宗教课程描述

Carthage offers students academic study in world religions, 教会历史, 神学, 《全球十大赌钱排行app》, 以及社会中的宗教. Scroll down to read descriptions of the religion courses offered at Carthage, or click on the following links for additional resources.

Understandings of 宗教 (REL) (RP)

REL 1000 / 4学分
A study of the religious dimension in the lives of individuals, communities, and 文化s. Students will explore understandings of religion and roles of religion, along with commonalities and differences in expression of religion. This will be accomplished by examining topics such as God, 圣经, 仪式, 值, 伦理问题, 和宇宙学, as expressed within several specific religious traditions, including Judaism and 基督教.
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History of 基督教 Thought (REL) (CL)

REL 2000 / 4学分
Students will concentrate on major 基督教 issues, 比如教条, 佳能, 信条, 基督论, 的理由, 救恩, 圣言与圣礼, 以及教会的团结, from a 历史 and ecumenical point of view. Special attention will be given to the ways history and 文化s have influenced and shaped 基督教 thought.

犹太人 Bible-Old Testament (REL) (CL)

REL 2010 / 4学分
Concentrating on a representative sampling of texts from the Torah (Law), 先知, 和作品, students will be introduced to the current 方法 of biblical studies. Attention will be directed to the 历史 periods in which this literature developed and to the basic 神学 concepts in the literature. Students will also become acquainted with the history of Israel, 杰出的希伯来领袖, 契约, 法律, and worship practices of Hebrew life.

福音书(REL) (CL)

REL 2020 / 4学分
Concentrating on the New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, 路加福音, 和约翰), students will be introduced to the basic 方法 of biblical studies. 具体地说, students will examine the particular 历史, 神学, and literary emphasis of each biblical author in light of modern biblical research.

The Letters of the New Testament (REL) (CL)

REL 2030 / 4学分
Concentrating on the letters of the New Testament (e.g., 罗马人, 加拉太书, 《全球十大赌钱排行app》), students will be introduced to the basic 方法 of biblical studies to examine the 神学, 历史, and literary questions raised by each letter. Careful attention will be given to matters of structure and authorship, as well as to the information contained in these letters about the early 基督教 communities.

基督教 Spi仪式ity (REL) (CL)

REL 2040 / 4学分
An in-depth exploration of 基督教 spi仪式ity, or how ardent 基督教s throughout history have variously understood and sought a relationship with their God. Inquiry into the writings and activities of the earliest desert-dwelling monastic is followed by readings from such great mystics of the Middle Ages as Teresa of Avila, 迈斯特埃克哈特, 诺里奇的朱利安, 和十字架上的约翰. These are supplemented by the works of contemporary advocates of the inner life, 包括托马斯·格林, 亨利。卢云, 托马斯·默顿. Literature study is balanced by practical exploration of 基督教 and other forms of prayer and meditation, and with dialogue in religious communities with monks and nuns who have elected a contemplative lifestyle.

萨满教(REL) (CL)

REL 2050 / 4学分
This course will examine the variety of religious experiences, 仪式, and belief systems commonly referred to as shamanism. The course will look at these phenomena across history and geographic boundaries. Close attention will be paid to the particular 历史 and 政治 contexts within which these various experiences have developed.
先决条件:没有

Understandings of Love (REL) (SI)

REL 2070 / 4学分
The course is a study of understandings of love, 爱的表达, and failures to love in the light of biblical, 基督教, 犹太人, 和穆斯林传统, and in the light of contemporary experience. Special attention is given to exploring the dynamics of liking, 浪漫的爱, 浪漫, 性, 亲密, 和成熟, 严格的爱. The course aims at opening participants to the many rewards awaiting persons, 夫妻, 家庭, and communities that cultivate an understanding and observance of the distinction between love as 浪漫 and love as disciplined intervention to foster the welfare of another. This is achieved through reading, 分析, and debate of several case studies using a collection of diverse interpretive models.

Faith, Love, and Ethics (REL) (DIV) (CL)

REL 2200 / 4学分
Students will concentrate on the nature and bases of ethics and morality as informed by 《全球十大赌钱排行app》, 基督教神学, 和传统. Special attention will be given to specific issues such as human 性, 离婚, 战争与和平, personal and corporate responsibility, 贫困, 世界饥饿.

