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Fall 2020
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
RELI 160D3 – Love in World Religions
Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures
This course investigates the various conceptions of love in world religions. We will explore the conceptions of love in Western traditions including Greek, Jewish and Christian traditions as well as conceptions of love in Islam and Buddhism.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Closed
Enrollment 77 / 95
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- Section: 101
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 77 / 95
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 77 / 95
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 77 / 95
Section 501
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 77 / 95
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- Section: 501
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 77 / 95
RELI 160D5 – Spirituality, Ceremony, and Saints of the Southwest
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures Honors Contract
An introduction to the religious history and contemporary religious diversity of the region currently known as the American Southwest, focusing on a variety of topics such as land based spirituality, shrines, pilgrimage, folk saints, religious syncretism, and New Age movements. The religious landscape of this area includes the traditions of indigenous communities, Spanish colonial descendants, Mexican Americans, Anglos, and immigrants from around the globe.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Andrea McComb Sanchez
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 86 / 115
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Andrea McComb Sanchez
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 86 / 115
RELI 160D6 – Gender and Religion
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures Honors Contract
This course is an introduction to the study of gender and religion. We will examine the ways religious roles have been shaped by gender, and how religion has formulated understandings of gender, including gendered representations of the divine.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Instructor Max Strassfeld
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 113 / 150
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Max Strassfeld
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 113 / 150
RELI 203 – Religion and Medicine in the Western Healing Traditions
Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
An examination of the intersection between medicine and healing in western healing traditions, from ancient times to the modern era. Key scientific and humanistic questions will be addressed.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Hester Oberman
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 28 / 90
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- Section: 101
- Instructor:Hester Oberman
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 28 / 90
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Hester Oberman
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 28 / 90
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Hester Oberman
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 28 / 90
RELI 212 – Introduction to American Indian Religious Traditions
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
An introduction to American Indian religious systems and their larger functions in communities and in history. Of particular importance are the history and effects of colonialism and missionization on native peoples, their continuing struggles for religious freedom and cultural and linguistic survival, and the ways in which American Indians use religion, both past and present, to respond to social, cultural, political, and geographical changes.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Instructor Andrea McComb Sanchez
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 45 / 50
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Andrea McComb Sanchez
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 45 / 50
RELI 222 – Introduction to Zen Buddhism
Cross Listed
This course is designed to introduce students to the history,teachings,and practice of Zen Buddhism in China,Japan, Korea and the United States. The course will discuss Zen from a variety of perspectives but will center around the question of the meaning of history. Zen is a tradition of Buddhism that claims to have inherited and to pass on, in an unbroken historical transmission from patriarch to patriarch, the living experience of the Buddha's enlightenment. The course will discuss how Zen's conception of its history is related to its identity as a special tradition within Buddhism, as well as its basic teachings on the primacy of enlightenment, the role of practice, the nature of the mind, and the limitations of language.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 27 / 75
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- Section: 101
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 27 / 75
RELI 271 – The History of Christianity
Cross Listed
This course examines the history of the great diversity of beliefs, practices, ways of life, and forms of authority among Christians, and especially conflicts about these. Not narrowly theological, the course construes Christianity broadly, treating, for example, society, culture, and art.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Annie Morphew
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Closed
Enrollment 22 / 60
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- Section: 101
- Instructor:Annie Morphew
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 22 / 60
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Annie Morphew
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 22 / 60
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Annie Morphew
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 22 / 60
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Annie Morphew
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Closed
Enrollment 22 / 60
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- Section: 401
- Instructor:Annie Morphew
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 22 / 60
RELI 277A – History of the Middle East
Cross Listed Tier 2 Humanities
Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Nayel Badareen
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Closed
Enrollment 53 / 60
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- Section: 101
- Instructor:Nayel Badareen
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 53 / 60
RELI 308 – Does Pikachu Have a Buddha Nature? Buddhism in Japan
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis
This course provides an overview of the history of Buddhism in Japan. Major themes covered in the course include an integration of indigenous "kami veneration" (Shinto) into a Buddhist theological framework; a doctrinal emphasis placed on the notion of Buddha nature or "original enlightenment" (hongaku); the rise of the so-called Kamakura schools of Buddhism; bureaucratic roles imparted to Buddhist temples during the Tokugawa period; and challenges Buddhism faces in contemporary Japanese society.
