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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
B] HU Staff Readings in medieval Jewish, Christian and Islamic mystical thought, with a focus on the Zohar, Meister Eckhart, the Beguine mystics Hadewijch of Antwerp and Marguerite Porete, and the Sufi Master Ibn 'Arabi. The texts are a basis for discussions of comparative mysticism and of the relationship of mysticism to modern critical theories.
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3.00 Credits
HU (Cross-listed in East Asian Studies) H.Glassman
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3.00 Credits
B] HU (Cross-listed in Comparative Literature) Staff Islam refracted through its diverse cultural expressions (poetic, Sufi, Shar'ia, novelistic, architectural) and through its geographic and ethnic diversity (from Morocco to Indonesia, focusing on Arab and Persian cultures).
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3.00 Credits
HU J.Dubler Drawing on rich anthropological and theological traditions, this course will explore the logic, function and rhetoric of phenomena such as sacrifice, martyrdom, and scapegoating. Our efforts to understand touchstone works of modern philosophy and anthropology will be aided by the screening of thematically related movies.
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3.00 Credits
C] HU D.Dawson The impact of modernity and postmodernity on traditional Christian thought in the West. Readings may include Hume, Kant, Schleiermacher, Hegel, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Kierkegaard, Barth, Rahner, von Balthasar, Segundo, Tracey, Frei, McFague, Irigaray, Cone, Lindbeck, Marion, and Milbank.
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3.00 Credits
A,B] HU D.Dawson Twentieth-century Christian thought in the West. Readings may include Barth, Tillich, H.R. Niebuhr, Rahner, von Balthasar, Segundo, Tracey, Frei, McFague, Irigaray, Cone, Lindbeck, Marion, Milbank. Offered occasionally.
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3.00 Credits
C] HU D.Dawson,K.Koltun-Fromm This course examines how ethical theories, both secular and religious, inform notions of the good. We begin by tracing the impact of classical conceptions of justice and the good life through close readings from Plato, Aristotle, and the tragedians, together with medieval and modern accounts that draw heavily from these sources. We conclude by investigating how some contemporary Christian and Jewish ethical thinkers rely on, revise, or subvert the perspectives of classical ethics.
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3.00 Credits
C] HU (Cross-listed in Philosophy) K.Koltun-Fromm Jewish responses to modern philosophy and science that challenge traditional Jewish religious expression and thought. The course examines how Jewish thinkers engage modern debates on historical inquiry, biblical criticism, existentialism, ethics, and feminism. Our goal will be to assess those debates, and determine how these thinkers construct and defend modern Jewish identity in the face of competing options. Readings may include Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Cohen, Rosenzweig, Heschel, Buber, and Adler.
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3.00 Credits
A] HU K.Koltun-Fromm An exploration of the cultural, social, and religious dynamics of American Judaism. The course will focus on the representation of Jewish identity in American culture, and examine issues of Jewish material, gender, and ritual practices in American history. We will study how Jews express identity through material objects, and how persons work with objects to produce religious meaning.
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3.00 Credits
A] HU (Cross-listed in Political Science) T.Johnson An examination of political liberalism in debates on religion, democracy and tradition. Particular attention is given to the relationship between individuals and their communities and theological responses to debates on individual rights and the common good.
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