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786-201 CRITICAL ISSUES IN
MODERN RELIGION GH 3 cr
An introduction to selected critical issues
relating to contemporary academic
concerns. A variety of religion to modern
culture and intellectual positions will be
analyzed and discussed.
786-211 INTRODUCTION TO
EASTERN RELIGIONS GH 3 cr
An introduction to the major religious
traditions in the cultural areas of South,
Southeast, and East Asia: Hinduism,
Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism,
Confucianism, and Shinto.
786-212 INTRODUCTION TO
WESTERN RELIGIONS GH 3 cr
An introduction to the major religious
traditions that have shaped Near Eastern
and Western culture; especially Judaism,
Christianity, and Islam.
786-252 THE BIBLE AS
LITERATURE 3 cr
This course will survey the Bible and
some other related Near Eastern
literature, focusing on the development of
genres, motifs, and other literary forms
that have influenced the form and content
of Western literature, including the
parable, the proverb, the loss of Eden,
exile and return, origin stories, and hero
stories. (Offered jointly with English).
Prereq: 680-101 and 680-102.
Unreq:
680-252.
786-303 EASTERN RELIGIOUS
THOUGHT GH 3 cr
A study of selected texts and religious
thought from India, China, and Japan in
relation to their impact on personal
spiritual development and cultural
integration.
Prereq: 900-140 or consent of the
instructor.
786-330 WOMEN AND RELIGION
GH 3 cr
This course will trace changing
conceptions of gender roles and the
functions of women in various religious
traditions. Feminine and masculine images
of divinity will be compared and recent
scholarship in feminist theology on
questions such as the nature of divinity,
immortality, and religious devotion will be
examined.
Prereq: 900-140 or consent of the
instructor.
786-351 RELIGION IN AMERICAN
CULTURE GH 3 cr
An examination of the significant role
played by religious ideas and traditions in
American society from colonial times to
the present in historical and cultural
perspectives.
Prereq: 900-120 or consent of the
instructor.
786-353 SOCIOLOGY OF
RELIGION 3 cr
A study of the function and forms of
religious groups in primitive and
contemporary societies; a theoretical
examination of religion as a basic social
institution. (Offered jointly with sociology).
Prereq: 3 credits of sociology course
work.
Unreq: 880-353.
786-355 THE RENAISSANCE AND
THE REFORMATION GH 3 cr
European history from 1300 to 1600 with
emphasis on the Renaissance in Italy and
northern Europe and the period of the
Reformation. (Offered jointly with
History).
Prereq: 900-120 or consent of the
instructor. Unreq: 740-355.
786-388/588 THE HOLOCAUST:
NAZI GERMANY & THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS 3 cr
This course will examine the origins,
implementation, and legacies of the Nazi
Holocaust against the Jews. It is intended
to help students gain an appreciation of
the importance of the Holocaust to the
Jewish experience, while understanding
that other groups also were victimized.
(Offered jointly with Sociology).
Prereq: 3 credits of sociology, history or
religious studies.
Unreq: 880-388/588.
786-490/690 WORKSHOP
1-3 cr
Repeatable
786-494 SEMINAR 1-3 cr
Repeatable
786-496/696 SPECIAL STUDIES 1-3 cr
Repeatable
786-498 INDEPENDENT STUDIES
1-3 cr
Repeatable
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