Section 001
Days We
Location Live Online
Time 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Instructor Takashi Miura
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 25 / 25
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Takashi Miura
- Days: We
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 25 / 25
RELI 326 – God, Humanity & Science
Cross Listed Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
An examination of the role of religion and science in the construction of human worldviews and beliefs, in historical and contemporary contexts.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Kristy Slominski
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 23 / 40
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Kristy Slominski
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 23 / 40
RELI 334 – Islamic Thought
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
A consideration of Islam, one of the world's major religions, and the view of the universe and the modes of behavior and values it advocates. Most of the course will be dedicated to an examination of the majority (Sunni) opinion, but some attention will be directed also to the more significant minority (Shi'i, et al.) positions as well. The course has no prerequisite but does build on the information presented in TRAD 101 Middle Eastern Humanities.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Henry Koffler Bldg, Rm 218
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 16 / 46
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Henry Koffler Bldg, Rm 218
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 46
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 16 / 46
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 16 / 46
RELI 335 – Rap, Culture and God
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Pass/Fail Option Honors Contract
Study of popular culture and religion in African-American and Latino/a communities, with a focus on the place of rap music in the cultural identity of these traditions.
Section 001
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 98 / 99
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 98 / 99
Section 001
Days Th
Location Education, Rm 211
Time 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 98 / 99
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days: Th
- Location: Education, Rm 211
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 98 / 99
Section 001
Days Th
Location Live Online
Time 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 98 / 99
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days: Th
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 98 / 99
RELI 358 – Tibetan Buddhism
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
How did Tibetans adapt Buddhism to create a distinctly Tibetan tradition? How did Buddhism come to Tibetan soil, and how did it evolve over time? Sources from the domains of art, ritual, philosophy, and literature, especially biography, will play an important role in our explorations. We will contemplate questions surrounding individual, religious, and cultural identity, and of the role of women. We will conclude by examining further transformations of Tibetan Buddhism in exile and in western settings like Tucson.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Rae Dachille-Hey
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 40 / 60
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Rae Dachille-Hey
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 40 / 60
RELI 363 – Religion and Sex
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
In this course we will analyze attitudes towards sexuality in the major world religions, and focus on the relationship between religion and sexuality in the contemporary U.S. context.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Max Strassfeld
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 128 / 150
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Max Strassfeld
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 128 / 150
RELI 370A – History of the Jews: Modern Jewish History
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry: Modern Jewish history.
Section 001
Days
Location Flex In-Person
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 3 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location: Flex In-Person
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 3 / 30
Section 001
Days MoWe
Location Education, Rm 341
Time 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Instructor Staff
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 3 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Staff
- Days: MoWe
- Location: Education, Rm 341
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 3 / 30
Section 001
Days MoWe
Location Live Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:50 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 3 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days: MoWe
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 3 / 30
RELI 370B – History of the Jews: Cultural Loss and Resilience from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry from the Middle ages to the French Revolution.
Section 001
Days
Location Flex In-Person
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location: Flex In-Person
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location C E Chavez Bldg, Rm 111
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Staff
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Staff
- Days: TuTh
- Location: C E Chavez Bldg, Rm 111
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
RELI 370B – History of the Jews: Cultural Loss and Resilience from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies Honors Course
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry from the Middle ages to the French Revolution.
Section 002
Days
Location Flex In-Person
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location: Flex In-Person
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
Section 002
Days TuTh
Location C E Chavez Bldg, Rm 111
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Staff
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Staff
- Days: TuTh
- Location: C E Chavez Bldg, Rm 111
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
Section 002
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 7 / 30
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 7 / 30
RELI 372A – History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities
Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Beth Nakhai
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 21 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Beth Nakhai
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 21 / 24
RELI 372A – History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Course
Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Section 002
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Beth Nakhai
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 9 / 24
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Beth Nakhai
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 9 / 24
RELI 389 – Middle Eastern Ethnic and Religious Minorities
Cross Listed Writing Emphasis Course
Overview of ethnic and religious minorities in the contemporary Middle East, study of ethnic and religious diversity and its origin and manifestations in the modern Middle East. Examination of how the concept of religious and ethnic minority has emerged as a key factor in state policies towards minorities as well as the cultural, economic, political, religious, and educational lives of its people.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alyeh Mehin Jafarabadi
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 29 / 30
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Alyeh Mehin Jafarabadi
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 29 / 30
RELI 402 – East Asian Buddhism in Regional Perspective
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis
Buddhism in China, Korea and Japan with emphasis on the relationship between East Asian Buddhist thought and practice and the various historical contexts in which they emerged.
