Courses and Syllabi
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Religious Studies Spring 2020
Undergraduate
100-Level Courses in RELI
Examines main forms of religious expression as embodied in several important religious traditions in contemporary world. Investigates religious experience; myth and ritual; teachings and scripture; ethical, social, and artistic aspects of religion; and nature and function of religion in human society. Limited to three attempts.
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200-Level Courses in RELI
Focuses on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam from historical, comparative, and cross-cultural perspectives. May also include modern developments of those faiths such as Mormonism and Baha'ism, as well as Zoroastrianism and religions of ancient Near Eastern cultures. Limited to three attempts.
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3 Sections Currently Scheduled
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Section 003
— John Turner — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW —
Krug Hall 7
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Section 001
— Randi L Rashkover — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW —
Music Theater Building (formerly Fine Arts Building) 1006
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Section 002
— Charles Garrettson — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR —
Lecture Hall 3
Surveys religions of India, Hinduism, Jainism, Sikhism, Buddhism, and the religions of the Far East, China, and Japan, including Daosim, Confucianism, Shinto, from origins to present. Limited to three attempts.
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3 Sections Currently Scheduled
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Section 002
— Prabhavati C. Reddy — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW —
Innovation Hall 136
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Section 003
— Andrew Daniel Thrasher — 05:55 PM to 07:10 PM MW —
Enterprise Hall 275
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Section 001
— Young Chan Ro — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR —
Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 120
Explores the relationship between religion and literature in different times and cultures, the influence of religion on literary works, and how literature expresses major religious themes such as death and immortality, divine will and justice, suffering and human destiny, and religion and state. Limited to three attempts.
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RELI 272:
Islam
(3 Credits)
Introduces basic religious beliefs and practices of Islam, with view to diverse manifestations of Islamic culture in different ethnic and social contexts. Provides overview of essential rituals of Islamic life, mystical practices of Sufis, certain popular forms of religious practice, sources and application of Islamic law, and distinctive Islamic artistic and literary forms. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Maria M Dakake — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW —
Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 206
300-Level Courses in RELI
Introduces Hindu religion and thought, beliefs, rituals, ethics and religious practices. Emphasis on classical Hinduism, but also covers Hinduism and modernity, modern Hindu movements, and Hinduism as a global religion. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Prabhavati C. Reddy — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW —
Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 124
Explores the intersection between Christian and revolutionary thought, such as Marxism and existentialism, in Latin America after the 1960s that formed liberation theology. Emphasis on historical, philosophical and interdisciplinary issues. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
Investigates the genre of autobiography as employed by religious authors, both classical and modern. Introduces students to personal, historical, and religious doctrinal contexts that shape the autobiographical literature. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Charles Garrettson — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
Robinson Hall B122
Comparative treatment of major expressions of mysticism in East and West through exploration of various ways of understanding mystical experience. Readings and discussion emphasize one or more of the Eastern (Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zen) and Western (Judaism, Christianity, Islam) traditions. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Young Chan Ro — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
Robinson Hall B102
Examines Jewish religion, history, and literature from the Babylonian Exile to third century C.E. Special attention to development of Hebrew Bible, Apocalyptic and Apocryphal literature, belief in resurrection and final judgment, Dead Sea Scrolls, Jewish sects, and emergence of Christianity and Rabbinic Judaism. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— John Barclay Burns — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM MW —
Planetary Hall (formerly Science & Tech I) 127
Surveys representations of religious beliefs, practices, persons, and institutions in popular film. Focuses on the media consumption of box office movies in the United States. Examines how religion is imaged in film and how that religious imagination relates to social constructions of national, ethnic, racial, gender, and sexual identities. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— John Farina — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM M —
Krug Hall 204
Explores issues relating to law and religion. Focuses on the legal doctrines that have arisen in cases under the Establishment and Free Exercise Clauses of the First Amendment. Topics include religion and public schools, government aid to religious institutions, including school vouchers, government endorsement of religious symbols, freedom of religious expression, and freedom of religious practice. Limited to three attempts.
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Examines life and character of the founder of Islam, as remembered and understood by Muslims, as well as explores influence of his paradigmatic life and teachings on Islamic religious discourse and culture. Addresses Western critical studies of the accounts of Muhammad's life and contemporary controversies regarding Muhammad. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Maria M Dakake — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW —
Innovation Hall 333
Explores the history of Christianity around the world in the context of political and social structures as well as religious beliefs and practices. Limited to three attempts.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— John Turner — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
Art & Design Building L008
400-Level Courses in RELI
Senior seminar on a specific topic of relevance to religious studies. Content varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic varies. Students with other majors may be take the course if the topic is sufficiently close to their field of study. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
Topics in RELI
Senior seminar on a specific topic of relevance to religious studies. Content varies. Notes: May be repeated when topic varies. Students with other majors may be take the course if the topic is sufficiently close to their field of study. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
Graduate
600-Level Courses in RELI
Examines study of religion as academic discipline. Evaluates various intellectual approaches and methods used in study of religious phenomena. May not be repeated for credit.
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