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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
An exploration of the major ideas and movements which have formed Christianity. The course will survey pivotal doctrines such as Trinity, Redemption, and Church, and will cover the thought of the Ancient Church, the Middle Ages, Reformation, Enlightenment, as well as the 19th and 20th centuries. Three credits.
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A survey of the Orthodox Christian faith focusing on the fundamental beliefs of the Church including: the nature and meaning of the Church, the primary sources of faith, the liturgical and sacramental life, the nature and role of iconography and ecclesiastical architecture and hymnography. This course will compare and contrast elements of the traditions of the Orthodox and Roman Catholic Churches. Three credits.
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A reflection on the Christian life within the context of Orthodox Christianity in dialogue with the Roman Catholic tradition. This course will introduce the student to the lives and writings of the saints, martyrs and mystics of the early and contemporary church, both East and West. Particular attention will be paid to the notion of "theosis" or "deification" of the human person understood as tultimate goal of life lived in communion with God. Three credits.
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A study of the American experience from the colonial period to the present from the perspective of religion and its relation to the individual and society. Three credits.
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The story of how a distinctive form of Judaism, an amalgam of four thousand years of tradition and three hundred years of experience on these shores, developed in North America. Attention is given to the shape of the Jewish community, its culture, modes of worship, concerns and problems. Three credits.
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A study of Jewish attitudes toward God, humanity, community and life. Contemporary Jewish concerns, including the impact of the State of Israel, are part of this survey. Three credits.
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A survey of the world religions including: native religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam, as well as Shintoism, Confucianism and Taoism. Included will be the religious practices, customs and beliefs of each tradition. Three credits.
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This course will examine the various symbols and rituals used in religion. It will examine them from a historical, cultural and psychological viewpoint, as well as relate how they continue to affect the contemporary world. Three credits.
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An examination of the pre-Columbian, colonial, and contemporary religious traditions of the indigenous peoples of the western hemisphere. Three credits.
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An examination of the theological movements of Latin America. After a brief presentation of the introduction of Christianity to the Americas, the course will explore the development of political and social systems, which have marked Latin American religious life. The emphasis will be on the present state of Latin American theologies, as well as on the relation between religion, politics and society. Three credits.
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