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RE 200
Block
3
Sainthood in the Roman Catholic Tradition.
This course will explore the vital role played by persons of special
sanctity, "the Saints," in the development of the piety of
the Roman Catholic Church. The first part of the course will focus on
the concept of sanctity in general, sacred persons as extensions of
the incarnation of Christ, the canonization and "calendar-ization"
of the Saints, and the veneration of relics. Special attention will
be given to how the Saints have provided a locus for Catholic worship
both spatially (shrines, relics, churches) and temporally (feast days,
liturgical development). The second part of the course will explore
how the lives of several extraordinary Saints like Paul, Anthony, Francis,
Ignatius and (the Beatified) Dorothy Day might be viewed as mirroring
major transitions in the ways in which the Church came to understand
its mission in the world. 1 unit - Shaw.
Block
3
The
Good Life
How should we live? What is good and what is bad? What should I aim
for in life, and how should I act in order to get it? This course will
examine reflection on these questions, as it occurs in classic texts
from a variety of traditions including Buddhism, Hinduism and Islam.1
unit - Lele.
Block
8
Hindu-Muslim
Relations in South Asia
This
course will study the interaction between Muslim and "Hindu"
populations in the Indian subcontinent, with a special focus on India
itself. The course will cover a period from the first arrival of Muslim
Turks in the subcontinent up to contemporary politics, with primary
readings selected to examine how traditions imagined and interacted
with each other. 1 unit - Lele.
RE 300
Block 2
Seminar on
Evil
An examination of philosophical and theological questions raised by
the reality of evil in human experience, such as whether evil is beyond
comprehension, whether faith in God is compatible with recognition of
genuine evil, and whether the power of evil makes suffering meaningless.
Readings in classic and contemporary sources. Prerequisite: One
course in Philosophy or Religion. (Also listed as Philosophy 303.) 1
unit - Riley and Weddle.
Block 4
Theologies
of Emergence
Examination of a recent trend in Christian theology which attempts to
reformulate traditional doctrines in light of new findings in the sciences
and cosmology. Emergence is a view of nature as a series of complex
and causally irreducible "orders" which cannot be explained
by reference to something else. Emergence sees autonomous agents (such
as cells), system level effects (like wildfire or weather), and consciousness
as causally effective and inexplicable by reference to their constituent
micro-processes. Prerequisite: Religion 130, 231 or consent of
department. 1 unit - Simpson.
Block
6
Sexulaity
in Religions of India
This course will examine the role played by sexuality in
various South Asian traditions, from erotic celebration to ascetic self-denial,
and often combinations of the two. Texts and traditions studied will
range from the classical period to the 20th century. Prerequisite:
Religion 160 or consent of department. 1 unit - Lele.
St. Augustine, Bishop of Hippo
