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3.00 Credits
The rise of Mahayana Buddhism in India and its spread to Central Asia, China, Korea, Japan and Tibet. The basic teachings of Mahayana Buddhism will be covered, along with the Madhyamaka and Yogacara schools of Mahayana Buddhist thought. Select schools of East Asian Buddhism, such as Ch'an (Zen) and Pure Land will also be covered.
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3.00 Credits
A comprehensive survey of the development of Judaism from its pre-exilic roots to the present, to include the evolution of its theology, ethics, and traditions. The impact of the modern world upon traditional Judaism; major movements within Judaism today and their beliefs about God, Torah, and Israel. Sponsored by the Jewish Chautauqua Society.
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3.00 Credits
The Jewish Holocaust represents the classic negative event of our age, a manifestation of evil transcending the human imagination. This course will examine how Jews and Christians have responded to this event and why it caused changes in both Jewish and Christian self-understandings. The course will introduce students to the personages, issues and events of the Holocaust, before turning to religious and moral issues such as suffering and guilt. This course is jointly offered with the Jewish Chautauqua Society.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to the historical development of Islam, together with its basic beliefs and practices, from the time of Muhammad to the modern period. The prophet Muhammad, the Qura'n and Hadith, the Shari'ah, Kalm, Shiism, Sufism, and Islamic modernism will be examined.
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3.00 Credits
An examination of selected indigenous African religious traditions in their native contexts and/or religious traditions of indigenous African origin that have developed in the Caribbean and related contexts outside of Africa. Topics may vary, but representative samples may include a focus on individual systems (such as Haitian Vodou) or phenomena found in a number of systems (such as rites of passage).
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3.00 Credits
Combining the evidence of biblical texts and ancient Near Eastern texts, this course analyzes the historical and social context of religion in ancient Israel. Special topics include the worship of different deities; the priesthood and the system of sacrifices in the Temple; the relationship between politics and religion, and some specific religious practices maintained by kings David, Solomon and their successors (such as prophecy, holy war and child sacrifice); popular religious practices (such as devotion to the dead and magic); and the origins and development of monotheism, the concept of the messiah and other ideas central to the origins of Judaism and Christianity.
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3.00 Credits
This course looks at the world's earliest known law: the law of ancient Sumer, Babylon, Egypt, and other ancient Near Eastern societies. The course goes on to examine the relationship between these legal systems and the legal texts of ancient Israel found in the Hebrew Bible, as well as other issues related to the study of biblical law. Finally, the course considers the legacy of ancient Near Eastern law and its impact on the development of modern legal institutions and systems.
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3.00 Credits
The most influential of all Old Testament books on Christian spirituality, the Psalms offer a special glimpse into the religious life of ancient Israel. Placed within their larger historical background, psalms of various types (laments, hymns, royal and wisdom psalms, etc.) will be studied for their literary and religious character. The question of the Psalter's theology as a whole will be addressed as well.
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3.00 Credits
A study of apocalypticism as a social and historical phenomenon, primarily through analysis of its expression in ancient Jewish and early Christian apocalyptic texts. In addition to the biblical books of Daniel and Revelation, readings may include works such as the Potter's Oracle, I Enoch, Sibylline Oracles, 2 Baruch, and 4 Ezra. The emphasis will be on the meaning of the texts in their ancient historical context and on the sociology of apocalyptic and millenarian movements in general.
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3.00 Credits
The aim of this course is to examine the main characteristics of Paul's faith as found in his epistles. The course will establish the broad argument of each of the letters, their historical setting, and their literary and rhetorical character, and demonstrate how these elements work together to express Paul's gospel.
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