214 courses with the subject REL, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
A study of meaning and value as expressed in religious thought, experience, and practice. Focus varies with instructor. (D)
A study of the forms, settings, contents, and themes of the Old and New Testaments. Focus varies with instructor. (D)
Study of Christian experience, thought, and practice. Focus varies with instructor. (D) Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 271
Study of the origins, practices, experiences, and thought of Christian traditions in Latin America. Focus varies with instructor. (CD, D)
Study of the thought and practices within the major religious traditions of South, Southeast, and East Asia. Focus, region, and traditions may vary with instructor. (CD, D)
Study of the thought and practices within the major religious traditions of South Asia (Indian subcontinent). Focus and traditions may vary with instructor (CD, D)
Study of the thought and practices within the major religious traditions of East Asia (China, Korea, and Japan). Focus, regions, and traditions may vary with instructor. (CD, D)
Examines the history, thought, and practices of these three monotheistic traditions in global perspective. Focus varies by instructor. (D)
Critical examination of the ways in which various individuals and groups have interpreted, appropriated and used the Bible in America. Focus varies with instructor. (D)
A study of the basic features of African religious systems and institutions, with focus on the cultural, economic and political factors that have informed global preservations of an African worldview. (CD, D)
An examination of historical, political, and cultural developments of various traditions placed under the heading 'Hinduism' in South Asia and abroad, with focus on ritual, myths, literature, and imagery that reflect their diverse beliefs and practices. (CD, D)
A study of the thought, history, and practices of Buddhist traditions in
Examination of the origins and development of Islam. Attention is given to the formation of Islamic faith and practice. (CD, D)
Multi-disciplinary study of thought and practice in past and present American Indian and other indigenous communities. (CD, D)
Examines the history, thought, and practices of Jewish traditions in global perspective. (D)
Explores the history of and methodological resources for the study of religion. Focus may vary with instructor, but the emphasis is on the ways religion has been defined, studied, and interpreted over the last several centuries.
An examination of the ways meaning and religious significance have been imparted to Jerusalem far beyond its significance in world history.
Explores what archaeology can (and can’t) tell us about religious behaviors in the past as well as examine our ethical obligations surrounding the excavation, interpretation, and display of sacred material, including human remains. (D)
Introduces the complex relationship between religion and the U.S. government through an in-depth analysis of the nation’s founding documents and the subsequent series of First Amendment church-state decisions rendered by the United States Supreme Court.
& the Problem of Belief
Examines the intersection of religion and popular tourism to historical sites of trauma or death. (D, CD)
A comparative examination of religious approaches to ethics and contemporary moral problems. (D, CD)
Examines how various religious traditions, past and present, have understood the overlapping notions of sexuality, human destiny, and the afterlife. (CD, D)
Investigates definitions of terrorism and examines religious motivations, justifications and legitimation of the use of violence in a number of belief systems. (CD, D)
Explores the relationship between religion and race, two categories that describe identity and that intersect in the lives of individuals and groups. Focus varies with instructor. (CD)
A study of rabbinic and medieval Judaism, emphasizing the post-biblical codification of Jewish thought in the Mishnah, Talmud, and Midrash.
A study of the central religious traditions of Japan from pre-history to the present, including Shinto, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Christianity, and
Examines the lives of Jesus and the Buddha and engages in comparative study of Christianity and Buddhism. (D, CD)
Interdisciplinary survey of American Indian culture, including the arts and literature, religions, and historical changes. Emphasizes the impact of the Conquista, encounters with Northern Atlantic societies, and contemporary developments. Also listed as AES 265. (CD)
Examines historical and contemporary issues in the study of new religious movements by analyzing media coverage of "cults" and investigating the history of specific groups.
Examination of the relationship between religion and popular culture, focusing on a variety of popular culture forms and interpretive skills. Focus varies with instructor.