基督教ities in the Global South (REL) (CL) (ITL)

REL 2210 / 4学分
An overview of the expansion of 基督教 especially in the global South where the majority of the world’s 基督教s now live. The course examines the processes through which the 基督教 faith is communicated, 收到了, 和生活. Special attention is paid to theologies developed in Latin America, 亚洲, 和非洲, and the factors that inform the 神学 process.
前提条件:REL 1000

Jesus 除了基督教 (REL)

REL 2220 / 4学分
This course explores the figure of Jesus on the frontier between 基督教 and other world religions. It pursues this topic comparatively examining the images of Jesus (Christologies) of both 基督教s and non-基督教s, particularly the views of Jesus in Judaism, 伊斯兰教, 印度教, 儒家思想, 和佛教.
前提条件:REL 1000

Issues in Living and Dying (REL) (SI) (IDP) (WEL)

REL 2300 / 4学分
Students will concentrate on concepts and issues related to illness, dying, death, and grief. Special attention will be given to issues such as definitions of death, 对待死亡的态度, 权利, 还有临终者的愿望, 安乐死的形式, views of suffering and death, 葬礼的包, 悲伤的过程. A particular effort will be made to enable students to see the issues in the light of 基督教 understanding and to help students arrive at their own positions.

Research Methods Experience

REL 2700 / 1学分
An intensified research experience to be carried out in conjunction with one of the major’s core area classes, under the supervision of that course’s primary instructor. This will focus on learning to distinguish and evaluate primary and secondary sources, and on learning and using appropriate theoretical 方法 for that particular topic.
前提条件:REL 1000

Post-Exilic 犹太教(REL) (CL)

rel3010 / 4学分
Concentrating on the period from the end of the Babylonian exile to the first century of the Common Era (c. 公元前500年-公元前100年), students will explore the various ways Judaism evolved into its present “rabbinic” form, and simultaneously unfolded in other diverse ways. Students will explore such topics as Messianic expectations, 世界末日犹太教, 死海古卷, 菲罗, 法律的扩展, and the emergence of 基督教. This range of issues will focus students on that period of Israel’s life not specifically covered by study of the biblical texts.

Women and 《全球十大赌钱排行app》 (REL) (DIV) (CL)

REL 3020 / 4学分
This course is an opportunity to study the situation of women at the time of the biblical writings, to investigate evidence for how women were treated in the earliest 基督教 churches, and to take seriously the impact that the interpretation of biblical texts has had on women’s 社会 roles throughout history and in our own day.

Creation and Apocalypse: 探索s in 宗教 and Science (REL) (CL) (IDP)

REL 3030 / 4学分
This course will look at themes of human origin and destruction as articulated in 《全球十大赌钱排行app》 and related 犹太人 and 基督教 material. We will also consider how different views on creation and the end of the world have influenced 神学 beliefs, 社会问题, and scientific investigation throughout Western history, 在当代的美国.S. 文化. Students will have the opportunity to analyze modern-day debates about creation, 进化, and the end of the world based on their interaction with these ancient texts and ideas.

Church History (REL) (CL)

REL 3040 / 4学分
A study of the 基督教 church from apostolic times to the present with special attention to the sociological, 经济, 心理, and doctrinal factors in its development. While primary emphasis is placed on the Western European tradition, consideration is given to the worldwide development of 基督教. A background of world history or religion is beneficial.

Luther and the Reformation (REL) (CL)

REL 3060 / 4学分
Students will concentrate on the Reformation era and give special attention to the life and thought of Martin Luther and other reformers. Specific attention will be given to the Protestant and Roman Catholic Reformation and to the religious, 政治, 知识, 文化, 社会, and 经济 influences and issues of the 16th century.

宗教 in America (REL) (CL)

REL 3070 / 4学分
From the earliest explorers to the latest modern “cult,” this course will consider the impact that religion has had on the United States and the impact that the United States has had on religion. The focus in this 历史 survey will be on both large-scale movements or denominations and the personal experience of small groups and individual believers.

宗教实习

REL 3080 / 4学分
The student is assigned to a congregational or other religiously affiliated service agency in order to practice leadership in several self-chosen areas of religious ministry. Students will meet regularly with their placement supervisor and will participate in classroom conferences with the professor and other students. Each student will submit complete reports of plans, activities, and complete supplemental readings.
前提条件:REL 1000

犹太教(REL) (CL)

REL 3100 / 4学分
This course is an introduction to the self-definition of Judaism. It will analyze Judaism by examining such central concepts as God, Torah, and Israel. This central self-definition will then be tested by means of close readings of representative texts, and by investigating the range of 犹太人 history. The course will also examine significant events that shaped 20th century Judaism, including the creation of the State of Israel, 大屠杀, and modern American 犹太人 movements.

