Courses and Syllabi
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Religious Studies Fall 2017
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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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. May not be repeated for credit.
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2 Sections Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Randi L Rashkover — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW —
Innovation Hall 136
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Section 002
— John Turner — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR —
Nguyen Engineering Building 1103
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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2 Sections Currently Scheduled
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Section 003
— Prabhavati C. Reddy — 09:00 AM to 10:15 AM TR —
Enterprise Hall 275
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Section 002
— Prabhavati C. Reddy — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR —
Innovation Hall 133
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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300-Level Courses in RELI
Surveys Buddhist religious traditions. Includes historical development of Buddhism in India, China, and Japan, examining both Theravada and Mahayana traditions; philosophical and religious significance of Buddhism; and social and political implications of Buddhist traditions in South Asian and East Asian countries. May not be repeated for credit.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Catherine Elaine Prueitt — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR —
Art & Design Building L008
Explores philosophical ideas, spiritual orientation, religious practice, and social and political values in Daoist tradition reading classic Daoist texts including Dao De Jing, Chuang-tzu, and other sources. Discusses Daoism in light of comparative and cross-cultural studies for global understanding of issues on concepts of nature, human nature, and good and evil. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Young Chan Ro — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW —
Robinson B202
Religious heritage in American culture, growth of denominations and sects, and interrelationship of religion and sociopolitical life. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— John Turner — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
Thompson Hall 2022
Explores the roles of religion in contemporary political life in the United States and abroad. Emphasizes religion in current political debates. Includes history, political theory, sociology, and theology to present a comprehensive understanding of the topic. May not be repeated for credit.
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Selected topics from a philosophical perspective. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
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400-Level Courses in RELI
Cross-cultural examination of comparative aspects of religious phenomena. Examines significance of religious phenomena from diverse religious and cultural perspectives, and investigates patterns of religious phenomena that have appeared in world cultures and civilizations. May not be repeated for credit.
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Topics in RELI
Selected topics from a philosophical perspective. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
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Graduate
600-Level Courses in RELI
Investigates nature of sacred and categories of sacred and secular in human experience. Both duality and interconnectedness of sacred and secular explored to facilitate fresh understanding of essential unity of human religiosity and spirituality. May not be repeated for credit.
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Introduces foundational Islamic texts; scholarly traditions of commentary, criticism and analysis on these texts; and application and significance of these texts in contemporary Islamic discourses. May not be repeated for credit.
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1 Section Currently Scheduled
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Section 001
— Abdulaziz Sachedina — 04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T —
Research Hall 202
Topics in RELI
Selected topics from a philosophical perspective. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 12 credits.
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