University Bulletin
Undergraduate Degree Programs
RL ST 001
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to World Religions (3) An historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world's major religions.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 003
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to the Religions of the East (3) Religious experience, thought, patterns of worship, morals, and institutions in relation to culture in Eastern religions.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 004
(GH;US;IL)
(CAMS 004, J ST 004)
Jewish and Christian Foundations (3) Introduction to the perspectives, patterns of worship, morality, historical roots, and institutions of the Judaeo-Christian traditions; their relationships to culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 007
Inner Lives in Religious Biography (3) Reading and discussion of selected autobiographical and biographical statements to discover and compare different forms of spirituality.
Effective: Fall 1983
RL ST 012
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 012, J ST 012)
Lands of the Bible (3) Textual and archaeological evidence for the lands, cities, and peoples associated with the Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 044
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 044)
Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Mythology (3) Survey of major ancient Mediterranean myths, gods, and goddesses in their cultural contexts; influence on later cultures.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 070
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 070, J ST 070)
Prophecy: The Near East Then and Now (3) Prophecy in the ancient Near East, the ancient Jewish and Christrian traditions, and today.
Effective: Summer 2007
RL ST 083S
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in Religious Studies (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in Religious Studies.
Effective: Summer 1999
RL ST 083T
(GH)
First-Year Seminar in Religious Studies (3) Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in Religious Studies.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
RL ST 090
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 090, J ST 090)
Archaeology of Jerusalem: Past and Present (3) Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 090U
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 090U, J ST 090U)
Archaeology of Jerusalem: Past and Present (3) Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
RL ST 101
(GH;IL)
Comparative Religion (3) Comparative or historical analysis of religious factors--worship, theology, ethics, scriptures, etc., in two or more religious traditions.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 102
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 102, HIST 102, J ST 102)
Canaan and Israel in Antiquity (3) Political, social, and intellectual history of the land of Canaan/Israel in the Biblical era: Late Bronze and Iron Ages.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 103
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to Hinduism (3) Historical development of Hinduism to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 104
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to Buddhism (3) A general survey of the basic doctrine, practice, and historical development of Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 105
(GH;US;IL)
Buddhism in the Western World (3) A general survey of the development of Buddhism as a religious tradition in the West, focusing especially on America.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 106
(GH;IL)
Mysticism (3) A survey of the history, philosophy, and cultural impact of various mystical traditions in relation to world religions.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 107
(GH;US;IL)
Introduction to Islam (3) Community and message of the early movement; development of authoritative structures and traditions; proliferation of sects; theology and creeds; mysticism.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 108
Muhammad and the Qur'an (3) History of the Qur'an and its interpretation by the early Muslim community; life of Muhammad and his role within Islam.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 108H
Muhammad and the Qur'an (3) History of the Qur'an and its interpretation by the early Muslim community; life of Muhammad and his role within Islam.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
RL ST 110
(GH;US;IL)
(CAMS 110, J ST 110)
Hebrew Bible: Old Testament (3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 111
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 111, J ST 111)
Early Judaism (3) Religious thought, practices, and parties in the Second Temple period; the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 111U
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 111U, J ST 111U)
Early Judaism (3) Religious thought, practices, and parties in the Second Temple period; the emergence of rabbinic Judaism.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
RL ST 114
(GH;US;IL)
(J ST 114)
Modern Judaism (3) Trends in Jewish life and thought since the French revolution; Judaism's responses to the challenge of modernity.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 115
(GH;US)
(HIST 115, J ST 115)
American Jewish History and Culture (3) Examination of the history, culture, social tensions, and contributions of Jews and Judaism in America.
Effective: Summer 2006
RL ST 120
(GH)
(CAMS 120, J ST 120)
New Testament (3) Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of early Christianity in its Jewish-Hellenistic setting.
Effective: Spring 2004
RL ST 121
Jesus of Nazareth (3) An historical critical examination of the life and message of Jesus of Nazareth.
Effective: Spring 1995
RL ST 122
Paul the Apostle (3) An introduction to, and analysis of, the writings and thought of the apostle Paul in the context of early christianity.
Effective: Spring 1988
RL ST 124
(GH;US;IL)
(CAMS 124, J ST 124)
Early and Medieval Christianity (3) Analysis in cultural context of selected thinkers, ideas, and movements in Christianity from the second through the fifteenth century.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 125W
(GH)
Modern Christianity (3) Analysis in cultural context of selected thinkers, ideas, and movements in Christianity from the sixteenth century to the present.
Effective: Summer 1995
RL ST 130
(GH)
The Ethics of Western Religion (3) History of theological-social ethics of the Judaeo-Christian tradition.
Effective: Summer 1995
RL ST 131
(GH)
(PHIL 132)
Introduction to Bioethics (3) Studies questions of ethics in relation to biotechnology research and implementation, genetic engineering, medicine, animal and human rights.
Effective: Spring 2003
RL ST 132W
Sects and Cults (3) The origins, beliefs, and practices of new or dissenting religious groups and their relationship to the dominant religious culture.