Section 001
Days Mo
Location Live Online
Time 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Instructor Albert Welter
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 8 / 25
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Albert Welter
- Days: Mo
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 8 / 25
RELI 405A – Medieval Europe
Cross Listed
Major institutions and trends in Europe from the breakup of the Roman World to the 14th century.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Abby Gibbons
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 43 / 60
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Abby Gibbons
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 43 / 60
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Abby Gibbons
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 43 / 60
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Abby Gibbons
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 43 / 60
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Abby Gibbons
Date Oct 15 - Dec 9
Status Closed
Enrollment 43 / 60
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Abby Gibbons
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Oct 15 - Dec 9
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 43 / 60
RELI 409 – The Reformation
Cross Listed
The Reformation in thought and action both from the perspective of its religious origins and of the political and social conditions. Analysis of its impact on sixteenth century Europe including the spread of Protestant reformation and its companion movement, counter-reformation.
Section 001
Days MoWe
Location Live Online
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Marjorie Plummer
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 10 / 25
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Marjorie Plummer
- Days: MoWe
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 25
RELI 444 – Islamic Mysticism
Cross Listed
Origin and development of Sufism and its impact on Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location R P Harvill Bldg, Rm 411
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 10 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: R P Harvill Bldg, Rm 411
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 10 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
RELI 491 – Preceptorship
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Requires faculty member approval, preceptor application on file with department.
Section 014
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 5
- +
- Section: 014
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 5
RELI 498 – Senior Capstone
A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Section 014
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 5
- +
- Section: 014
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 5
RELI 499H – Honors Independent Study
Honors Course
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Section 017
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 10
- +
- Section: 017
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 10
RELI 544 – Islamic Mysticism
Cross Listed
Origin and development of Sufism and its impact on Muslim and non-Muslim worlds.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location R P Harvill Bldg, Rm 411
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Aug 24 - Nov 25
Status Open
Enrollment 10 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: R P Harvill Bldg, Rm 411
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Nov 25
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Scott Lucas
Date Nov 26 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 10 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Scott Lucas
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Nov 26 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 10 / 30
RELI 599 – Independent Study
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Section 010
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Caleb Simmons
Date Aug 24 - Dec 9
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 1
- +
- Section: 010
- Instructor:Caleb Simmons
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Aug 24 - Dec 9
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 1
Winter 2020
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
RELI 160A1 – Gods, Goddesses, and Demons: Divinity in South Asia
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures Honors Contract
This course is an introduction to multiple concepts of the divine in South Asia. We will explore the different ways that the religious traditions of South Asia understand supernatural beings and forces. In order to do this we will read portions of primary texts in translation, examine iconography, and watch rituals as they unfold. In addition to learning about the South Asia traditions, we will put those conceptions of the divine in conversation with those rooted in a European context, forcing you to learn to think critically about the ways people from different cultures view the world around them.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Caleb Simmons
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 15
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Caleb Simmons
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
Section 102
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Caleb Simmons
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 15
- +
- Section: 102
- Instructor:Caleb Simmons
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
RELI 160D4 – Introduction to World Religions
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures Honors Contract
This course explores the diversity of religions and religious experiences across the globe. Religions to be examined include, but are not limited to, Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, as well as indigenous traditions.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Konden Smith Hansen
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 18
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Konden Smith Hansen
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 18
RELI 241 – Introduction to Chinese Religions
Cross Listed Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
The course is a comprehensive historical survey of the main religious traditions in China, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and popular religion. Through lectures, discussions, and reading of select primary and secondary sources, we will explore the formulations and subsequent transformations of key beliefs, doctrines, practices, and institutions that characterized specific religious traditions. We will also examine the patterns of interaction among different traditions, as well as the general character of religious life in both traditional and modern China.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Jinhui Wu
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 20
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Jinhui Wu
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 20
RELI 280 – Introduction to the Bible: New Testament
Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
This course introduces students to the New Testament in light of the contexts in which it was written and compiled, and as a window into reconstructing the world of early Christianity. The course will also examine how various Christian communities have understood the meaning and authority of the New Testament.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 18
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 18
Section 102
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 18
- +
- Section: 102
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 18
RELI 372B – History & Religion of Israel in Ancient Times: Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities
Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Ezra-Nehemiah to the Roman Empire, with emphasis on the formation of rabbinic Judaism.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Matthew Winter
Date Dec 21 - Jan 12
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Matthew Winter
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Dec 21 - Jan 12
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
Spring 2021
RELIGIOUS STUDIES
RELI 130 – Asian Religions
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis
The course surveys six religious traditions founded and developed in Asian including two from India: Hinduism and Buddhism, two from China: Confucianism and Taoism, and two from Japan: Shinto and Japanese New Religions. The survey of each religion includes: 1. a primary or sacred text, 2. contemporary practices in Asia, 3. contemporary practices in America, and 4. depictions in modern media. The course studies how the central tenets and teachings of Asian religions create the cultural roots of contemporary Asian cultures and how these teachings have influenced America's religious diversity.
