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4.00 Credits
Fall (4 credits). Elementary Hebrew grammar and composition with emphasis on Biblical vocabulary and syntax. In this course, we will read, in Hebrew, the entire book of Ruth. NU and EV only.
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Spring (4 credits). Elementary Greek grammar and composition with emphasis on Early Christian vocabulary and syntax. In this course, the pedagogical strategies used to teach language in the ancient world will be applied to reading excerpts from Christian Scripture and other first century sources. Offered as needed. NU and EV only.
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Fall (4 credits). Lesbian/gay issues have sparked major controversies in Christianity and Judaism. Debates are emerging in Islam and other religions. Topics include: religious acceptance versus demands to change, sacred text interpretations, ordination, marriage/civil unions, parenting, hate crimes, sexuality education, political rights. Focus is on lesbian/gay approaches and responses. NU and EV only.
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Fall (4 credits). Explores what it means to live a life of compassion through these lenses: 1) biographical models such as Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, The Dalai Lama, and Mother Teresa; 2) the compassion teach- ings of the world's religions; 3) first-person investigation of compassion practices. Offered as needed. NU only.
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Spring (4 credits). Consideration of a range of women's roles in Western religions. Examination of tension between women's subordination and liberation in Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Sources include Christian and Hebrew bibles, church fathers and mothers, new views of women's history and feminist analysis of religion, and contemporary goddess spirituality. NU and EV only.
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Spring (4 credits). Intermediate-level lecture and discussion course, which is an examination of religious themes in African-American experience, including slavery, Black Church denominations (mainstream and Holiness), Black Nationhood and civil rights movements, Black Muslims, Black and Womanist (Black feminist) theologies, African religions in the Americas (Santeria and Voudoun), and new spiritual visions. Offered in alternate years.
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Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Exploration of differences as well as the intersections between the scientific and religious quests for ultimate truth. Emphasis will vary, including topics such as evolution and creationism, neuroscientific experiments on religious experiences (e.g., love, forgiveness, altruism, healing, meditation), quantum mechanics, energy theories, Deep Ecology, human nature, and nature. Prerequisites: one course in religious studies and one course in science, or permission. NU and EV only. Offered as needed.
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Fall (4 credits) or Spring (4 credits) or May Term (3 credits). Topics of current interest in religious studies. Course content varies from term to term. May be repeated for degree credit given a different topic. Offered as needed.
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Spring (4 credits). Sacred life-stories told in the form of biographies, hagiographies, or autobiographies offer their audiences-both historical and present-day readers-critical resources for understanding and interpreting religious worlds. Consists of a close reading of a broad range of life-stories from Buddhist, Hindu, and Chinese religious traditions. Offered in alternate years. NU and EV only.
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Fall (4 credits), Spring (4 credits), May Term (3 credits). Examines religion from the viewpoint of psychology. Topics include the history of psychology and religion; biological foundations of religion; behavioral, correlational, and comparative theories of religion; meditation; religion and human development; mysticism; spirituality; humanistic approaches; and major psychological theorists (Jung, Fowler, James, Starbuck, Hall, Erickson, Maslow, Wilbur). Offered as needed. NU and EV only.
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