Effective: Spring 1994
RL ST 133
(GH)
(CAMS 133, J ST 133)
Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel (3) Archaeology of the Levant and Ancient Israel to c. 1000 B.C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.
Effective: Spring 2004
RL ST 134
(GH;IL)
(CAMS 134, J ST 134)
Archaeology of Biblical Israel (3) Archaeology of Biblical Israel from 1200 B.C.E. to c. 640 C.E.; relationship between archaeological and textual evidence.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 137
(GH;US;IL)
(WMNST 137)
Women and Religion (3) Jewish and Christian religious views on womanhood; thought and lives of important religious women; and feminist understandings of these.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
third-semester standing
RL ST 140Y
(GH;US)
(AM ST 140Y)
Religion in American Life and Thought (3) The function, contributions, tensions, and perspectives of religion in American culture.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 145
(GH;US;IL)
(AAA S 145)
African American Religion (3) History and significance of the religious dimension of the Black American struggle for equality from enslavement to the contemporary period.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 146
(GH;US)
(AAA S 146)
The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr. (3) A survey of the civil rights leader including his religious beliefs, intellectual development, and philosophy for social change.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 147
(GH;US)
(AAA S 147)
The Life and Thought of Malcolm X (3) The life of Malcolm X/El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (1925-1965) and his social, political, economic, and moral thought.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 165
(IL)
(ARAB 165, HIST 165)
Introduction to Islamic Civilization (3) Islamic history, culture, religious life c.600-1500 C.E.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 170
(J ST 170)
Death and Afterlife in the Biblical Era (3) Changing concepts of death and the afterlife in the Jewish and Christian traditions c. 1500 B.C.E.-300 C.E.
Effective: Spring 1997
RL ST 181
(IL)
Introduction to the Religions of China and Japan (3) A survey of the history, philosophy, and cultural impact of the major Far Eastern religions: Confucianism, Taoism, Buddhism, and Shinto.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 187
Religious Studies Freshman Seminar (3) The meaning and advantages of a Liberal Arts education in context of a specific discipline.
Effective: Summer 1986
Prerequisite:
first-semester standing and enrollment in the College of the Liberal Arts
RL ST 197
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject that may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Spring 1995
RL ST 235
(US;IL)
(HIST 235, J ST 235)
The Church and the Jews (3) Examination of the relationship between Western church and the Jews from the First Century to Enlightenment.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 236
(GS)
(PSYCH 230)
Introduction to Psychologies of Religion (3) Introduction to major Western psychologies of religion (James, Freud, Jung) and to subsequent extensions of and departures from them.
Effective: Spring 2007
RL ST 237
(GS)
Introduction to Religions, Cultures, and Therapies (3) Comparison of methods and goals of selected religious and secular therapies within their cultural contexts.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PSYCH 100
RL ST 280
(GH;IL)
(WMNST 280, J ST 280)
WOMEN AND JUDAISM (3) Explores the Jewish views of women that have influenced the roles of women wit hin both the religion and Western culture.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 294
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
RL ST 297
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
RL ST 297A
(IL)
Neolithic Stone Circles in Southwest England (3) An investigation into the complexes of monuments at Stonehenge, Avebury, and Knowlton, including a study of the voluminous literature on the topic and a consideration of the religious, liturgical, historical, archaeological, and engineering dimensions of the creation and use of the monuments.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
RL ST 395
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, nongroup instruction including field experiences, practica, or internships. Written and oral critique of activity required.
Effective: Summer 1996
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
RL ST 400
Theories of Religion (3) Comparative and interdisciplinary study of two or more systematic theories of religion: anthropological, psychological, sociological, philosophical/theological.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
6 credits in religious studies or seventh-semester standing
RL ST 401
(IL)
Studies in Comparative Religion (3) An intensive study of comparable phenomena from two or more religious traditions.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
6 credits in religious studies
RL ST 402
Contemporary Religious Thought (3) Writings of outstanding contemporary religious thinkers in the Jewish, Protestant, and Roman Catholic traditions and their impact on our culture.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
6 credits in humanities
RL ST 407Y
(IL)
(HIST 409Y, J ST 409Y)
European Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Present (3) Surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the present.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 408
(US;IL)
Hindu Studies (3) Special topics in Hindu studies.
Effective: Summer 2005
Prerequisite:
3 credits in religious studies
RL ST 409
(US;IL)
Buddhist Studies (3) Special topics in Buddhist studies.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in religious studies
RL ST 410
(US;IL)
(HIST 410, J ST 410)
Jews in the Medieval World (3) Trends in medieval Jewish society under Islam and Western Christendom.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 411
(US;IL)
(J ST 411)
Jewish Studies (3) Study of the life and thought of a particular period or movement in the history of Judaism.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits in religious studies
RL ST 412
(J ST 412)
American Judaism (3) The development of Jewish religion and culture in America from the colonial era to the present.