印度教(REL) (DIV)

REL 3110 / 4学分
This course will provide an in-depth introduction to those 社会, 哲学, and religious phenomena that western observers have called 印度教. The first part of the course will focus on religious texts, as we explore the roots of the tradition and the flowering of the devotional movement. The latter part of the course will focus more on modern Hindu life in an attempt to give some appreciation of its religious quality. This process will provide some opportunity to reflect on the nature and meaning of religious life, and to consider the ways in which the faith of these men and women can inform our own lives.

伊斯兰教(REL)

REL 3120 / 4学分
This course will provide an in-depth introduction to the world of 伊斯兰教, the most recent of the great faiths tracing its descent from the prophet 亚伯拉罕. The beginning of the course will examine the roots and development of 伊斯兰教, and the gradual growth of 伊斯兰教ic institutions. The latter part of the course will focus on modern Muslim life, partly on its individual dimensions, in an effort to convey some appreciation for its religious quality, and to consider the ways in which the faith of these men and women can inform our own lives; but more pointedly on the 政治 influence of 伊斯兰教, and the ways in which growth of 伊斯兰教ic revivalism has shaped and continues to shape the world in which we live.

Buddhism (REL) (DIV) (CL) (WEL)

REL 3130 / 4学分
An intensive look at the world’s oldest missionary religion, from its origin in the Ganges basin in 500 BCE to its contemporary manifestations. The course’s primary emphasis will be on the 历史 development of the tradition, and the ways that its message has been transformed through the influence of different 文化s, including the United States. An important part of this will be closely examining the Buddhist way of life throughout the centuries, and the ways in which this ancient message is still relevant in the modern world.

East 亚洲n 宗教s (REL) (CL)

REL 3140 / 4学分
An intensive look at religion in East 亚洲, focusing both on the region’s indigenous religious traditions - 儒家思想, 道教, and Shinto - as well as Buddhism, its best-known and most successful transplant. The primary emphasis will be on the 历史 development of these traditions, their mutual influence on one another, and the way that their 值 have shaped and continue to shape the 文化s in which they appear. This process will provide some opportunity to reflect on the nature and meaning of religious life, and to consider the ways in which the faith of these men and women can inform our own lives.

锡克教徒(REL)

REL 3150 / 4学分
This course will trace the history and development of the Sikh religious community. The early part of the course will focus on its origins in the Punjab; the 社会, 政治, and religious forces shaping its development in the milieu; and the community’s 进化 over time. The course will then examine 19th and 20th century Sikh efforts to stress their identity as a distinct religious community, both inside and outside of India. 最后, the course will look at contemporary Sikh piety and practice in an effort to convey some appreciation for its religious message, and to consider the ways in which Sihk faith and concerns can illuminate and inform our own.

Field Archaeology (REL) (TRIP) (CL) (IDP)

REL 3250 / 4学分
Students gain archaeological experience in the field with an orientation that focuses on the period(s) of the site, 它的历史, 它的古老背景, 诸如此类.
Prerequisite: Instructor permission
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宗教 and Politics in the United States (REL) (DIV) (SI)

REL 3270 / 4学分
This course examines legal, 政治, 历史, and theoretical aspects of the relationship between religion and politics in the United States. Works of 政治 and 社会 theory and important constitutional law cases will be used to explore the liberal, democratic understanding of religion’s place in politics. The American approach will be compared with that found in several other countries. Specific topics covered include the secularization thesis (and its critics), the role of the religious right, the adoption of civil 权利/anti-discrimination tactics by religious groups, and controversies over gay 权利.
前提条件:REL 1000

Theologies of Liberation (REL) (CL) (IDP)

REL 3300 / 4学分
探索 of the 历史 roots, 特征, 方法, 中心主题, and current expressions of liberation 神学. After an initial consideration of the origins and development of liberation 神学 in Latin America and the second half of the 20th century, the course will turn to the various currents of liberation 神学 that have emerged in different contexts across the globe, particularly how representatives of those theologies use 基督教 (and other) traditions to understand and respond to 历史 contexts and experiences of oppression.
前提条件:REL 1000

Greek 宗教s (REL) (CL) (IDP)