Section 001
Days MoWeFr
Location
Time 1:00 PM - 1:50 PM
Instructor Chieko Nakano
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 75
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Chieko Nakano
- Days: MoWeFr
- Location:
- Time: 1:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 75
RELI 150B1 – Religion and Popular Culture
Honors Contract
This course provides an introduction to the study of Religion and Popular Culture in modern societies. We will study what constitutes "religion" and how definitions of religion change over time. We will examine the ways popular culture becomes "religious" and how religious institutions reflect popular taste and opinion.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Brett Slominski
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 75
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Brett Slominski
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 75
RELI 160D1 – Christianity and Art
Tier 1 Traditions and Cultures
The architecture, manuscript illumination, painting and other visual arts of Christianity explored within the contexts of contemporary history.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 92
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 92
RELI 200 – Introduction to the Study of Religion
Honors Contract
The objective of this course is to introduce you to the study of the phenomenon called 'religion'. What makes people religious? How is religion defined? What are the different approaches to understanding religion in all of its diversity? Through a reading of texts from diverse backgrounds and approaches, this course will illuminate the complex and multi-dimensional elements of religion, and how the study of religion can open up new ways of seeing the world.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM
Instructor Andrea McComb Sanchez
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Andrea McComb Sanchez
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 203 – Religion and Medicine in the Western Healing Traditions
Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
An examination of the intersection between medicine and healing in western healing traditions, from ancient times to the modern era. Key scientific and humanistic questions will be addressed.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Hester Oberman
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 75
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Hester Oberman
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 75
RELI 211 – Life After Death in World Religions and Philosophies
Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
An examination of the afterlife in major world religions, intimations of life beyond death in contemporary human experience, and key scientific, theological, and philosophical challenges to both.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 75
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 75
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alison Jameson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Alison Jameson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
RELI 212 – Introduction to American Indian Religious Traditions
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
An introduction to American Indian religious systems and their larger functions in communities and in history. Of particular importance are the history and effects of colonialism and missionization on native peoples, their continuing struggles for religious freedom and cultural and linguistic survival, and the ways in which American Indians use religion, both past and present, to respond to social, cultural, political, and geographical changes.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Andrea McComb Sanchez
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 60
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Andrea McComb Sanchez
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 60
RELI 227 – Religion and Film
Honors Contract
This course explores religion and its relationship with visual storytelling culture. We will analyze, explore, and challenge various religious, pop-cultural, ideological, and moral messages as presented in various types of film, from art house cinema to blockbuster movies, and genres ranging from horror to comedy.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Konden Smith Hansen
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 50
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Konden Smith Hansen
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 50
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Konden Smith Hansen
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Konden Smith Hansen
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Konden Smith Hansen
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Konden Smith Hansen
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
RELI 277A – History of the Middle East
Cross Listed Tier 2 Humanities
Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453.
Section 001
Days MoWeFr
Location
Time 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Instructor Austin O'Malley
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 92
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Austin O'Malley
- Days: MoWeFr
- Location:
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 92
RELI 277A – History of the Middle East
Cross Listed Tier 2 Humanities Honors Course
Middle East history from the rise of Islam to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople, 600-1453.
