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  • REL 150: The Christian Tradition

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Patterns 1 A survey of the complex development of Christianity from a small, Jewish apocalyptic movement to a diverse, 21st century world religion. As such it is an introduction to the varieties of Christianity - Catholic, Orthodox, Anglican, and Protestant - and is taught from an ecumenical perspective. As a multidisciplinary course, it shows how Christianity both shapes and is shaped by its ambient cultures. Five core topics will be addressed: 1) Jesus and the New Testament Traditions (at least one canonical Gospel, a letter of Paul, and a selection of writings from the Apostolic Fathers); 2) Christology - ancient (early ecumenical councils, the Trinity, the Incarnation, Mariology) and modern (spirituality); 3) Church History (the rise of "eastern" and "western" Christian tradition, the "great Schism," the Reformation and the two Vatican Councils); 4) Worship (e.g., baptism, the Lord's Supper/Eucharist, liturgy); and 5) Contemporary Issues (Social Justice, Ethics, Morality, Interfaith Relations, Mod
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  • REL 153: The Dynamics of Religion

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Patterns 1 A study of religion designed to acquaint the student with such typical patterns of human religious expression as myth, symbol, and ritual, as well as with typical patterns of religious ideas about God and gods, conceptions of death and salvation, and notions of the sacred and the profane. It is also designed to show the student how religion functions and affects positions at the social, economic, and personal dimensions of human life: personally, by helping individuals make sense of their lives in the face of meaningless suffering and death; socially, by articulating shared values and patterns of meaning, by criticizing injustice, and by generally motivating people to work for the common good.
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  • REL 210: The Hebrew Bible/ Old Testament

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course examines the Jewish canonical writings in their historical and cultural contexts, introduces the scholarly tools employed to discover the meaning(s) of the documents, and investigates the rich and complex development of the religion of ancient Israel and biblical Judaism(s). The deutero-canonical writings, those not included in the Jewish canon, will also be discussed.
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  • REL 211: The New Testament

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course examines the Christian canonical writings in their historical and cultural contexts, introduces the scholarly tools employed to discover the meaning(s) of the documents, and investigates the continuities and the transformations of Christianity from a Jewish movement to an independent religion.
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  • REL 212: The Prophets of Ancient Israel

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or A study of prophecy and prophetical literature in the Bible. This course explores prophecy as an institution in the Near East; and its unique development in Israel in connection with the theological message of the biblical prophets.
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  • REL 214: The Gospels

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course in an introduction to the four New Testament gospels. While these texts agree on major events in the life of Jesus, they individually offer unique perspectives on who Jesus was. The three most similar, Mark, Matthew, and Luke, the synoptic gospels, will be studied first. We will give special attention to the question of literary relationships between these three texts, what scholars identify as the "Synoptic Problem." Next, we will study the Gospel of John, the most unique of the four gospels. Finally, we will briefly explore apocryphal (extra-biblical) gospel traditions about the life and teachings of Jesus.
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  • REL 220: Catholicism in The Modern World

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course is a historical and theological introduction to the study of Catholicism as it shapes and is shaped by the social, economic, political, and religious contexts of the late 20th century. Catholicism will be studied in light of the history of the issues and current theological thought.
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  • REL 221: Christian Origins

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course is an introduction to the development of Christianity from a fringe, Jewish apocalyptic movement to the state religion of the Roman Empire. The course objectives are: (1) to familiarize students with the history and literature of formative Christianity in its Greco-Roman context; (2) to explore Jesus traditions in the New Testament and later Christian writings; (3) to discuss the diversities of "heretical" and "orthodox" Christianity in the first four centuries; and (4) to explore the roles of women in the earliest Christian communitie
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  • REL 223: Issues in Christology: Jesus And His Achievement

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course studies the person, mission, and achievement of Jesus in the New Testament with reference to the post-biblical church reflections on this tradition. This course also examines contemporary attempts to interpret the story of Jesus and to draw implications for personal faith and society.
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  • REL 224: Christian Spirituality: Visionaries, Mystics, And Saints

    3.00 Credits
    La Salle University

    3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or An exploration of the ways in which Christians, both eastern and western, have striven to express and deepen love of God and others. The course will analyze the origins and development of various movements in spirituality and the means used to embody Christian discipleship.
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