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3.00 Credits
A broad chronological survey of the history of the development of the Christian tradition from antiquity to the present. This course will examine the origins of Christianity in the unique life of Jesus of Nazareth and trace the subsequent evolution of Christianity from a small Jewish sect to a major world religion. As is fitting for a foundational course taught in a Jesuit institution, this course will place a primary emphasis on the Roman Catholic thread of this great tradition, understanding that this specific tradition is at times clarified and properly understood only in contrast to alternative Christian positions. Critical dialogue with primary sources will be emphasized throughout the course.
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3.00 Credits
An investigation into the sources, norms, and key categories of Christian theology from its origins to the present. The ancient sources, contemporary issues, and related political, social and economic contexts will be studied using analytical, autobiographical, and narrative resources. Formerly Introduction to Christian Thought.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides a general overview of the forms and teachings of Christian ethics and how they impact the broader society. Specific social forms based upon human rights, theological virtues, conceptions of justice and the common good will be analyzed through teachings on war, the conquest, race, gender, class and the relationship between church and state. Particular attention will be given to the recent papal encyclicals.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine the biblical traditions and texts of the Hebrew Scriptures as products of particular historical and cultural communities, and as literary and theological documents. Formerly Understanding Scripture.
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3.00 Credits
An inquiry into the nature of religion and on the origin and development of one or more traditions. A study of the diverse modes of religious experience and conceptions of God, human existence, and community. The meaning of belief, symbolism, and ritual in the spiritual quest for the transcendent.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the comparative study of religion which examines the historical evolution of religions, nature and diversity of religious experience, the concept of a religious world and the diverse types of religious worldviews, the role of myth and ritual in the maintenance of religious worlds, the problem of religious change and the concept of transcendence.
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3.00 Credits
A study of a variety of selected topics relating to women in ancient religions, with a special interest in ancient Israelite, Jewish, and Christian traditions. Topics may vary, but at least some attention usually will be given to the relationship between ancient religions outside the biblical tradition and some feature of the Hebrew Bible or the New Testament. Representative examples include goddesses in the ancient Near East, women's roles in Israelite religion, women in Greco-Roman mystery cults, Jewish women in Palestine, women in the churches of Paul, and female Christian martyrs and ascetics. Methodological implications for the broader study of religion and theology will be addressed. Theology
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the religious traditions of the Indian subcontinent from earliest times up until the period of the Epic (c. 200 BCE-200 CE). The Vedic religion, from the Rig Veda through the Upanishads, the renouncer traditions of Jainism and Buddhism, and the formation of the early theistic traditions will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
A survey of the Hindu religious traditions on the Indian subcontinent with a focus on the period from the Epic (c. 200 BCE-200 CE) until modern times. The major forms of Hindu belief and practice will be covered: Vaishnavism, Shaivism, traditions of the Goddess, and popular village traditions.
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3.00 Credits
The development of the Buddhist religion from the time of its founder, Siddhartha Gautama, until its decline in India in the 12th century. The basic teachings of the Buddha, the early Buddhist community or Sangha, the elaboration of the Abhidharma, the rise of Mahayana Buddhism and the development of Tantra will be covered.
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