DEPARTMENT OF RELIGION

Syllabi listed below are subject to change at any time. Students are advised to check with the appropriate instructor for current syllabi and syllabi not listed here. The most recent syllabi for a course is listed.

Last updated 08/07

RELI 1001. Introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam

RELI 1002. Introduction to the Religions of India, China, and Japan

RELI 1003. Introduction to Religious Thought

RELI 1006. Religions of the World

RELI (NAMS) 1100. Introduction to Native American Studies

RELI 2001H. Introduction to Judaism, Christianity and Islam (Honors)

RELI 2002H. Introduction to the Religions of India, China, and Japan (Honors)

RELI 2003H. Introduction to Religious Thought (Honors)

RELI (NAMS) 2004. Introduction to Religion in Native American Cultures

RELI (NAMS) 2004H. Introduction to Religion in Native American Cultures (Honors)

RELI(AFAM) 3000. Bible in the Third World

RELI 3030. Religion and the Media

RELI(HIST) 3150. Religion in the United States (usually taught by History Department)

RELI 3300. Introduction to East Asian Religions

RELI 4001/6001. Old Testament/Hebrew Bible Literature

RELI 4002/6002. Prophetic Literature of the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible

RELI 4003/6003. Ancient Israelite Religion

RELI 4005/6005. Topics in Hebrew Bible

RELI 4040/6040. Apocalyptic Literature

RELI 4070/6070. Judaism

RELI 4071/6071. The Holocaust

RELI 4071H. The Holocaust (Honors)

RELI 4073/6073. Law and Religion in Israel

RELI 4080/6080. New Testament Literature

RELI 4081/6081. Jesus

RELI 4082/6082. Life and Letters of Paul

RELI 4083/6083. The New Testament World

RELI 4084/6084. Gospels

RELI 4101/6101. History of Christian Theology (Ancient-Medieval)

RELI 4102/6102. History of Christian Theology (Modern-Contemporary)

RELI 4105/6105. Women in Christian History

RELI 4106/6106. Women in Early Christian Literature

RELI 4107/6107. American Religious History

RELI(AFAM) 4201/6201. African American Religious History

RELI(AFAM) 4202/6202. Southern Religious History

RELI(AFAM) 4203/6203. The Bible in the Black Church

RELI 4300/6300. Islam and Its World

RELI 4301/6301. Islamic Thought in the Caliphal Age

RELI 4302/6302. Islam and the Modern World

RELI 4303/6303. The Sufi Way

RELI 4304/6304. The Koran, Sacred Text of Islam

RELI 4305/6305. Mohammed, Life and Teachings from Earliest Sources

RELI(CMLT) 4307/6307. Comparative Islamic Literature

RELI 4310/6310. Islam and Islamic Culture in Morocco (Studies Abroad)

RELI 4400/6400. The History of Religions

RELI 4401/6401. The Buddhist Tradition

RELI 4402/6402. Confucianism and Chinese Tradition

RELI 4403/6403. The Taoist Tradition

RELI 4404/6404. Japanese Religion

RELI 4405/6405 Buddhist Ritual Practices

RELI 4406/6406. The Hindu Tradition

RELI(PHIL) 4500/6500. Philosophy of Religion

RELI 4510/6510. Indian Religions

RELI 4520/6520. Constructive Theology

RELI 4530/4530. Theology and Culture

RELI 4600/6600. Religion and Literature

RELI 4615/6615. Sanskrit for Religious Studies I

RELI 4616/6616. Sanskrit for Religious Studies II

RELI(ANTH) 4640. Anthropology of Religion (Usually taught by Anthropology Dept.)

RELI (NAMS) 4701/6701. Methods in the Study of Native American Culture

RELI 4800. Reading and Research in Religion (Independent Research, no syllabi)

RELI 4900. Topics and Problems

RELI 4910/6910. Topics in Asian Religions

RELI 7770. Theories and Methods in Religious Study and Pedagogy (Graduate only)

RELI 8450. Seminar in Problems and Topics in Biblical Research (Graduate only)

RELI 8480. Seminar in Problems and Topics in Islamic Research (Graduate only)

RELI 8510. Seminar in Theology (Graduate only)

RELI 8700. Seminar in Theology (Graduate only)

ARAB 1001. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic I

ARAB 1002. Elementary Modern Standard Arabic II

ARAB 2003. Intermediate Standard Arabic I (Bhuiyan)

ARAB 2003. Intermediate Standard Arabic I (Ben Rhit)

ARAB 2004. Intermediate Standard Arabic II (Bhuiyan)

ARAB 2004. Intermediate Standard Arabic I (Ben Rhit)

ARAB 3005 Advanced Standard Arabic I

ARAB 3006. Advanced Standard Arabic II

ARAB 4107 Islamic Arabic I

ARAB 4108 Islamic Arabic II

ARAB 4300 Media Arabic

HEBR 1001. Elementary Biblical Hebrew I

HEBR 1002. Elementary Biblical Hebrew II

HEBR 2003. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I

HEBR 2004. Intermediate Biblical Hebrew II

INDO 1001 Elementary Indonesian I

INDO 1002 Elementary Indonesian II

PERS 1001 Elementary Persian I

PERS 1002 Elementary Persian II

PERS 2003 Intermediate Persian I

TURK 1001 Elementary Turkish I

TURK 1002 Elementary Turkish II