Offered fall semester.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Privacy Statement
|
Terms of Use
|
Institutional Membership Information
|
About AcademyOne
Copyright 2006 - 2025 AcademyOne, Inc.
|
|
|