Comparative study of the way religious traditions—both Eastern and Western—conceptualize “Ultimate Reality” or “the Absolute” (e.g., God, Allah, Brahman, the Dao, Emptiness). Particular attention will be given to the historical evolution and the socio-religious implications of the variou conceptualizations studied. (CD)
Select two electives in Chinese literature, film and/or culture:
A project in an area of study not otherwise available in the department. May be repeated for credit. (Group I-III with department approval) P-Prerequisite override required.
A project in an area of study not otherwise available in the department. May be repeated for credit. (Group I-III with department approval) P-Prerequisite override required.
Integrated study of major themes in religion and public engagement carried out in partnership with one or more communities off campus. May be repeated for credit. Focus varies with instructor. P-Prerequisite override required. On request.
Individual mentored research in Religion and Public Engagement. May be repeated. Focus varies with instructor. P- Prerequisite override required.
Religion topics of special interest. Group I-III with department approval. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Examines methods and practices of inter-religious dialogue with special attention to contemporary challenges. Focus varies with instructor. (CD)
Examines methods and practices of inter-religious peacemaking with special attention to contemporary challenges. Focus varies with instructor. (CD)
Study of theory and method in ethnography of religion where students closely read ethnographies from a variety of cultures and discuss the practical, methodological and ethical issues related to ethnography. Course culminates with students researching and writing their own ethnographies. (CD)
Introduction to the various methods and theories employed in the field of ritual studies, while examining comparative rituals and ritualized practices from around the world. (CD)
Explores concepts of magic, science and religion that emerged in Western thought and culture from late antiquity through the European Enlightenment and analyzes connections between religious traditions and Western, Modern Science. (CD)
A comparative study of sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with attention to the issues of authority, function and interpretation.
An examination of the development and theological contents of the literary products of Israel's prophetic movement.
A study of the five traditional books of Moses (the Torah) and the various s lines of analysis that modern Biblical critics have used to interpret their composition and role in the development of Israelite theological thought.
Survey of archaeological work in the Near East with attention to the ways in which interest in the Bible has shaped research questions, interpretation of materials, and museum exhibits. (EI)
A study of the religion and culture of the ancient Near East through the excavation and interpretation of an ancient site.
A study of the religion and culture of the ancient Near East through the excavation and interpretation of an ancient site.
An examination of the development, literary characteristics, and theological contents of the works of ancient Israel's sages.
A study of feminist and contemporary approaches to the Bible in light of the history of biblical interpretation and its methods, and a range of contemporary concerns and interpretive contexts. Focus varies with instructor.
and Christian Ethics
Examines ancient Christian and other religious representations of Jesus in historical, social, cultural, and theological context.
An examination of various literatures and perspectives of the first three centuries of the Christian movement.
Study of Jewish-Christian relations and selected writings of the New Testament in the historical, social, religious and political contexts of ancient Judaism and emerging Christianity. Focus varies with instructor.
An interdisciplinary exploration of Indian, Chinese, and Tibetan medicines, as well as shamanic and other healing traditions in Asia, examining the intersection of health and bodily systems with religions and ethics. (CD)
A comparative study of the moral values and socio-ethical positions in the major religious traditions of the world, with particular focus on their various methods of reasoning and sources of authority.
A study of religion and law as distinct yet interdependent spheres that influence cultural negotiations about authority, power, identity and the regulation of society. Geographic and tradition-specific focus may vary with instructor.
Examines the interface between religious communities and the public sphere, and the potential for social change in contemporary global and local contexts through a range of readings, guest lectures, field trips, and films. Traditions and emphasis may vary with instructor.
An examination of the causes and characteristics of war, various religious responses to it, and approaches to peacemaking, with attention to selected contemporary issues. Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 273
A study of relationships and tensions between religious traditions and human rights, with illustrations from historical and contemporary issues and movements.
An examination of ethical issues in religion and politics using materials from a variety of sources and historical periods.
An interdisciplinary study of the growth transformations of Africa's major religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, and the indigenous religions), and of their relations with secular social changes. (CD)
Explores the roles food and eating play in religious behavior and the ways in which religious practices and experiences impact our eating habits and food choices. (CD)
Cross-cultural examination of the relationships among human beings, their diverse cultures, habitats, and religions, including social and political understandings of the environment. (CD)
Study of the various manifestations of religious intolerance in the United States from the colonial period until the present.
A cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary-exploration of the body as a malleable locus of contested ideals that informs personal, social, and religious identity formation. (CD)
Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 87
Religious groups of many different origins have found in North America an open space for creating settlements that would embody their ideals. This course surveys a range of such 18th- and 19th-century utopian communities, including Moravians, Rappites, Shakers, and the Oneida and Amana colonies.
Explores how “religion” regulates and normalizes gender and sexuality.
Explores the collective memory and identity of American-Indian and African-American communities and their response to historical trauma in their cultural imagination, spirituality, and political and social activism. Also listed as AAS 378, HST 378. (CD)
Introduces and examines theoretical and practical aspects of various forms of Eastern meditation (concentration, mindfulness, Zen, visualization, and moving energy work) from both practitioner and modern scientific perspectives. (CD)
Investigates the relationship between religion and popular media in Japan, examining the depiction of diverse religious traditions (Shinto, Buddhism, Christianity, etc.) in manga (comic books), anime, and video games.
Introduction to the sociological analysis of religion, including religious beliefs and experiences, the cultural context of religion, varieties of religious organization, religious change and social change. Also listed as SOC 301.
Introduces and examines religious, theoretical, and practical aspects of various forms of meditation from both practitioner and modern scientific perspectives. (EI)
Examines how evolving definitions of race, religion, and Jewishness have correlated and conflicted in varied and sometimes surprising ways and how these shifts have been tied to legal rights and social privileges. (CD)
Examines contemporary expressions of Judaism and its historical roots. (CD)
Examines Jewish American histories, experiences, and identities and their impact on American society as a whole.
A study of the meanings, values, and practices associated with the religions of Hinduism in dialogue with the dominant culture of America. (CD)
Examines the racialization of Hinduism, Islam, and Sikhism in North America using a postcolonial and intersectional approach. (CD)
Variable topics in Buddhist history, thought, and/or practice. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
Variable topics in Islamic history, thought, and/or practice. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
Variable topics in U.S. religious history, thought, and/or practice. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
A study of American religions from colonial times until the present.
Study of Christian mysticism and contemplation (spirit possession, visions, dreams, and meditation) and their relation to contemporary issues.
A study of the origin and development of Reformation theology and ecclesiology.
A study of selected radical movements in the Christian tradition and their relation to contemporary issues.
A study of recurring patterns in Christian thought across time and cultures and some of the implications of those patterns in representative ancient and modern Christian figures.
Variable topics in African-American religious traditions. May be repeatable for credit if topic varies. (CD)
3 REL 375 Race, Myth, and the American Imagination 3
A study of myth and mythology in relation to the racial imaginary in
Examines past and contemporary filmmakers who couple religious themes with racial concerns. (CD)
Historical, contextual, and theoretical survey of various forms of Latin American liberation theology, a school of Christian thought that both critiques systems of oppression and offers proposals for a more just and peaceful future.
Explores the lived experiences of young Muslims around the world through the intersecting lenses of religion, power and protest. (CD)
This course studies the various forms of religious, cultural, legal, and ethical reasoning in Islam that influence the processes of decision making about vital bioethical issues. (EI)
Examines the origins and development of Zen Buddhism from China (Ch'an) to Japan and contemporary America. Attention is given to Zen doctrine and practice in the context of the broader Buddhist tradition. (CD)
Examines the history, content, and main approaches to the sacred book of Islam. Explores the influence and interaction between the holy word and its transmitter the Prophet Muhammad. (CD, POR)
Explores main tenets of the Islamic law (Shari’ah) and how this law has been applied in past and present Islamic societies. Looks at legal issues through the lens of gender, ethics, non-Muslim minorities, rights, and duties. (CD)
Variable topics in the religions of South Asia. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
Examines the Indian epic, the Mahābhārata, while paying attention to its religious, social, and political contexts. (CD)
Introduces students to the history, culture, and ritual traditions of ancient India by examining the overlapping practices, beliefs, ideologies, and gendered representations of priests, warriors, kings, and ascetics. (CD)
Examines the intersection of religion, race and gender of South Asian women from a feminist and postcolonial perspective. (CD)
Explores issues of identity, ethnicity and religion within various Muslim communities living in western countries. A central goal is to understand how these communities negotiate the new environment and the challenges they face.
