Class
No. |
Course ID |
Title |
Credits |
Type |
Instructor(s) |
Days:Times |
Location |
Permission
Required |
Dist |
Qtr |
| 2668 |
RELG-151-01 |
Religions of Asia |
1.00 |
LEC |
Kerekes, Susanne |
MW: 8:30AM-9:45AM |
TBA |
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GLB2
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Enrollment limited to 29 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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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.) |
| 2669 |
RELG-181-01 |
Understanding Islam |
1.00 |
LEC |
Koertner, Mareike |
MW: 1:30PM-2:45PM |
TBA |
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HUGI
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Enrollment limited to 35 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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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. |
| 2670 |
RELG-212-01 |
New Testament |
1.00 |
LEC |
Hornung, Gabriel |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 40 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with CLASSICS |
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An examination of the New Testament in the context of the first century C.E. to study the formation and themes of these early Christian writings. The course will stress the analysis of texts and discussion of their possible interpretations. How did the earliest writings about Jesus present him? Who was Paul? Is it more accurate to call him the founder of Christianity instead of Jesus? How do we understand Gospels that are not in the New Testament? We will attend to these and other social, political, and historical issues for studying the New Testament and Early Christianity. |
| 2671 |
RELG-213-01 |
The David Story |
1.00 |
LEC |
Hornung, Gabriel |
TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM |
TBA |
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 25 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Although David is often lauded as ancient Israel’s greatest king, his character is one of deep flaws. By exploring the many and often conflicting depictions of the founder of the ancient Israelite monarch, this course will probe this most important moment in biblical history: What are the theological implications of David’s divine election? How do the king’s painful missteps ricochet forward and influence later events? By focusing mainly on the Old Testament story, we will examine the historical institution David initiated and the religious problems it engendered. |
| 2830 |
RELG-224-01 |
American Jewish Literature |
1.00 |
LEC |
Catlin, Samuel |
TR: 10:50AM-12:05PM |
TBA |
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 25 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with ENGL |
Cross-listing: JWST-223-01 |
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An exploration of the relationship between US Jewish identity and literary form, through the reading of major works in a range of genres such as prose fiction, lyric poetry, drama, graphic novels, and essays, from the late 19th century to the present. We may also view some films and TV episodes. Throughout, we will insistently pose the question of what makes a literary work count as "Jewish" or "American." Readings may address such topics as immigration, assimilation, nationalism, racialization, whiteness, ethnic identity, antisemitism, class and labor
politics, the Cold War and McCarthyism, the impact of the Holocaust, the memory of pre-WWII Europe, Zionism, gender and sexuality, HIV/AIDS, the politics of "Jewish languages," and religious vs. secular textual traditions. |
| 3022 |
RELG-232-01 |
Global Liberation Theologies |
1.00 |
SEM |
Halley, Marcus |
TR: 2:55PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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HUGI
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: HRST-232-01 |
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This course will explore the diverse cultural, political, and religious strands and influences of Christian Liberation Theologies from around the globe beginning with the immense theological contributions of enslaved Africans to religion in the emerging United States of America. The focus will be on liberation theology’s methodologies, their relation to their social contexts, their ongoing challenges to the discipline of Christian moral and ethical theology, and their impact on contemporary issues and other religious traditions. |
| 2672 |
RELG-236-01 |
Sacred Struggles |
1.00 |
SEM |
Koertner, Mareike |
MW: 10:00AM-11:15AM |
TBA |
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HUIP
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with HRST |
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Race and religion shape the identity of the individual and its surrounding society. But how do they do that? How do race and religion intersect? What role have they played in shaping our politics, cultures, and values? Do race and religion still matter today? This course looks at the ways race and religion have impacted the U.S. Among the many topics we will cover are the role race and religion impact immigration policy and ultimately U.S. demographics; the role religion played in justifying and objecting to slavery and the treatment of Native Americans; the emergence of black religious movements and the Civil Rights Movement; and contemporary issues. Students who have taken FYSM 187 may not receive credit for this course. |
