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3.00 Credits
The rapid progress in science in the recent century challenges us not only with the sheer volume of new knowledge but also with the changed view of the world and the far-reaching implications proposed by it. This course describes the new worldview of modern science in the areas of cosmology, evolution, quantum physics, chaos/complexity science, systems science, ecology, and then draws out the implications of the new scienti?c knowledge for Judeo-Christian theology. It is possible that the new knowledge of the world through science might even enhance traditional religion and provide fertile soil for a belief that includes more of reality. 3 credits
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This course focuses on the development and practice of Catholic Social Teaching. Emphasis will be placed on the tradition as it developed with the North American context. Familiarity with Catholicism is not essential; students of all religious traditions are welcome to enroll in the course. Requirements include a ?ve-hour service component. Satis?es the Religious Literacy requirement or Values Exploration. 3 credits
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From early images of Jesus Christ, to Dan Brown's interpretation of Catholic iconography in his latest novels, the use of art and religion has led a charged existence. This survey course will focus on the role of art and the Vatican, which was used not only to enhance spiritual growth, but to promote political and personal agendas. We will examine images such as "Christ the Good Shepherd" from the second century Catacomb of Callixtus in Rome, up through Bernini and Baroque works to the present day. Students will learn how to closely examine works of art, while placing them in the larger framework of the history of the Catholic Church. 3 credits
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This course will introduce students to a series of classic texts which have been influential in the development of religious studies as a discipline. Included for study are the works of Sir James Frazer, Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, Carl Jung, Max Weber, Emile Durkheim, Rudolf Otto, Mircea Eliade, Martin Buber, William James, Clifford Geertz, Victor Turner, and Mary Daly. Their writings will be complemented by a series of films which consider religion, as well as assist in the appreciation of relevant theoretical approaches to the subject. Students also will read relevant film history and theory, and among the course requirements is the creation of a screenplay which expresses and teaches the ideas of a major theorist. Formerly known as REL 302 "Intro to Christian Tradition". This course carries the Imagination, Creativity, & Aesthetics Exploration core attribute and can be used as such by all students outside the Religious Studies major. 3 credits
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The unique character of contemporary Roman Catholicism will be examined in this course, with particular attention to the personal, institutional, historical, cultural, and social aspects of the tradition within the American context. The belief systems of American Catholics will be given special consideration. Satis?es the Religious Literacy requirement. Prerequisite: ECG 100. 3 credits
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This course focuses on the African-American religious experience in the United States. Topics include: slave religion, nation of Islam, the rise of African-American churches, racism within institutional religion, and the role of African-American church leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. and Jesse Jackson. 3 credits
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This course traces in rigorous depth the ?gure of Eve as represented and interpreted for more than three thousand years in Judeo-Christian thought and more broadly in Western culture. It explores with particular intensity Eve's relationship to both hegemonic and subversive portrayals of femininity, as well as the extent to which her passionately contested story continues to influence the way women today imagine and experience themselves as spiritual, intellectual, and sexual subjects. Beyond a focus on religious literacy, a scrutiny of the politics and pleasures of Biblical exegesis will introduce students to critical concepts in the ?elds of art history, folklore, literary, feminist, and popular culture studies. Individual & Society Exploration 3 credits
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This course is concerned with the variety of religious groups and movements found in both historical and contemporary American religion, with a focus on their actual teachings, their religious signi?cance for Western culture and Western perceptions of what is religious, the variety of ways civic organizations and churches have responded/are responding to them, and the artistic expressions created by members of these belief systems. Prerequisite: ECG 100. Indivdual Exploration 3 credits
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1.00 Credits
This course will allow students to experience the ways in which religious studies is taught at the secondary level. Limited to students completing the concentration in secondary education. Consent of department chair and coordinator of secondary education required. Offered as needed. 1 credit
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3.00 Credits
This course examines the close relationship between literature and religion using novels, scholarly articles, and book-excerpts in Literature, Literary Theory, and Philosophy. These materials assist students to articulate and explore different conceptualizations of the literary and the spiritual. Since writers consistently bring their convictions into conflict through creative expression, the characters in their novels struggle with such forces as beliefs-their own and those of others, individuals-institutions, identities, and values. In this course's readings, some of these characters reach a fuller understanding of their own religious convictions (C.S. Lewis); experience a brief existential epiphany before a violent end (Flannery O'Connor); or illuminate how their society's complex and storied belief system is rendered powerless by modern forces (Chinua Achebe). Offered as needed.Aesthetics and Values Exploration 3 credits
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