REL 3310 / 4学分
Like most ancient peoples, the Greeks believed that a pantheon of heavenly, sublunar, and subterranean divinities controlled or supervised every detail of life on earth, and they often went to great extremes to appease certain of these gods and goddesses. 在本课程中, we will consider the history and practice of Greek religions in the public sphere and the relationship between religious practices, 仪式, 和信仰, as well as the rich body of Greek myth.
前提条件:REL 1000 or consent of instructor

罗马宗教(REL)

REL 3320 / 4学分
Like most ancient peoples, the 罗马人 believed that a pantheon of heavenly, sublunar, and subterranean divinities controlled every detail of life on earth, and they often went to great extremes to appease certain of these gods and goddesses. 在本课程中 we will consider the history and practice of Roman religion in both the public and private spheres, including Roman mystery religions. We also will discuss how 罗马人, 尤其是精英阶层, reacted to new and different religious cults and how they wove religious practices into every aspect of ancient Roman life.
前提条件:REL 1000 or consent of instructor

宗教 and Society (REL) (SI)

REL 3350 / 4学分
Students will examine various perspectives on the relationship between religion and society. This study will encourage students to explore such diverse themes as the relationship of religion and the state, 国家, and global 经济 structures; ethics; counter文化 religious movements; and the religious principles that may undergird a 社会 matrix. Students will write a series of analytical essays, applying some of the religious principles encountered to the 分析 of 政治, 社会, 或者经济问题.

宗教 and Society in Modern India (REL)

REL 3360 / 4学分
Selected topics illustrating the mutual involvement of religion and society in India since the 16th century. Major themes will include Hindu devotional movements, the rise and development of the Sikhs, 印度教改革运动, 伊斯兰自我定义, the rise of 国家istic (or independence) movements in each of these three groups, and responses to the pressures of globalization.

宗教 in Africa (REL) (ITL) (CL)

REL 3370 / 4学分
An examination of the foundations of African religious thought via the indigenous religious heritage of select (sub-Saharan) African people. Special attention to the 历史 interaction with 基督教 and 伊斯兰教, and the role of religion in post-colonial African societies.

Biblical Images of Christ (REL) (CL)

REL 3400 / 4学分
The Christologies of the New Testament will be examined both by investigating their background in the history of religions and by analyzing the images of Christ presented in various documents of the New Testament (e.g., Mark, John, Paul, Hebrews). Specific attention will be given to Christological titles and to the pre-基督教 figures with whom Jesus is identified.

Shared Sages in Sacred Scriptures: An Interreligious 探索 (REL)

REL 3500 / 4学分
The traditions of Judaism, 基督教, and 伊斯兰教 share accounts about prominent figures and have significantly different interpretations of what they share. This course will examine the 犹太人, 基督教, and Muslim sacred 圣经s through a comparative reading of shared key personalities. Similarities and differences of interpretation will be analyzed with reference to 历史 and modern forms of 分析 of texts, special emphasis being on developing mutual understanding and cooperation between the religious traditions. The shared key persons include but will not necessarily be limited to Adam, 诺亚, 亚伯拉罕, 约瑟夫, 摩西, 所罗门, 玛丽, 耶稣.
前提条件:REL 1000

基督教s and Muslims: Conflict vs. Dialogue (REL) (SI) (ITL)

REL 3510 / 4学分
基督教s and Muslims have been living together, and actively engaged with each other, 1400多年来. Despite sharing common beliefs such as faith in one Creator, 耶稣是弥赛亚, 以及审判日, relations between these two communities have often (though not always) been marked by conflict and confrontation. The course examines this often-troubled history of 基督教-Muslim dialogue to illuminate the two communities’ current relationship.
前提条件:REL 1000

The Dead Sea Scrolls (REL)

REL 3700 / 4学分
Through a careful examination of some of the texts discovered at Qumran on the Dead Sea, students will investigate the history and 神学 of the 犹太人 sect known as the Essenes. This investigation will include an examination of the archaeological evidence uncovered at the site as well as an 分析 of the relationship of this community with other contemporary 犹太人 sects (the Pharisees and the Sadducees). 除了, students will examine possible points of contact between the Essenes and early 基督教 communities.

Senior Seminar in 宗教

REL 4000 / 4学分
The Senior Seminar is taught and directed by one member of the department with the assistance and participation of other members. The seminar will lead the student toward the completion of the Senior Project, which will be determined by the student and the directing professor.

宗教 课程描述