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Course Criteria
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course A basic cross-cultural survey course of the major religious traditions of the West: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Particular attention is paid to the thought, scriptures, practices and institutions of these traditions.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course The literature and faith of the Hebrew Scriptures (Tanakh/Old Testament), studies within the historical and cultural context of the ancient Near East, and particularly of ancient Israel and Judah.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course The literature and faith of the New Testament communities studied in the context of the early church and the Judaic and Greco-Roman world.
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1.00 Credits
Group 3,, literature 1 course This course introduces major Eastern and Western religious themes and ideas through a combination of sacred and secular literature. The approach is comparative in nature, emphasizing texts that place these traditions in new geographical, cultural, temporal, and philosophical contexts. May be counted toward a major or minor in English literature upon approval of English department chair.
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1.00 Credits
1 course A seminar focused on a theme in the study of religion. Open only to first-year students.
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1.00 Credits
Group 3,, lit 1 course An assessment of the Old and New Testament as anthologies of poetry and prose. Students will be invited to observe the varieties of literary genre, the artistic character of literary traditions and of individual books and the role of the author or editor in delivering a specific message to an audience, and the role of contemporary literary theory and interpretation.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course An introduction to Jewish life, thought and practice. Description of basic Jewish beliefs, attitudes, values and practices.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course A survey of major beliefs, practices and forms of the Christian religion. Special attention will be given to the Biblical foundations, theological formation and pivotal historical developments.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course A survey of the major beliefs, rituals and institutions of Islam. Special emphasis will be given to recurring themes and issues that have shaped Muslim self-understanding throughout history.
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1.00 - 4.00 Credits
Group 4, 1 course A study of Hinduism, early Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Islam and Syrian Christianity, with emphasis on how each tradition has changed, or has been changed by, the others with which it has come into contact.
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