RELI 633: Issues in Religious Ethics

RELI 633-001: Ethical Perspec of World Reli
(Spring 2015)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M

Section Information for Spring 2015

Subtitle: "Caring for the Stranger"

The Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament teach persons to care for the stranger and love the neighbor. Islamic sacred texts are also concerned these relationships. But what do these sacred texts mean? What do Jews, Christians, and Muslims think about persons outside of their traditions? How do their views on the neighbor influence the way they they relate to a pluralistic society? How do these views affect their relationship to each other and their dialogue with other religious traditions? Using sacred texts, and their commentaries together with modern accounts of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in a pluralistic world, this course will explore the concept of the neighbor in each of these traditions.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Examines how perceptions of ultimate reality shape ethical values and behaviors of various religious traditions. Addresses problems in interpretation of authoritative foundational teachings in contemporary contexts. Special attention to non-Western religions. May be repeated within the degree for a maximum 9 credits.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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