Section 002
Days MoWeFr
Location
Time 2:00 PM - 2:50 PM
Instructor Austin O'Malley
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 92
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Austin O'Malley
- Days: MoWeFr
- Location:
- Time: 2:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 92
RELI 280 – Introduction to the Bible: New Testament
Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
This course introduces students to the New Testament in light of the contexts in which it was written and compiled, and as a window into reconstructing the world of early Christianity. The course will also examine how various Christian communities have understood the meaning and authority of the New Testament.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Mar 15 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 100
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 100
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Mar 15 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Mar 15 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
RELI 303 – Spirituality and Sickness: Religion and Health in the U.S.
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
This course explores diverse religious and spiritual conceptions of health in the United States and their relationships to experiences of sickness and healing. It will include a critical examination of historical and contemporary cases in which religious and spiritual views of health have interacted with healthcare systems, including cases of cooperation and conflict.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Kristy Slominski
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 60
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Kristy Slominski
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 60
RELI 304 – The Question of God
Tier 2 Humanities
Study of the question of God from a theological, philosophical, and literary perspective.
Section 001
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 100
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 100
Section 001
Days Tu
Location
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 100
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days: Tu
- Location:
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 100
RELI 305 – Greek and Roman Religion
Cross Listed Tier 2 Individuals & Societies Honors Contract Writing Emphasis Course
Religious beliefs and cult practices in ancient Greece and Rome. All readings in English.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 50
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 50
Section 201
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 50
- +
- Section: 201
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 50
Section 401
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Jan 13 - Mar 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 50
- +
- Section: 401
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - Mar 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 50
RELI 313 – Health and Medicine in Classical Antiquity
Cross Listed Writing Emphasis Course
The course examines the mythology and practice of medicine in Greek and Roman times from Asclepius to Hippocrates and Galen, medical instruments and procedures, the religious manifestation of healing in Greek and Roman sanctuaries, the votive dedications by patients and cured, midwifery and child care, public hygiene and diseases. The topics cover a large spectrum of the medical practice and public health in the ancient societies of Classical antiquity, as well as how ancient worldviews, including religion and religious practice, shaped health and medicine in Greek and Roman civilization.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Eleni Hasaki
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 60
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Eleni Hasaki
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 60
RELI 335 – Rap, Culture and God
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Pass/Fail Option Honors Contract
Study of popular culture and religion in African-American and Latino/a communities, with a focus on the place of rap music in the cultural identity of these traditions.
Section 001
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 155
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 155
Section 001
Days Th
Location
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 155
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days: Th
- Location:
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 155
RELI 336 – Spirituality, Psychology, and the Mind
Cross Listed Pass/Fail Option Honors Contract
This course is a survey of psychological theory and research investigating religious beliefs, experiences, and practices.
Section 001
Days MoWe
Location
Time 3:00 PM - 4:15 PM
Instructor Hester Oberman
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 132
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Hester Oberman
- Days: MoWe
- Location:
- Time: 3:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 132
RELI 358 – Tibetan Buddhism
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
How did Tibetans adapt Buddhism to create a distinctly Tibetan tradition? How did Buddhism come to Tibetan soil, and how did it evolve over time? Sources from the domains of art, ritual, philosophy, and literature, especially biography, will play an important role in our explorations. We will contemplate questions surrounding individual, religious, and cultural identity, and of the role of women. We will conclude by examining further transformations of Tibetan Buddhism in exile and in western settings like Tucson.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Rae Dachille-Hey
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 70
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Rae Dachille-Hey
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 70
RELI 363 – Religion and Sex
Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Contract
In this course we will analyze attitudes towards sexuality in the major world religions, and focus on the relationship between religion and sexuality in the contemporary U.S. context.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Max Strassfeld
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 100
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Max Strassfeld
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 100
RELI 370A – History of the Jews: Modern Jewish History
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry: Modern Jewish history.
RELI 370A – History of the Jews: Modern Jewish History
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies Honors Course
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry: Modern Jewish history.
RELI 370B – History of the Jews: Cultural Loss and Resilience from the Middle Ages to the French Revolution
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Individuals & Societies
Survey of major political, socioeconomic, and cultural developments in the history of Diaspora Jewry from the Middle ages to the French Revolution.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor David Graizbord
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:David Graizbord
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 24
RELI 372A – History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities
Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Beth Nakhai
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Beth Nakhai
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 24
RELI 372A – History and Religion of Israel in Ancient Times -- The Biblical Period
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities Honors Course
Survey of the history and religion of ancient Israel. Biblical period through the Babylonian Exile; introduction to the Hebrew Bible.
