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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Introduction to the beliefs, practices, institutions, and literature of Judaism. Emphasis on the historical development of Judaism as well as on the Jewish faith as a living world religion. Prerequisite: World Cultures 110.
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3.00 Credits
Examines key issues in the history of Christian thought through study of significant figures in late medieval and modern Christian history. Examples of theologians covered include Anselm, Thomas Aquinas, Julian of Norwich, Martin Luther, John Calvin, Teresa of Avila, Anne Hutchinson, and Jonathan Edwards.
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3.00 Credits
(3) Traces the history and theology of John Wesley, the Methodist movement's founder, providing understanding of denominational traditions in Christianity. Emphasis on Wesley's commitments to social justice and personal piety, as well as issues of the church's ongoing mission.
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3.00 Credits
Examines major Christian theologies of the 19th and 20th centuries, including neo-orthodoxy, liberalism, existentialism, process theology, global theology, and feminist, Latin American, African American, and Asian liberation theologies. Prerequisite: One course in religion, or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Studies the Gospel texts, explores issues and options of interpretation, and engages the key issues of modern scholarly debate concerning the Gospels. Emphasis on the use of contemporary methods of Biblical exegesis to illumine the Gospel texts. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or religion or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Explores Paul's letters to illumine Paul's thoughts, the life of the ancient Christian communities which he founded and the place of Paul within the history of early Christianity. Prerequisite: One course in philosophy or religion or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Examines theory and practice of biblical interpretation through in-depth study of select biblical narratives, including the Joseph Story, the Succession Narrative (King David), the books of Ruth, Jonah, Daniel, Esther, Tobit, and Judith. Special attention given to literary approaches and theological issues.
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3.00 Credits
Examines women's religious thought in historical or contemporary settings. Explores how women's sense of self-identity and their social position shaped their unique theological perspectives.
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3.00 Credits
Explores the role of story in human experience as a means of theological communication and seeks to read literature as a resource for theological reflection. Examines both fiction and autobiography as vehicles of theological discourse. Prerequisite: One course in religion or permission of the instructor.
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3.00 Credits
Considers how women and men have thought about and lived in relation to evil and the experiences of suffering, especially with regard to the question of God's role in such situations. Focuses particularly on ways persons within religious traditions, mainly Christian and Jewish, have responded to evil and suffering, and how they have understood the relationship of God to such events. Prerequisite: One course in religion or permission of the instructor.
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