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Religious Studies (RELI)
Learining Service Building, Room 203 Committee on Religious Studies Professors Norman Austin (Classics), Richard Cosgrove (History), Richard Eaton (History), Robert Gimello (East Asian Studies) Associate Professor Robert A. Burns (Religious Studies), Chair Assistant Professors Elizabeth Harrison (East Asian Studies), Janet Jakobsen (Women's Studies), J. Edward Wright (Judaic Studies) Religious studies is an interdisciplinary program offering a wide range of approaches to the study of various religions. The major: 30 units requiring general survey courses in both Asian and Western religious traditions (120, 130-6 units). It also requires 6 units of courses involving the application of particular disciplinary approaches to the study of religion. Finally, the major requires at least 9 units each in further study of Western and Eastern religions. The minor: 20 units, including 120, 130 and 14 additional units in religious studies. 120. Western Religions (3) I II Religions of the Western World: Judaism, Christianity, Islam. 126. Greek Mythology (3) I II (Identical with CLAS 126) 130. Asian Religions (3) I II (Identical with EAS 130) 140. Middle Eastern Humanities (3) (Identical with NES 140) 142. Chinese Humanities (3) (Identical with CHN 142) 144. Japanese Humanities (3) II (Identical with JPN 144) 220. Japanese Religion (3) 1995-96 (Identical with JPN 220) 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) 233. Philosophy of Religion (3) I (Identical with PHIL 233) 245. Existential Problems (3) (Identical with PHIL 245) 271. The History of Christianity (3) S (Identical with HIST 271) 273. Introduction to Judaism (3) I (Identical with JU S 273) 300. Christian Literature and Thought (3) II Development of Christian thought from the New Testament through the Protestant Reformation. Writing-Emphasis Course. P, satisfaction of the upper-division writing-proficiency requirement (see "Writing-Emphasis Courses" in the Academic Policies and Graduation Requirements section of this catalog). 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. 303. Epistles of St. 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. 305. Greek and Roman Religion (3) I II S 1993-94 (Identical with CLAS 305) 306. The Transformation of a Society: Christianity in the Greco-Roman World (3) I 1995-96 (Identical with CLAS 306) 307. Spirituality in the Arts (3) I (Identical with HUM 307) 320A-320B -. Literature of the Bible (3-3) (Identical with ENGL 320a-320b) 322. Sociology of Religion (3) I II (Identical with SOC 322) 324. Women and Religion in the U.S. (3) 1996-97 Considers the place of women in multi-cultural U.S. society by placing them in historical perspective with regard to religious communities. Pursues historical encounters between women and their religions. (Identical with WS 324) 326. Religion and Sexuality (3) 1995-96 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. 331. Taoist Traditions of China (3) I (Identical with CHN 331) 333. Buddhist Meditation Traditions (3) I (Identical with EAS 333) 340. Jesus in Contemporary Thought (3) I Survey of present thinking about the meaning of Jesus, including humanistic, Jewish, and various Christian interpretations. 345. Hindu Religious Activities (3) [Rpt./6 units] I II (Identical with EAS 345) 348. Myth and Archetype (3) I II (Identical with CLAS 348) 350. Hindu Mythology (3) II S (Identical with EAS 350) 370A-370B -. History of the Jews (3-3) (Identical with HIST 370a-370b) 372A-372B -. History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times (3-3) I (Identical with JU S 372a-372b) 374. The Holocaust (3) II (Identical with HIST 374) 382. Archaeology and the Bible (3) II (Identical with JU S 382) 405A-405B -. Medieval Europe (3-3) (Identical with HIST 405a-405b) 406. Medieval England (3) II (Identical with HIST 406) 407A-407B -. Intellectual History of Medieval Europe (3-3) (Identical with HIST 407a-407b) 408. The Renaissance (3) I (Identical with HIST 408) 409. The Reformation (3) II (Identical with HIST 409) 410. History of Hell in Early Europe (3) II (Identical with HIST 410) 411. Anthropology of Religion (3) I (Identical with ANTH 411) 416. Tudor-Stuart England (3) I (Identical with HIST 416) 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. P, WS 225, RELI 225 or permission of instructor. (Identical with WS 425) May be convened with 525. 428. Antisemitism (3) (Identical with HIST 428) 430. Prophecy in Ancient Israel (3) II (Identical with JU S 430) May be convened with 530. 434. Islamic Thought (3) II (Identical with NES 434) 435. Jewish Mysticism (3) II (Identical with JU S 435) 445. Hindu Mysticism (3) II (Identical with EAS 445) 450. Religion and Politics (3) II (Identical with POL 450) 453. Culture and Civilization of North Africa (3) I II (Identical with FREN 453) 454. Spanish Inquisition (3) I (Identical with HIST 454) 455. Introduction to Rabbinic Literature (3) II (Identical with JU S 455) 470. Religious History of India (3) (Identical with HIST 470) 483. Confucianism: the Classical Period (3) (Identical with CHN 483) May be convened with 583. 484. Confucianism: the Neo-Confucian Tradition (3) (Identical with CHN 484) May be convened with 584. 487A-487B -. History of East Asian Buddhism (3-3) (Identical with EAS 487a-487b) 488. History of Byzantium (3) II (Identical with HIST 488) 490. Indian Religions and Spirituality (3) (Identical with AINS 490) 496. Seminar w. Feminist Approaches to the Bible (3) I (Identical with JUS 496w) May be convened with 596w 525. Theoretical Issues in the Study of Women and Religion (3) II For description of course topics, see 425. Graduate-level requirements include a longer writing project, and an additional class presentation. (Identical with WS 525) May be convened with 425. 530. Prophecy in Ancient Israel (3) II (Identical with JU S 530) May be convened with 430. 583. Confucianism: The Classical Period (3) (Identical with CHN 583) May be convened with 483 584. Confucianism: The Neo-Confucian Tradition (3) (Identical with CHN 584) May be convened with 484 596. Seminar w. Feminist Approaches to the Bible (3) I (Identical with JUS 596w) May be convened with 496w
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