Courses and Syllabi
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Religious Studies Spring 2019
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
— David Asher Tassell — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW —
Music Theater Building (formerly Fine Arts Building) 1006
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Section Syllabus
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Section 002
— Charles Garrettson — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM TR —
Music Theater Building (formerly Fine Arts Building) 1006
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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Section 001
— Young Chan Ro — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM TR —
Music Theater Building (formerly Fine Arts Building) 1007
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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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. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Maria M Dakake — 12:00 PM to 01:15 PM MW —
Lecture Hall 1
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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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. May not be repeated for credit.
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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. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Charles Garrettson — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
East Building 121
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Young Chan Ro — 10:30 AM to 11:45 AM TR —
Nguyen Engineering Building 1107
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. May not be repeated for credit.
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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. May not be repeated for credit.
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Studies Judaism from origins to present. Includes origins of Judaism B.C.E.; Rabbinic Judaism; Jews in the Middle Ages; Hasidic and Mystical Judaism; Enlightenment; persecution and Holocaust; contemporary American Judaism; and Jewish, Christian, and Muslim relations. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Randi L Rashkover — 01:30 PM to 02:45 PM MW —
Robinson B102
Explores two primary sources of Islamic belief and practice: Qur'an and Hadith. Discusses thematic structure and literary quality, and examines theological and moral issues. Also introduces various methods of interpretation and critical analysis applied to texts in both Islamic and Western scholarship. Lecture and discussion. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Maria M Dakake — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW —
Buchanan Hall (formerly Mason Hall) D023
Examines early Christian church from time of Jesus to 700 C.E. Covers internal development of Christianity as it formed official doctrines and institutions, and external relations of Christians with followers of other religions in Roman Empire. Special attention to reasons for success of Christianity in Roman world. May not be repeated for credit.
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Explores the history of Christianity around the world in the context of political and social structures as well as religious beliefs and practices. May not be repeated for credit.
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Section 001
— Lincoln A. Mullen — 03:00 PM to 04:15 PM MW —
Robinson B224
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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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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Graduate
600-Level Courses in RELI
Compares the conception of human rights in international human rights documents and accords with conceptions of human rights in classical Islamic theological, legal, and ethical texts. Examines various relevant issues, including but not limited to religious and gender discrimination, slavery, freedom of religion and belief and apostasy, and questions of punishment. May not be repeated for credit.
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