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Class Search Results: Spring 2023
RELI 1010
INTRODUCTN TO WORLD RELIGIONS
A introductory course in religious studies, designed both to introduce students to ways of understanding religion as a phenomenon in human culture and history and also to survey a wide variety of the religions of the world.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 16491 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 31 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 4 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | T |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 380 |
Instructor | Gary R Groff |
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Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 4121 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 33 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | January Session |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 03, 2023 - Jan 20, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Paul A. Williams |
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Section 852 |
Closed |
Class Number | 16423 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 36 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Curtis M Hutt |
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Section 853 |
Closed |
Class Number | 16488 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 35 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Paul A. Williams |
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Section 854 |
Closed |
Class Number | 4488 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 35 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Rami Arav |
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Section 855 |
Open |
Class Number | 16490 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 34 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 1 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Bharat Ranganathan |
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Section 856 |
Closed |
Class Number | 1454 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 35 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Michele M Desmarais |
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Section 857 |
Closed |
Class Number | 16678 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 35 |
Class Max | 35 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Julien T Wulfgar |
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RELI 2000
ARCHAEOLOGY OF BIBLICAL LANDS
This course introduces students to the purpose and methods of biblical archaeology and includes a survey of the material culture of the land of the Bible from the Chalcolothic (5th - 4th millennia BCE) to the Persian periods (4th century BCE). Special emphasis will be placed on the relationship between biblical narratives and the archaeological reconstruction of ancient social and natural environments.
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16424 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 10 |
Class Max | 20 |
Seats Available | 10 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Rami Arav |
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RELI 2010
RELIGION AND CRITICAL THOUGHT
This class introduces students to critical approaches to the study of religion. Students are exposed to a variety of social scientific, scientific, philosophical, indigenous, and critical literary approaches to the study of wide-ranging religious beliefs and practices. The course is required for majors and recommended for minors in Religion as well as others with high interest in the field of Religious Studies.
Prereq: 3 hours in Religion or permission of instructor.
Section 850 |
Closed |
Class Number | 19901 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 1 |
Class Max | 1 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Curtis M Hutt |
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RELI 2020
RELIGION AND HUMAN RIGHTS
This course introduces students to the intersection of religion and human rights. It takes human rights as a moral tradition and asks how it impacts and is impacted by religious moral thought.
Section 850 |
Closed |
Class Number | 16679 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 25 |
Class Max | 25 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Course Attribute | Global Diversity General Education course |
Course Attribute | Humanities and Fine Arts General Education course |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Kyle Nicholas |
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RELI 2500
SPIRITUALITY AND WELLNESS
This course provides an introduction to the emerging field of spirituality and wellness. Utilizing perspectives from multiple disciplines and incorporating both third-person (research, theory) and first-person (experiential, reflective) approaches, students will explore topics such as: the nature of spirituality; mindfulness, meditation and wellness; spirituality and public health; spiritual wellness on campuses; and ecospirituality.
Prereq: Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 850 |
Waitlist |
Class Number | 3293 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 25 |
Class Max | 25 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Students on Waitlist | 0 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Michele M Desmarais |
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RELI 3020
NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS
This course examines the life-ways, oral narratives, ceremonies, and philosophies of selected Native American tribal nations and communities from the major cultural regions of North America, utilizing historical, anthropological, and literary approaches. No single Native spiritual tradition or culture represents all Native North American beliefs and customs. Thus, attention will be given both to similarities among different tribal groups, and also the great diversity among the hundreds of indigenous ways of life on the North American continent, both ancient and modern. Particular topics addressed include the following: healing traditions and maintaining personal and communal balance, pilgrimages to sacred sites, and, critically, Native American creation stories inform the manner in which Native communities approach the natural world, including plants and animals as "other-than-human" persons.
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 3566 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 7 |
Class Max | 17 |
Seats Available | 10 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | MEDH Block 2: Ethics, Religion and Culture |
Note | This class is cross listed with the following departments.
