Religious Studies, Courses Summer 2000

Summer 2000 Course Descriptions
Key to Course Descriptions

Courses listed below are approved UA courses as of Summer 2000. Not all approved courses will be offered during this term. For course offerings/availability during a specific term, see the Schedule of Classes. Each course number below links to the Schedule of Classes.

Religious Studies (RELI) Dept Info - College Info

RELI 126 Greek Mythology II (3) I II (Identical with CLAS 126, which is home).

RELI 130 Asian Religions (3) I II (Identical with EAS 130, which is home).

RELI 142 Chinese Humanities (3) II (Identical with CHN 142, which is home).

RELI 204 Inter-African /Diasporational Relations and Culture (3) I II (Identical with AFAS 204, which is home).

RELI 220 Religion in Japanese Society (3) I II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with JPN 220, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 220A Literature of the Bible (3) I P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with ENGL 220A, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 220B Literature of the Bible (3) II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with ENGL 220B, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 225 Introduction to Women and Religion (3) I Ways in which women's religious practices have interacted with religious traditions' constructions of gender. The course asks students to consider how the study of religion can illuminate their own self-understandings and cultural locations. (Identical with W S 225).

RELI 233 Philosophy of Religion (3) I P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with PHIL 233, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.

RELI 245 Existential Problems (3) I II (Identical with PHIL 245, which is home).

RELI 271 The History of Christianity (3) S (Identical with HIST 271, which is home).

RELI 300 Christian Literature and Thought (3) II Development of Christian thought from the New Testament through the Protestant Reformation. Writing Emphasis Course. P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 301 Catholic Thought in the 20th Century (3) II Development of Roman Catholic thought beginning with the neo-Thomistic revival under Pope Leo XIII and stressing the documents and theology of the Second Vatican Council. Writing Emphasis Course.

RELI 303 Epistles of Saint Paul (3) I Examination of the religious and cultural background in the Greco-Roman world during the lifetime of St. Paul; analysis of Paul's thought in Acts and the Epistles.

RELI 305 Greek and Roman Religion (3) P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with CLAS 305, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.

RELI 306 The Transformation of Society: Christianity in the Greco-Roman World (3) I P, two courses from Tier One, Individuals and Societies (INDV 101, 102, 103, 104). (Identical with CLAS 306, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Individuals and Societies.

RELI 307 Spirituality in the Arts (3) I (Identical with HUMS 307, which is home).

RELI 310 Apocalyptic Imagination (3) II (Identical with JUS 310, which is home).

RELI 320 Tudor-Stuart England (3) I (Identical with HIST 320, which is home).

RELI 321 Women in Judaism (3) II (Identical with JUS 321, which is home).

RELI 322 Sociology of Religion (3) I II (Identical with SOC 322, which is home).

RELI 324 Women and Religion in the U.S. (3) I II Considers the place of women in multicultural U.S. society by placing them in historical perspective with regard to religious communities. Pursues historical encounters between women and their religions. (Identical with W S 324).

RELI 326 Religion and Sexuality (3) I II Places questions of religion and sexuality in historical perspective as well as investigating the import which issues of sexuality continue to have for religion and society.

RELI 329 Jewish--Christian Relations (3) II (Identical with JUS 329, which is home).

RELI 331 Taoist Traditions of China (3) I (Identical with CHN 331, which is home).

RELI 332 Jewish Response to the Holocaust (3) I (Identical with JUS 332, which is home).

RELI 333 Buddhist Meditation Traditions (3) I (Identical with EAS 333, which is home).

RELI 334 Islamic Thought (3) II (Identical with NES 334, which is home).

RELI 340 Jesus in Contemporary Thought (3) I Survey of present thinking about the meaning of Jesus, including humanistic, Jewish, and various Christian interpretations.

RELI 344 African American Religion (3) I II GRD (Identical with AFAS 344, which is home).

RELI 345 Hindu Religious Activities (3) I II (Identical with EAS 345, which is home).

RELI 348 Myth and Archetype (3) I II (Identical with CLAS 348, which is home).

RELI 350 Hindu Mythology (3) II S (Identical with EAS 350, which is home).

RELI 370A History of the Jews: Modern Jewish History (3) I II (Identical with JUS 370A, which is home).

RELI 370B History of the Jews: The Jew in the Medieval World (to the 17th Century) (3) I II (Identical with JUS 370B, which is home).

RELI 372A History and Religions of Ancient Israel -- the Biblical Period (3) I P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with JUS 372A, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 372B History and Religion of Israel: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire (3) II P, two courses from Tier One, Traditions and Cultures (TRAD 101,102,103,104). (Identical with JUS 372B, which is home). Approved as Tier Two - Humanities.

RELI 374 The Holocaust (3) II (Identical with HIST 374, which is home).

RELI 380 Nature, the Great Mother and Woman (3) II P, 3 units of HUMS 250A, HUMS 250B, HUMS 250C, HUMS 250D or HUMS 260. (Identical with HUMS 380, which is home).

RELI 382 Archaeology and the Bible (3) II (Identical with JUS 382, which is home).

RELI 383 Religion and State in Islam (3) I (Identical with HIST 383, which is home).