Section 002
Days TuTh
Location Live Online
Time 12:30 PM - 1:45 PM
Instructor Beth Nakhai
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 18
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Beth Nakhai
- Days: TuTh
- Location: Live Online
- Time: 12:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 18
RELI 374 – The Holocaust
Cross Listed
Socio-economic and intellectual roots of modern anti-Semitism, evolution of Nazi policy, the world of death camps, responses of Axis and Allied governments, and responses of the Jews.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Susan Crane
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Closed
Enrollment 0 / 55
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Susan Crane
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Closed
- Enrollment: 0 / 55
RELI 379 – Religion in German Culture
Cross Listed Tier 2 Humanities
Introduction to major cultural figures of German speaking countries who have seen, imagined, or experienced what role religion may or can play in human life. Taught in English.
Section 001
Days MoWe
Location
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Albrecht Classen
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 60
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Albrecht Classen
- Days: MoWe
- Location:
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 60
RELI 381 – African/Indigenous Religions
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis Tier 2 Humanities
This course examines religious beliefs in Africa in order to illuminate connections between religion and culture on that continent, and to examine the relationship between religio-culture and the socio-economic and political forces that shape contemporary African societies.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Julian Kunnie
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Julian Kunnie
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 383 – Religion and State in Islam
Cross Listed
Examines the changing relationship between Islam and politics from the time of the Prophet to the present day.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 3:30 PM - 4:45 PM
Instructor Linda Darling
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Linda Darling
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 24
RELI 389 – Middle Eastern Ethnic and Religious Minorities
Cross Listed Writing Emphasis Course
Overview of ethnic and religious minorities in the contemporary Middle East, study of ethnic and religious diversity and its origin and manifestations in the modern Middle East. Examination of how the concept of religious and ethnic minority has emerged as a key factor in state policies towards minorities as well as the cultural, economic, political, religious, and educational lives of its people.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Mar 15 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 399 – Independent Study
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Section 010
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 5
- +
- Section: 010
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 5
Section 012
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Karen Borek
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 3
- +
- Section: 012
- Instructor:Karen Borek
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 3
Section 014
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Caleb Simmons
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 10
- +
- Section: 014
- Instructor:Caleb Simmons
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 10
Section 015
Days
Location
Time 12:00 AM - 12:00 AM
Instructor Andrea McComb Sanchez
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 3
- +
- Section: 015
- Instructor:Andrea McComb Sanchez
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 12:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 3
RELI 401A – Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts
Cross Listed Honors Contract Writing Emphasis Course
This course involves in depth study of early Christian texts together with related contemporary Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. Students will engage in careful analysis of individual texts in the New Testament and from the first four centuries of the Common Era, focusing on questions of genre, authorship, and meaning. Alongside these, students will examine writings by contemporary Jewish, Greek, and Roman authors (e.g., Philo, Josephus, Seneca, and Plutarch) as illustrative of the wider literary and religious culture. For students who have completed GRK 201, an option for readings in ancient Greek will be available as part of the course.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Courtney Friesen
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Courtney Friesen
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 428A – Globalization, the Environment, and Indigenous Religions
Cross Listed Honors Contract Writing Emphasis Course
This course discusses the impact of globalization on the environment and ecology, with a particular focus on indigenous cultures and religions in the context of environmental instability.
Section 101
Days
Location Online
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Julian Kunnie
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 20
- +
- Section: 101
- Instructor:Julian Kunnie
- Days:
- Location: Online
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 20
RELI 454 – The Spanish Inquisition
Cross Listed
The Inquisition in Spanish, European, & ethnic history: its bureaucracy and procedures; its festivities, its victims, New and Old Christians; and witches. Social, economic, and demographic context.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor David Graizbord
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:David Graizbord
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 24
RELI 489 – History of Japanese Religions: Modern
Cross Listed Gen Ed Diversity Emphasis
A selective survey of the history of Japanese religion from the 16th century through the present. Topics may include Shinto and Buddhism; Christianity and its suppression; Edo-period official and popular religion; State Shinto; and Japan's "new religions" and "new new religions."
