Religious Studies Spring 2015

RELS 100: The New TestamentAn introduction to the historical, literary, and cultural approaches to the New Testament with a view

toward understanding and interpretation.

RELS 101: The Old Testament/ Hebrew ScriptureAn introduction to the historical, literary, and cultural approaches to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament)

with a view toward understanding and interpretation.

RELS 102: Introduction of Religious StudiesRELS 102: Introduction of Religious StudiesAn introduction to the study of religion from Western and non-Western cultures. The course surveys and critiques definitions of religion and examines topics such as the historical, social, psychological, or

ethical implications of a number of religious traditions.

RELS 103: Religions of AsiaIntroduction to the history, doctrines, and practices of the major religions of India, China and Japan.

RELS 151: Elementary Latin IIStudy of the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of the Latin Language.Study of the grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of the Latin Language.

RELS 302: BuddhismIntroduction to the history, fundamental doctrines, and practices of the three main Buddhist traditions

(Theravada, Mahayana, Vajrayana) in their global contexts.

RELS 305: ChristianityA survey of doctrines, ethical codes, rituals, and institutions of the three main Christian traditions:

Orthodoxy, Roman Catholicism, and Protestantism.

RELS 306: IslamRELS 306: IslamTerminology, history, social institutions, beliefs, rituals, ethical system, and world views associated with the religious tradition of Islam. Examination of the West’s views of Islam and Islamic views of the

West.

RELS 318: DaoismA survey of the evolution of Chinese Daoism, from its appearance as a philosophical school c. 400 BCE,

through its later iterations in a variety of religious organizations.

RELS 383: Biblical Language Hebrew IIRELS 383: Biblical Language Hebrew IIPrerequisite: RELS 382

Further development of an understanding of the fundamentals of the Hebrew language with special attention to the reading of selected portions of the Hebrew Bible. May be taken either as a foreign

language course or as a RELS elective.

RELS 401/401G: Religious Studies Seminar: Religion and Film Prerequisite: One course in Religious Studies or permission of instructor

This course examines the ways in which religions and religious concepts (such as sacred, community, This course examines the ways in which religions and religious concepts (such as sacred, community, ritual, and so on) are portrayed in films -allowing students to think critically about religious, cultural, and

ethical issues.

RELS 401/401G: Religious Studies Seminar: Chinese Philosophy Prerequisite: One course in Religious Studies or permission of instructor

Studies in the history of philosophy in China.

RELS 431/431G: Christianity from 1517 to PresentPrerequisite: RELS 100 or 102 or 305, and one history coursePrerequisite: RELS 100 or 102 or 305, and one history course

An investigation of the development of Christian thought and institutions from the beginning of the Reformation to the present.