Effective: Summer 1999
Prerequisite:
HEBR 010 orJ ST 010
RL ST 414
(PSYCH 436)
Humanistic, Existential, and Religious Approaches to Psychology (3) Existential, humanistic, and religious approaches to the psychology of experience, consciousness, and will.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PSYCH 100 orRL ST 001
RL ST 420
Major Christian Thinkers (3) Systematic inquiry into the religious thought of one or more Christian thinkers, such as Paul, Augustine, Luther, Calvin, Kierkegaard, or Tillich.
Effective: Fall 1983
Prerequisite:
3 credits in religious studies
RL ST 422
(AM ST 422)
Religion and American Culture (3 per semester/maximum of 6) Selected topics, problems, or historical movements in American religion. Relation between religion and American culture.
Effective: Summer 1996
RL ST 424H
(HIST 424H, J ST 424H, PHIL 434H)
Monotheism and the Birth of the West (3) The birth of monotheism and its relation to social organization, the idea of individuality, and science.
Effective: Spring 2002
Prerequisite:
RL ST 004, RL ST 102, RL ST 110 orRL ST 120
RL ST 440Y
(US;IL)
(RUS 440Y)
The Orthodox Christian Tradition (3) History, culture, and beliefs of the Eastern Orthodox religious tradition with special reference to Russia.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
RL ST 004, RL ST 124, RL ST 125, RUS 100 orRUS 110
RL ST 461
(US;IL)
(SOC 461)
Sociology of Religion (3) Contemporary religion in the United States: beliefs, structure, and function of major denominations and religious cults.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits of sociology or religious studies
RL ST 471Y
(IL)
(HIST 471Y)
Classical Islamic Civilization, 600-1258 (3) Pre-Islamic Arabia; Muhammad; Arab conquest; Islamic beliefs and institutions; literary, artistic, and scientific achievements; relations with Europe; breakdown of unity.
Effective: Spring 2006
RL ST 478
(J ST 478, PHIL 478)
Ethics After the Holocaust (3) Explores the philosophical effects of the Holocaust for thinking about the primary question: Is ethics possible?
Effective: Spring 2005
Prerequisite:
one course in Jewish Studies or Philosophy
RL ST 479
Religion and Culture in Freudian Thought (3) Readings, lectures, and discussion on major psychoanalytic claims about individual and cultural mental life, focusing on the theory of religion.
Effective: Spring 2007
Prerequisite:
PSYCH 100
RL ST 481
(IL)
Religion and Japanese Culture (3) A study of the impact of the traditional religions, Shinto and Buddhism, on the intellectual and cultural history of Japan.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
3 credits fromHIST 172, HIST 173, HIST 174, HIST 175, PHIL 111, RL ST 003, RL ST 104 orRL ST 181
RL ST 483
(IL)
Zen Buddhism (3) The development and current state of Zen Buddhist thought and practice.
Effective: Spring 2006
Prerequisite:
HIST 172, HIST 173, HIST 174, HIST 175, PHIL 111, RL ST 003, RL ST 104 orRL ST 181
RL ST 494
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Summer 1994
RL ST 494H
Research Project (1-12) Supervised student activities on research projects identified on an individual or small-group basis.
Effective: Fall 2007
RL ST 495
Internship (1-18) Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction, including field experience, practica, or internships.
Effective: Summer 2004
Prerequisite:
prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
RL ST 496
Independent Studies (1-18) Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
Effective: Fall 1983
RL ST 497
Special Topics (1-9) Formal courses given infrequently to explore, in depth, a comparatively narrow subject which may be topical or of special interest.
Effective: Fall 1983
RL ST 497A
(CAMS 497A, J ST 497B)
Ancient Mediterranean Religions (3) This course is an introduction to the religions of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
RL ST 497A
(J ST 497A)
A Cultural History of Food From Biblical Times to the Modern Era (3) The example of Jewish cuisine is used as a doorway to introduce a wide range of topics in food history.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
RL ST 497B
(HIST 497I)
Puritanism in Colonial New England (3) The course introduces the complex theological, social and aesthetic discourses and imaginations of the colonists of New England.
Effective: Fall 2009 Ending: Fall 2009
RL ST 497B
(J ST 497B, CAMS 497B)
Ancient Monotheisms: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Middle East and Africa (3) This course is an overview of Rabbinic Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the Late Antique Middle East and Africa.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
RL ST 497C
(WMNST 497C)
Women's Impact on American Religion (3) The following themes will be examined within the contact of women's experience--Early American history, experiences, laws, and responsibilities; freedom; religious/spiritual experience.
Effective: Spring 2010 Ending: Spring 2010 Future: Spring 2010
RL ST 499
(IL)
Foreign Study--Religious Studies (1-12) Courses offered in foreign countries by individual or group instruction.
Effective: Summer 2005
RL ST 499E
(IL)
(HIST 499E, CAMS 499E)
Petra, the Spice Route, and the Decapolis Cities in Roman Palestine (3) Study tour of Roman Palestine and the Nabateans in Jordan and Israel.
Effective: Summer 2010 Ending: Summer 2010 Future: Summer 2010
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