| 2673 |
RELG-312-01 |
Biblical and Historical Jesus |
1.00 |
SEM |
Hornung, Gabriel |
W: 1:30PM-4:10PM |
TBA |
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course explores the central figure in Christianity, Jesus of Nazareth What are his major theological innovations? How did his religious messages diverge from the Judaism practiced at the time? Why did his followers understand him to be the founder of an entirely new religion? By examining the New Testament Gospels and some non-canonical literature from the period, we will study both the historical Jesus and the powerful religious movement he began. |
| 2365 |
RELG-321-01 |
Buddhist Materiality |
1.00 |
SEM |
Kerekes, Susanne |
MW: 11:30AM-12:45PM |
TBA |
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GLB2
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Also cross-referenced with ANTH, ARTHISTORY |
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If Buddhism preaches non-attachment, what is “Buddhist materiality”? Shouldn’t Buddhists be free of material things? Or, rather, who says they should be?In this course, we take Buddhist “stuff” seriously. Students are encouraged to look beyond modernist ideals of Buddhism as a “rational tradition” of only monks, manuscripts, and mindfulness. To do this, we must decolonialize Buddhism. Then, we consider the agency of nonhumans, not just of humans (i.e., we cover theories of Material Religion). Students will engage in object analysis and close-looking of Buddhist art objects and spirits. Things act upon us, and we(re)act upon them. They shape identity, create meaning, and maintain relationships. Things are never just things. They help us understand what people do in Buddhism, not just what they believe. |
| 2839 |
RELG-329-01 |
Tradition and Catastrophe |
1.00 |
SEM |
Cancelled
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HUM
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Enrollment limited to 19 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: JWST-329-01 |
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This seminar acquaints students with the range of Jewish philosophical responses to the social and political transformations and upheavals of modernity, with an emphasis on the twentieth century and post-Holocaust era. Discussions will consider how these thinkers developed Jewish ways of navigating modernity's tensions: continuity/change, revelation/reason, the identity-politics of community vs. the universal ethics of neighborliness. Together we will (try to) answer the question Jacques Derrida posed in 1998: "What must a Jewish thinker be...?" Authors may include Améry, Arendt, Benjamin, Buber, Butler, Derrida, Deutscher, Levinas, Mendelssohn, Rose, Scholem, Spinoza, others. |
| 3024 |
RELG-341-01 |
Animism |
1.00 |
SEM |
Landry, Timothy |
TR: 9:25AM-10:40AM |
TBA |
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SOC
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Enrollment limited to 14 |
Waitlist available: Y |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Cross-listing: ANTH-341-01 |
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What if the world and all within it were aware, sentient, and conscious? What if mountains, rivers, forests, and unseen presences were not things, but beings with whom humans are always in relationship? This seminar explores practices from around the world that experience the universe as animate, ensouled, and alive. Students will trace the history of animism from its treatment as a marker of “primitive” religion to its revitalization in contemporary Indigenous thought. By joining ontological philosophy, theories of universal consciousness, and multispecies ethnography, the course reimagines animism as a theory of persons and interconnection. Together, these approaches raise urgent questions about what it means to live in a more-than-human community of relations and why animism matters today. |
| 1155 |
RELG-399-01 |
Independent Study |
0.50 - 2.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
HUM
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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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. |
| 3112 |
RELG-419-01 |
Research Assistant |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
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Enrollment limited to 100 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. |
| 1156 |
RELG-466-01 |
Teaching Assistant |
0.50 - 1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form, available online, and the approval of the instructor are required for enrollment. Guidelines are available in the College Bulletin.
(0.5 - 1 course credit) |
| 2291 |
RELG-497-01 |
Senior Thesis |
1.00 |
IND |
TBA |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 15 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the instructor and chairperson are required for enrollment in this single-semester thesis. |
| 2289 |
RELG-499-01 |
Senior Thesis Part 2 |
1.00 |
IND |
Staff, Trinity |
TBA |
TBA |
Y |
WEB
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Enrollment limited to 20 |
Waitlist available: N |
Mode of Instruction: In Person |
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This course is the second part of a two semester, two credit thesis. Submission of the special registration form and the approval of the thesis adviser and the director are required for enrollment. The registration form is required for each semester of this year-long thesis. |