RELI 399 Independent Study (1-4) [Rpt./]

RELI 399H Honors Independent Study (1-3) [Rpt./] I II

RELI 405A Medieval Europe (3) I (Identical with HIST 405A, which is home).

RELI 405B Medieval Europe (3) II (Identical with HIST 405B, which is home).

RELI 406 Medieval England (3) II (Identical with HIST 406, which is home).

RELI 407A Intellectual History of Medieval Europe: High Medieval Europe (3) I (Identical with HIST 407A, which is home).

RELI 407B Intellectual History of Medieval Europe: Late Medieval/Early Modern Europe (3) II (Identical with HIST 407B, which is home).

RELI 408 The Renaissance (3) I (Identical with HIST 408, which is home).

RELI 409 The Reformation (3) II (Identical with HIST 409, which is home).

RELI 410 History of Hell in Early Europe (3) II (Identical with HIST 410, which is home).

RELI 411 Anthropology of Religion (3) I (Identical with ANTH 411, which is home).

RELI 420 Studies in the Bible as Literature (3) II (Identical with ENGL 420, which is home).

RELI 425 Theoretical Issues in the Study of Women and Religion (3) II The study of women and religion, including religious symbols and rituals; women's constraint and empowerment through religion; reading and writing cultures; women, religion and cross-cultural contact; women, religion and social change. (Identical with W S 425). May be convened with RELI 525.

RELI 428 Anti-Semitism (3) II (Identical with HIST 428, which is home).

RELI 430 Prophecy in Ancient Israel (3) II (Identical with JUS 430, which is home).

RELI 435 Jewish Mysticism (3) II (Identical with JUS 435, which is home).

RELI 438 The Book of Psalms (3) I (Identical with JUS 438, which is home). May be convened with RELI 538.

RELI 444 Islamic Mysticism (3) II (Identical with HIST 444, which is home). May be convened with RELI 544.

RELI 445 Hindu Mysticism (3) II (Identical with EAS 445, which is home). May be convened with RELI 545.

RELI 450 Religion and Politics (3) II P, POL 204. (Identical with POL 450, which is home).

RELI 453 Culture and Civilization of North Africa (3) I II (Identical with FREN 453, which is home).

RELI 454 Spanish Inquisition (3) I (Identical with HIST 454, which is home).

RELI 455 Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3) II (Identical with JUS 455, which is home).

RELI 470 Religious History of India (3) I (Identical with HIST 470, which is home).

RELI 483 Confucianism: The Classical Period (3) I Writing Emphasis Course. (Identical with CHN 483, which is home). May be convened with RELI 583.

RELI 484 Confucianism: The Neo-Confucian Tradition (3) II (Identical with CHN 484, which is home). May be convened with RELI 584.

RELI 485 History of Japanese Religions: Ancient (3) I (Identical with JPN 485, which is home). May be convened with RELI 585.

RELI 486 History of Japanese Religions: Medieval to Modern (3) II (Identical with JPN 486, which is home). May be convened with RELI 586.

RELI 487A History of East Asian Buddhism (3) I (Identical with EAS 487A, which is home).

RELI 487B History of East Asian Buddhism (3) II (Identical with EAS 487B, which is home).

RELI 488 History of Byzantium (3) II (Identical with HIST 488, which is home).

RELI 490 Indian Religions and Spirituality (3) (Identical with AIS 490, which is home).

RELI 496K Early Judaism and the Beginning of Christianity (3) II (Identical with JUS 496K, which is home). May be convened with RELI 596K.

RELI 496W Feminist Approaches in the Bible (3) II (Identical with JUS 496W, which is home). May be convened with RELI 596W.

RELI 498 Senior Capstone (1-3) I II

RELI 498H Honors Thesis (3) [Rpt./ 2] I II

RELI 499 Independent Study (1-5) [Rpt./]

RELI 499H Honors Independent Study (3) [Rpt./] I II

RELI 525 Theoretical Issues in the Study of Women and Religion (3) II For a description of course topics see RELI 425. Graduate-level requirements include a longer writing project, and an additional class presentation. (Identical with W S 525). May be convened with RELI 425.

RELI 530 Prophecy in Ancient Israel (3) II (Identical with JUS 530, which is home). May be convened with RELI 430.

RELI 538 The Book of Psalms (3) I (Identical with JUS 538, which is home). May be convened with RELI 438.

RELI 544 Islamic Mysticism (3) II (Identical with HIST 544, which is home). May be convened with RELI 444.

RELI 545 Hindu Mysticism (3) II (Identical with EAS 545, which is home). May be convened with RELI 445.

RELI 583 Confucianism: The Classical Period (3) I (Identical with CHN 583, which is home). May be convened with RELI 483.

RELI 584 Confucianism: The Neo-Confucian Tradition (3) II (Identical with CHN 584, which is home). May be convened with RELI 484.

RELI 585 History of Japanese Religions: Ancient (3) I (Identical with JPN 585, which is home). May be convened with RELI 485.

RELI 586 History of Japanese Religions: Medieval to Modern (3) II (Identical with JPN 586, which is home). May be convened with RELI 486.

RELI 596K Early Judaism and the Beginning of Christianity (3) II (Identical with JUS 596K, which is home). May be convened with RELI 496K.

RELI 596W Feminist Approaches in the Bible (3) II (Identical with JUS 596W, which is home). May be convened with RELI 496W.

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