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1.00 Credits
Graded independent research. A student wishing to take this course must first gain the support of a member of the psychology faculty, who supervises the student as they design and carry out an empirical investigation of some psychological phenomenon. In addition to a final paper and regular meetings with their faculty sponsor, students also attend weekly meetings organized by the course instructor. Both the course instructor and the supervising faculty member participate in the planning of the research and in final evaluation. The Department. Prerequisite: Psychology 298. Not offered in 2008/09.
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3.00 Credits
Open to seniors by invitation of instructor. Prerequisite: 298, 300, or 399
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3.00 Credits
Individual or group studies with prior approval of the adviser and of the instructor who supervises the work. May be elected during the college year or during the summer. The department.
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1.00 Credits
Is religion best described as a personal, inward experience or as a communal, social activity This course explores the classical approaches to the study of Religion that have developed over the course of the twentieth century. Mr. Kahn. Not offered in 2008/09.
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1.00 Credits
(Same as Africana Studies 105) Topic for 2008/09: Religion and the Civil Rights Movement. This course examines the ways in which religious belief, practices, and institutions helped to shape the modern Civil Rights Movement. Topics include, theologies of non-violent resistance, spirituals and freedom songs, religion and gender in the movement, critiques of religious motivated activism, and of non-violent resistance. Mr. Mamiya and Mr. Kahn.
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1.00 Credits
(Same as Jewish Studies 150) An historical comparative study of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course focuses on such themes as origins, development, sacred literature, ritual, legal, mystical, and philosophical traditions, and interactions between the three religions. Ms. Leeming; instructor to be announced. Open to all students.
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1.00 Credits
(Same as Asian Studies 152) This course is an introduction to the religions of Asia (Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Zen, Shinto, etc.) through a study of practices, sites, sensibilites, and doctrines. The focus is comparative as the course explores numerous themes, including creation (cosmology), myth, ritual, action, fate and destiny, human freedom, and ultimate values. Mr. Jarow, Mr. Walsh. Open to all students except seniors.
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1.00 Credits
How does the mass media change religious values and behaviors How might we understand the relationship between American Christians and American culture Has sports, television or entertainment replaced religion Is popular culture hostile to faith-or is it religious in wholly new and unexpected ways In this course we explore these questions by looking in detail at American television, film, popular literature and the internet. We also examine how specific religions and religious symbols are expressed in popular culture, what happens when traditional religions borrow pop cultural forms or ideals, and how the American media is abetting a trend towards religious eclecticism and hybridity. Mr. White.
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1.00 Credits
The study of religion is a methodological process of self-discovery, through which both individuals and modern society become conscious of the underlying attitudes and predispositions involved in the phenomenon of religion itself, and in academic inquiry about it. In this course we study and critique the basic approaches to the unique problems presented by the study of religion, tracing the ways they continue to affect processes of thought and interpretation today. Mr. Kahn. Required for all majors.
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1.00 Credits
Some say it is impossible to be both a modern and a religious person. What are the assumptions behind this claim The course explores how religion has been understood and challenged in the context of Western intellectual thought from the Enlightenment to the present. Kant, Hegel, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Freud, and Buber are some of the thinkers whom we study. Mr. Kahn. Not offered in 2008/09.
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