NAMS 4920, HIST 4910 |
Note | Students may choose to enroll in either the in-person section (-001) which will meet on campus, or the remote section (-820) which will be taught via Zoom. |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 1:00PM - 2:15PM |
Days | MW |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 290 |
Instructor | Brady J Desanti |
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Section 820 |
Open |
Class Number | 19875 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 5 |
Class Max | 7 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Remote Learning |
Note | Students may choose to enroll in either the in-person section (-001) which will meet on campus, or the remote section (-820) which will be taught via Zoom. |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 1:00PM - 2:15PM |
Days | MW |
Location | Remote Learning |
Instructor | Brady J Desanti |
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RELI 3060
RELIGIONS OF THE WEST
The stories and histories, practices, communities, and interactions among Jews, Christians, and Muslims are part of a larger history of inter-religious encounters and development. In addition to learning about the ideas and scriptures, the ritual and ethical practices, and the forms of social organization of these religious communities, students will analyze how each one of these major religious traditions not only impacts each other, but also play significant roles in the emerging global community. With this additional perspective, students will be able to understand and discuss Judaism, Christianity, and Islam as dynamic forces historically and in the twenty-first century.
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16492 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 16 |
Class Max | 19 |
Seats Available | 3 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Note | This class is cross listed with the following departments.
HIST 4910, INST 4140 |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Gary S Eller |
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RELI 3130
WOMEN AND THE BIBLE
This course explores the characterization of women in Hebrew and Christian scriptures as well as what we can learn about the lives of women in the ancient world from these and other sources. Attention is also given to the reception and use of these texts in later historical periods including contemporary religious contexts. (Cross-listed with WGST 3120).
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16425 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 14 |
Class Max | 16 |
Seats Available | 2 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Note | This class is cross listed with the following departments:
HIST 4910,INST 4140, WGST 3120 |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Curtis M Hutt |
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RELI 3500
TOPICS IN RELIGIOUS STUDIES
The content of this course varies from semester to semester, giving instructor and students an opportunity to investigate various subjects of interest in religious studies. Typically, students will learn through reading, viewing, discussing, and writing about the topic under study. Some sections may include service learning and other forms of experiential learning. (May be repeated for credit as long as the topic is different, up to 18 hours of credit.)
Section 850 |
Closed |
Class Number | 4492 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 15 |
Class Max | 15 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Note | Cross-listed with INST 4140, NAMS 4920 |
Topic | FIRST NATIONS-SPIRIT IN CLTR |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Michele M Desmarais |
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A supervised internship enabling students to develop and apply knowledge and gain expertise related to the field of Religious Studies while working at a non-profit, educational, non-governmental or related organization. The host organization for the student must be approved in advance in consultation with the internship coordinator and the Chair of Religious Studies. This course may be repeated for a maximum of six credit hours.
Prereq: Junior or senior. Religious Studies major or minor. Permission of internship coordinator. Not open to non-degree graduate students.
Section 801 |
Open |
Class Number | 2762 |
Type | INT |
Enrolled | 0 |
Class Max | 30 |
Seats Available | 30 |
Credit Hours | 1-6 |
Course Attribute | Includes Community Based Learning Component |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Off Campus - See Notes |
Instructor | Laura E Alexander |
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RELI 4010
SENIOR SEMINAR IN RELIGION
This course provides a capstone experience in religious studies. It serves as the third writing course and is required for Religious Studies majors. The readings will deepen students' understanding of the field of Religious Studies and how it relates to social concerns, as well as guide students through developing a research project. Students will present research both in writing and verbally, in ways that address scholarship in Religious Studies and that are accessible to a general audience. Student will also have opportunities to reflect on experiential learning and career goals.
Prereq: Five courses in Religion, or permission of instructor.
