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Introduces basic concepts of philosophy of religion. Addresses meaning of religion in context of ritual, worship, morality, and the sacred.

An in-depth study of a particular Biblical book, varies from year to year.

Examines 2000 year-old relationship between Jews and Christians, including Jewish and Christian history after 30 C.E., issues surrounding the Christian Jesus, anti-semitism, the Holocaust, the nation of Israel today, the place of Israel in God's plan of salvation, and present day Jewish-Christian relations.

Survey of the theologically central documents of the Hebrew bible. Designed to acquaint students with the characters, concepts and events which lay the foundations for the Jewish, Christian (and in some cases, Muslim) religious traditions.

Explores function of myth, ritual and symbol in anthropological and psychological thought through interdisciplinary framework.

Examines concept of worldview and its importance. Surveys a number of viable contemporary worldview options (e.g., Marxist, Darwinian Evolutionistic, New Age, Postmodern) and analyzes them in light of their philosophical coherence and relationship to orthodox Christianity.

Promotes further reflection upon central Christian doctrines: pneumatology (the doctrine of the Holy Spirit); Anthropology (the doctrine of Humanity); Soteriology (the doctrine of salvation); and Eschatology (the doctrine of the last things).

An introduction to the Hebrew language. Explore biblical texts in their original languages and pursue exegetical and interpretive work in those languages.

Examines key issues relating to Biblical literature including historical uniqueness, reliability, historical Jesus, interpretation, and authority of the Bible.

Interdisciplinary seminar which examines myths, symbols, and ritual in Kenya as intersections of popular culture, spiritual life, political history, and sacred spaces. The course culminates in travel to Kenya, including field experience, original research, and reflective writing. Cross listed with LAS 33000 and ENG 33000.

Examines the beginnings, development and the current state of liberation theology in its various forms and explore a reading of the Biblical text that pays special attention to the oppressed and excluded.

Enables participants to increase their knowledge of Judaism, Catholicism and Protestantism. Develop awareness of own ultimate concerns. Analyze and identify way religion relates to modern societal issues. Provides biblical and historical investigation of origins and common roots of faiths, as well as distinct differences among them.

Studies different ways human beings, throughout time and around the globe, have expressed what they regard as basic problems and meanings of existence and how to deal with them. Provides tools to use in unlocking experiences central to several primitive, Oriental and Hebraic religious traditions. Lecture, slides, music, sacred texts, scholarly literature, and class discussion assists in relating personal experiences to themes of world's religions. Prerequisites: REL 10223 Introduction to the Gospels and REL 11023 Christian Thought I, or consent of instructor.

Examines Gospel literature as it relates to Jesus. Considers various historical approaches to the life and ministry of Jesus. Explores the significance of Jesus.

Through videos, classroom discussions, lectures, demonstrations, projects, text readings, and visits to spiritual centers, explore questions such as: What is a spiritual quest? What does holy mean? How do individuals and groups encounter the holy? How does one use religious language, stories and scripture? What is the purpose of rites and how do they work? What problems arise with various ideas about God, good and evil, sex, healing, and human destiny? What is the future of religion?

Course will explore the process of spiritual transformation and how its processes and elements are reflected in film.

Examine basic assumptions and beliefs of pluralism and Christianity. Investigate how worldviews interact, challenge, and confront one another. Study church history, modernity, post modernity, and Christianity and its liberal, evangelical, and conservative components.

Introduce the formulation of theology from the perspective of women's experience. Feminist and womanist theology's contributions to the doctrine of God, atonement theories, scriptural interpretation, and spirituality are explored. Insights offered by women theologians from around the world and across religious traditions. Emphasizes equality, ecology, justice and reading lives as texts.

Students study the history behind the origins of Christianity. Course has a mandatory field experience to Israel and key cities where the Gospel was spread and churches were formed.