Undergraduate Catalog 2016-2017

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RELI 3300 Intro to Western Relig Thought

A survey of the three major religious traditions of the Western world, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, their historical development, core philosophical values, and overall impact on Western civilization.

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RELI 3310 Hebrew Bible

A social scientific and literary study of the Hebrew scriptures, with consideration of its religious significance for three major faiths.

3

RELI 3311 Early Christian Writings

A historical, literary and religious consideration of specifically Christian scriptures.

3

RELI 3500 Buddhist Traditions in Asia

Buddhism from its origins in India and its thought, practices, and institutions in Asia up to the present.

3

RELI 3510 South Asian Buddhism

A broad introduction to Buddhism from its beginnings in India and its spread throughout South Asia (Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Nepal) in pre-modern times until the modern period.

3

RELI 3520 Tibetan Buddhism

Buddhism from its initial arrival into Tibet and its thought, practices, and institutions in Tibet and the Tibetan cultural area up to the present.

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RELI 3530 Zen Buddhism

Zen Buddhism from its origins as Chan Buddhism in China to its transmission to Korea and Japan and the evolution of its thought, practices, and institutions in China, Korea, and Japan, and its coming to America.

3

RELI 3600 Hindu Religious Traditions

Hinduism from its origins in South Asia and its thought, practices, and institutions in South Asia and elsewhere up to the present.

3

RELI 3950 Special Topics

Consideration of topics in which courses are not otherwise offered, but for which there is current need.

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