Their place in religious consciousness with a variety of examples.
The academic study of mysticism; mystical movements; and mystics.
Sacred texts in religions, examining their social importance, interpretative shifts, and battles over authority.
The status and roles of women in selected religious traditions; impact of feminism on the study of religion.
Moral problems and religious responses: e.g., sexual morality; violence; civil disobedience.
Moral and religious norms of ethical judgment in bio-medicine; specific issues will be chosen such as population control, abortion, genetic control,...
A topic of current interest in Religious Studies not covered in other available courses.
For a complete description, see RELS 301*.
Exemplary work in recent and contemporary Christian theology.
This course provides an introduction to the methods and premises used in the modern quest to understand the historical facts of Jesus' life....
Issues raised by the feminist critique of traditional Christian theology and feminist attempts at theological reconstruction.
Surveys the history and philosophy of yoga in India and the West. NOTE
Chinese cultural views of the body, mind and spirit and the connections between traditional Chinese medicine, philosophy and religion.
Explores the role of religion in a Muslim society as exemplified in modern Iranian experience: a move from politicization of Islam to a...
The primary focus of the course will be the theological perspectives and social functions of apocalyptic in select religious traditions. The course...
Links between violence and religious beliefs, practices and institutions; for example, sacrifice, holy wars, scapegoating, and suicide.
Examination of Goddesses in various religious traditions, both ancient and contemporary.
A study of the tensions that come into play as Jews formulated views of the Other to balance co-existence with them. Source materials include...
Deals with the role of religion in the public sphere and its relation to liberal democracy. It examines the (in)compatibility of some tenets of...
An introduction to major theoretical approaches to the study of religion. PREREQUISITE 1.0 credit in Religious Studies at the 200 level and...