Section 001
Days We
Location
Time 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Instructor Takashi Miura
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 15
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- Section: 001
- Instructor:Takashi Miura
- Days: We
- Location:
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
RELI 491 – Preceptorship
Specialized work on an individual basis, consisting of instruction and practice in actual service in a department, program, or discipline. Requires faculty member approval, preceptor application on file with department.
Section 014
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Hester Oberman
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 1
- +
- Section: 014
- Instructor:Hester Oberman
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 1
Section 015
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Grant Adamson
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 015
- Instructor:Grant Adamson
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 498 – Senior Capstone
A culminating experience for majors involving a substantive project that demonstrates a synthesis of learning accumulated in the major, including broadly comprehensive knowledge of the discipline and its methodologies. Senior standing required.
Section 001
Days Th
Location Learn Srvc Bldg, Rm 246
Time 3:30 PM - 6:00 PM
Instructor Max Strassfeld
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 15
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Max Strassfeld
- Days: Th
- Location: Learn Srvc Bldg, Rm 246
- Time: 3:30 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 15
RELI 498H – Honors Thesis
Honors Course Writing Emphasis Course
An honors thesis is required of all the students graduating with honors. Students ordinarily sign up for this course as a two-semester sequence. The first semester the student performs research under the supervision of a faculty member; the second semester the student writes an honors thesis.
Section 001
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Alexander Nava
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 3
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Alexander Nava
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 3
Section 002
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Konden Smith Hansen
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 3
- +
- Section: 002
- Instructor:Konden Smith Hansen
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 3
RELI 499 – Independent Study
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Section 001
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Caleb Simmons
Date Mar 15 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 3
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Caleb Simmons
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Mar 15 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 3
Section 019
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 5
- +
- Section: 019
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 5
RELI 501A – Early Christian Literature: Greek Texts
Cross Listed Writing Emphasis Course
This course involves in depth study of early Christian texts together with related contemporary Jewish and Greco-Roman literature. Students will engage in careful analysis of individual texts in the New Testament and from the first four centuries of the Common Era, focusing on questions of genre, authorship, and meaning. Alongside these, students will examine writings by contemporary Jewish, Greek, and Roman authors (e.g., Philo, Josephus, Seneca, and Plutarch) as illustrative of the wider literary and religious culture. For students who have completed GRK 201, an option for readings in ancient Greek will be available as part of the course. Graduate level requirements included a extended research papers drawing on appropriate levels of training in language, literature, and knowledge of the ancient world.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 9:30 AM - 10:45 AM
Instructor Courtney Friesen
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 30
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Courtney Friesen
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 9:30 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 30
RELI 520 – Archaic Greek Sanctuaries
Cross Listed
This course concentrates on the evidence for Greek sanctuary sites between 1000 and 600 B.C. We examine the excavated material from numerous sanctuary sites, including architectural remains (temples and/or altars), votive offerings of bronze and clay, and any other evidence revealing religious practices during these formative years. The role the sanctuaries played in society is also considered with a view to their political, social, economic and spiritual implications for Archaic Greek life. Graduate-level requirements include a more extensive paper than undergraduates.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
Instructor Mary Voyatzis
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 25
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Mary Voyatzis
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 11:00 AM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 25
RELI 554 – The Spanish Inquisition
Cross Listed
The Inquisition in Spanish, European, & ethnic history: its bureaucracy and procedures; its festivities, its victims, New and Old Christians; and witches. Social, economic, and demographic context. Graduate-level requirements include graduate students studying more deeply the economic, social and demographic context of the Inquisition, through more scholarly reading, discussion and writing.
Section 001
Days TuTh
Location
Time 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor David Graizbord
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 24
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:David Graizbord
- Days: TuTh
- Location:
- Time: 4:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 24
RELI 599 – Independent Study
Qualified students working on an individual basis with professors who have agreed to supervise such work.
Section 001
Days
Location
Time 5:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Instructor Unassigned
Date Jan 13 - May 5
Status Open
Enrollment 0 / 2
- +
- Section: 001
- Instructor:Unassigned
- Days:
- Location:
- Time: 5:00 PM
- Dates: Jan 13 - May 5
- Status: Open
- Enrollment: 0 / 2