Class No.	Course ID	Title	Credits	Type	Instructor(s)	Days:Times	Location	Permission Required	Dist	Qtr
3098	GDST-121-01	Biblical Tradition	1.00	LEC	Gettier,John A.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		FYR2
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Only students in the Guided Studies Program are allowed to enroll in this course.
		NOTE: Course is only open to students who have been accepted into the Guided Studies Program.
		The Biblical world up to the beginnings of Christianity. The emergence of Israel and its life as a nation, the prophetic critique, Israel’s Exile and Reconstruction, the emergence of its scripture and its foundation for Judaism and Christianity in the West.
3350	RELG-109-01	Jewish Tradition	1.00	LEC	Kiener,Ronald	TR: 1:30PM- 2:45PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 80
		A thematic introduction to the major concepts, ritual cycles, holidays, and beliefs of Judaism. Readings and course material will be taken from classic Jewish texts as well as modern secondary sources. (May be counted toward International Studies and Middle Eastern Studies.)
3800	RELG-151-01	Religions of Asia	1.00	LEC	Findly,Ellison Banks	MWF: 10:00AM-10:50AM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 50
		An introduction to the major religions of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism, with special emphasis on how each of these modes of thought gives rise to a special vision of man in the universe, a complex of myth and practice, and a pattern of ethical behavior. (May be counted toward international studies/Asian studies.)
4342	RELG-181-01	The Religion of Islam	1.00	LEC	Ziad,Homayra	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 35
		This survey course explores the diversity of Muslim experiential and intellectual approaches to the key sacred sources of the religion, the Qur'an, and the figure of the Prophet. The course addresses pre-Islamic Arabia and the rise of Islam; Muhammad and the Qur'an; prophetic traditions and jurisprudence; theology and mysticism; art and poetry; basic beliefs and practices of the Muslim community; responses to colonialism and modernity; and Islam in the United States.
3278	RELG-184-01	Myth Rite & Sacrament	1.00	LEC	Desmangles,Leslie G.	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		A phenomenological approach to the study of religion through an examination of the nature of religious consciousness and its outward modes of expression. Special emphasis is placed on the varieties of religious experience and their relations to myths, rites, and sacraments. Enrollment limited. (May be counted toward international studies/African studies and international studies/comparative development studies.)
3276	RELG-211-01	Intro Hebrew Bible/Old Testame	1.00	LEC	Sanders,Seth L.	TR: 1:15PM- 2:30PM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A literary and historical examination of the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) to demonstrate its evolution and complexity as religious scripture. Emphasis will be given to developing skills in textual analysis and to discerning possibilities for interpretation. Attention will be given to those personalities such as Abraham, Moses, David, and the prophets and to major events such as the Exodus and the Exile, which shaped a tradition. (May be counted toward Jewish Studies and International Studies/Middle Eastern Studies.)
10387	RELG-252-01	The Asian Mystic	1.00	LEC	Findly,Ellison Banks	MWF: 11:00AM-11:50AM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 30
		An examination of the mystic in Asian religious traditions. Special attention will be given to mysticism and heresy, the psychological and theological sources of mystical experience, and the distinctive characteristics of mystical language. Readings from Indian, Tibetan, and Chinese sources. Enrollment limited. (May be counted toward International Studies/Asian Studies.)
3618	RELG-267-01	Religion and the Media	1.00	LEC	Silk,Mark R.	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 30
		Western religion, and Christianity in particular, has always put a premium on employing the available techniques of mass communication to get its message out. But today, many religious people see the omnipresent “secular” media as hostile to their faith. This course will look at the relationship between religion and the communications media, focusing primarily on how the American news media have dealt with religion since the creation of the penny press in the 1830s. Attention will also be given to the ways that American religious institutions have used mass media to present themselves, from the circulation of Bibles and tracts in the 19th century through religious broadcasting beginning in the 20th century to the use of the Internet today. (May be counted toward American studies and public policy studies.)
10389	RELG-278-01	Atheism & Eclipse of Rel	1.00	LEC	Kirkpatrick,Frank	TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM	TBA		HUM
		Enrollment limited to 25
		An examination of objections to religious belief and practice, especially those associated with atheism. Our primary concern will be to define those arguments which lead to a denial of God's existence or which reduce religious belief and practice to the irrational, primitive, or cowardly. The counter-arguments for religious belief will also be considered. Readings from Nietzsche, Freud, Sartre, Marx, Feuerbach, "death of God" theologians, deconstructionists, and others.
10390	RELG-290-01	Spirit Move Contemp Amer	1.00	LEC	Desmangles,Leslie G.	TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM	TBA		SOC
		Enrollment limited to 100
		An anthropological approach to culture change including the rise, development, and future prospects of spiritual movements in contemporary American culture. Emphasis is given to the teachings of these movements and their contributions to American religious thought. Topics include Garveyism, the Nation of Islam in the West, the Peace Mission Movement, Hare Krishna, and Pentecostalism among others. (May be counted toward American Studies and International Studies/Comparative Development Studies.)
10391	RELG-307-01	Jewish Philosophy	1.00	SEM	Kiener,Ronald	TR: 2:55PM- 4:10PM	TBA	Y	GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 20
		Prerequisite: C- or better in Religion 109.
		This course provides an introduction to the major themes and thinkers of medieval and modern Jewish philosophy. We will study how Plato, Aristotle, and other non-Jewish philosophers found their Jewish voice in the likes of Philo, Saadia Gaon, Judah Halevi, Maimonides, and Mendelssohn. Issues to be considered are the relationship between reason and revelation, the concept of monotheism, the nature of prophecy and the Jewish tradition, and the problem of evil. Extensive use of original sources in translation will be complemented by interpretive studies. (May be counted toward Philosophy.)
10388	RELG-338-01	Christian Social Ethics	1.00	SEM	Kirkpatrick,Frank	M: 1:15PM- 3:55PM	TBA		GLB2
		Enrollment limited to 20
		An in-depth exploration of the historical teachings of, and contemporary controversies within, Christianity on selected moral issues in sexuality, economics, business, medicine, ecology, race, war and pacifism, and foreign policy. Special attention will be given to problems in contemporary American society.
4204	RELG-399-01	Independent Study	0.50 - 2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Advanced work on an approved project under the guidance of a faculty member. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
4206	RELG-466-01	Teaching Assistant	0.50 - 1.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		A teaching assistant works with a faculty member in the preparation and teaching of a course and receives academic credit for his or her work. See the Student Handbook for the specific guidelines. Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment.
4208	RELG-497-01	Senior Thesis	1.00 - 2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis.
5674	RELG-498-01	Senior Thesis Part 1	2.00	IND	TBA	TBA	TBA	Y
		Enrollment limited to 100
		Submission of the special registration form, available in the Registrar’s Office, and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for each semester of this yearlong thesis. (two course credits are considered pending in the first semester; two course credits will be awarded for completion in the second semester.)