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4.00 Credits
This course examines how the teachings and practices from various world religions have affected the human understanding of our relation with natural world. It examines both the positive and negative impact of religious communities on ecological communities. In doing so, the course attempts to clarify to what extent, if any we might turn to religious systems as a foundation for environmental stewardship.
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4.00 Credits
This course examines the phenomena of ritual and festival by using case studies from Latin America. It examines first the linkages between religion and society, and then focuses on the symbolic action of ritual in order to learn how to "read" ritual action. Some of the rituals that are examined include: the peyote ritual in Northern Mexico; Christmas rituals and Day of the Dead, also in Mexico; the rituals of Vodun and Santeria that are practiced in Haiti and Cuba respectively; the Afro-Brazilian ritual of congado (the devotion to Our Lady of the Rosary); rituals to the ancestors in highland Bolivia; and others.
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4.00 Credits
Women make up more than half of the world's population, but have been under-represented among theologians, mystics, mendicants and religious leaders. In this course, students examine both women's traditional roles and how contemporary women are changing rituals, traditions, and teachings within their religious traditions. Students will study representatives from Eastern religions, Western religions and neopagan/wiccan religions.
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4.00 Credits
This course offers an exploration of both the philosophy and practical application of yoga, one of the major systems of thought underlying the Hindu religion. Included is a study of the early Hindu investigation of ritual and freedom, the instruction of Krishna in the Bhagavad Gita, the royal yoga of Patanjali, and the Tantric systems of body-mind transformation. There will also be the opportunity to experience the actual practice of these disciplines with classes throughout the semester dedicated to meditation and Hatha yoga.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop a general sociological understanding and perspective with which to evaluate, interpret, and understand religion and religious institutions. Topics investigated include: the role of belief, values and symbols; religious recruitment; how religious organizations are formed and maintained; the link between religion and social inequality; and how religion has changed and adapted in American culture. Various contemporary expressions of religion in the U.S. including cults, civil religion, fundamentalism and the commercialization of religion are also explored.
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4.00 Credits
How do popular culture and the mass media affect religion? Conversely, how does religion affect our popular culture and mass media? What are we to think of Christian forms of commercial entertainment like "religious rock music," "Christian hip-hop," and "Christian romance novels" or motion pictures? Several critics have pointed out that the industry that produces these things is nothing more than an attempt to make money off of religion. Others, feel that this industry provides an important role in maintaining and reinforcing religion by giving people what they want - religious commercial entertainment. This course provides an opportunity for students to explore the role religion plays in creating and maintaining culture through popular cultural expressions such as music, television, motion pictures, sports and fashion. They will also analyze how popular culture affects religion and how religion, in turn, affects popular culture and society.
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4.00 Credits
Faced with the suffering and evil of the Holocaust, many have cried out, where was God? Others have responded, where was humanity? This course examines the challenge the Holocaust presents for both Christianity and Judaism. Each religious tradition has had to grapple with the question of theodicy (explanations for evil in the world). Students explore the wide-range of Christian theologies and Jewish responses to the Holocaust, from Hasidic folk tales to the more radical death-of-God theologies in both religious traditions.
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4.00 Credits
A seminar for concentrators and dual concentrators in religious studies that examines ways to integrate the different disciplines used in the study of religion around specific questions of religious belief, faith and practice. Participants engage in guided research and are expected to contribute to seminar presentations. Open to seniors and qualified juniors only.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop a general sociological understanding and perspective with which to evaluate, interpret and understand new religious movements, also known as "cults." Topics investigated include the historical emergence of new religious movements, recruitment strategies and the use of violence. Several case studies are used throughout the course including: The People's Temple, The Branch Davidians, Aum Shinrikyo, Montana Freemen, Solar Temple, Heaven's Gate and Chen Tao.
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4.00 Credits
This course provides an opportunity for students to develop a general sociological understanding and perspective with which to evaluate, interpret, and understand religion and religious institutions. Topics investigated include: the role of belief, values and symbols; religious recruitment; how religious organizations are formed and maintained; the link between religion and social inequality; and how religion has changed and adapted in American culture. Various contemporary expressions of religion in the U.S. including cults, civil religion, fundamentalism and the commercialization of religion are also explored.
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