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16680 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 3 |
Class Max | 10 |
Seats Available | 7 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Laura E Alexander |
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RELI 4030
AFRICANA RELIGIONS
An introduction to religions in Africa and the diaspora, including African Traditional Religions, Christianity, Islam, and Afro-Caribbean religious traditions, using anthropological, historical, and other academic approaches to the study of religious and spiritual traditions. In particular, students will learn about the role of spirits, ancestors, witches, and other invisible agents in ideas and practices regarding health and healing. Finally, the class will examine the complex inter-relationships between religious ideas and practices and contemporary post-colonial political-economic realities, including the consequences of genocide and other human rights violations and the role of religious communities in social and economic development. (Cross-listed with RELI 8036, BLST 8036, BLST 4030).
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16493 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 10 |
Class Max | 14 |
Seats Available | 4 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Note | This class is cross listed with the following departments:
INST 4140, BLST 4030, BLST 8036 |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Paul A. Williams |
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An interdisciplinary approach in a seminar oriented format discussing various aspects of the most notorious genocide in modern times. The course will explore the history of anti-Semitism, the rise of Nazi Germany and the road to the 'final solution.' It will further explore psychological, sociological and intellectual aspects of the dark side of humanity. (Cross-listed with RELI 8166, HIST 4720, HIST 8726)
Prereq: Junior or instructor permission.
Section 001 |
Closed |
Class Number | 19325 |
Type | SEM |
Enrolled | 2 |
Class Max | 2 |
Seats Available | 0 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 6:00PM - 8:40PM |
Days | W |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 290 |
Instructor | Mark Celinscak |
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RELI 4180
HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY II
This course will focus on the historical development of Christian ideas, practices, and institutions from the reformations of the sixteenth century CE through the early twenty-first century CE. In addition to the theological claims, students will examine the history of ritual practice and organizational development of the principal varieties of Christianity - Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and other eastern churches, Protestant, and Pentecostal. (Cross-listed with RELI 8186).
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16770 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 7 |
Class Max | 19 |
Seats Available | 12 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Note | This class is cross listed with the following departments:
HIST 4910, INST 4140 |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | Gary S Eller |
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RELI 4450
RELIGION AND HORROR
Examining the genre of horror in books, films, and television, students will explore the ways in which horror in its many forms illuminates upon an array of religious ideas. Some of the major subjects and themes examined in this class include: various cultural interpretations of sleep paralysis, the fear of death and dying badly, Hell and Satan, nature horror, body horror, and the breakdown of the established order of reality and its replacement with one that is alien and hostile to it. In addition to these themes, we will also explore horror in Native American and Eastern social and cultural contexts. Emphasis is placed on the genre's ability to portray complex religious, philosophical, sociological, and anthropological subject matter. (Cross-listed with RELI 8456).
Section 001 |
Open |
Class Number | 16632 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 11 |
Class Max | 20 |
Seats Available | 9 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Note | Students may choose to enroll in either the in-person section (-001) which will meet on campus, or the remote section (-820) which will be taught via Zoom. |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 5:30PM - 8:10PM |
Days | W |
Location | Arts and Sciences Hall 217 |
Instructor | Brady J Desanti |
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Section 820 |
Open |
Class Number | 19878 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 2 |
Class Max | 10 |
Seats Available | 8 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Remote Learning |
Note | Students may choose to enroll in either the in-person section (-001) which will meet on campus, or the remote section (-820) which will be taught via Zoom. |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | 5:30PM - 8:10PM |
Days | W |
Location | Remote Learning |
Instructor | Brady J Desanti |
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This course is a study of how the life of Jesus of Nazareth has been portrayed in cinema over the past century. Emphasis will be placed upon knowledge of the principal written sources (the canonical gospels), how films emphasize certain themes and offer their own interpretations, the motives or intentions of the actors, and the reception by audiences of some of the main portrayals of Jesus in film. (Cross-listed with RELI 8556).
Section 850 |
Open |
Class Number | 16428 |
Type | LEC |
Enrolled | 8 |
Class Max | 20 |
Seats Available | 12 |
Credit Hours | 3 |
Course Attribute | Totally Online |
Date | Jan 23, 2023 - May 19, 2023 |
Time | TBA |
Days | TBA |
Location | Totally Online |
Instructor | John C Lyden |
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