Religion topics of special interest. May be repeated for credit. Group I-III with department approval.
Variable topics in the religions of China, Korea, and Japan. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
Variable topics in the religions of American Indian and Canadian First Nations. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
Variable topics in the religions of Africa or African diaspora. May be repeated for credit if topic varies. (CD)
This online course on interfaith leadership invites students to consider how they might engage most effectively with people from a variety of religious backgrounds. (EI)
Surveys the history of dialogue activities among various religious communities and introduces the methods and theories of interreligious dialogue. Part of this class is interaction with local interfaith projects.
Directed study and research in preparation for writing and completing an honors thesis. P - Admission to the honors program in the Study of Religions.
This course explores how religious studies can be relevant to your life and career after you graduate from Wake Forest. Intended primarily for minors and majors in religious studies, the course is structured around writing and reflection on class readings, discussions, and portfolio development. Pass/Fail only. Near Eastern Languages and Literature (NLL)
A phenomenological study of different ways of defining religion, including views of representative philosophers, psychologists, sociologists, anthropologists, theologians, and historians of religion.
Explores how people envision and manipulate the supernatural in cross-cultural perspective. Emphasizes functional apsects of religious beliefs and practices.
Study of theory and method in ethnography of religion where students closely read ethnographies from a variety of cultures and discuss the practical, methodological, and ethical issues related to ethnography. Course culminates with students researching and writing their own ethnographies.
An introduction to the various methods and theories employed in the field of ritual studies, while examining comparative rituals and ritualized practices from around the world.
Explores concepts of magic, science, and religion that emerged in Western thought and culture from late antiquity through the European Enlightenment and analyzes connections between religious traditions and Western, Modern Science.
Comparative study of sacred texts in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam with particular attention to the issues of authority, function, and interpretations.
Examination of the development and theological contents of the literary products of Israel's prophetic movement.
Study of the five traditional books of Moses (the Torah) and various lines of analysis that modern Biblical critics have used to interpret their composition and role in the development of Israelite theological thought.
Survey of archaeological work in the Near East with attention to the ways in which interest in the Bible has shaped research questions, interpretation of materials, and museum exhibits.
Study of the religion and culture of the ancient Near East through the excavation and interpretation of ancient sites.
Study of the religion and culture of the ancient Near East through the excavation and interpretation of ancient sites.
Examination of the development, literary characteristics, and theological contents of the works of ancient Israel's sages.
Study of feminist and contemporary approaches to the Bible in light of the history of interpretation and a range of contemporary concerns and interpretive contexts.
Introduction to the issues, assumptions, evidence, and debate that shapes the continuing quest for the historical Jesus.
Examines ancient Christian and other religious representations of Jesus in historical, social, cultural and theological context.
Examination of various literature and perspectives of the first three centuries of the Christian movement.
Study of Jewish-Christian relations and selected writings of the New Testament in the historical, social, religious and political contexts of ancient Judaism and emerging Christianity. Focus varies with instructor.
An interdisciplinary exploration and analysis of Chinese medicine, its fundamental theories, and its range of health-oriented and religious applications.
Comparative study of the moral values and socio-ethical positions in the major religious traditions of the world, with focus on their various methods of reasoning and sources of authority.
A study of religion and law as distinct yet interdependent spheres that influence cultural negotiations about authority, power, identity, and the regulation of society. Geographic and tradition-specific focus may vary with instructor.
This seminar introduces students to dynamics at work at the interface between relgious communites and the public sphere. It will explore, through a wide range of readings, guest lectures, and films, the potential for social change---constructive and destructive---within and between communities in locally, regionally, nationally and globally.
Examination of the causes and characteristics of war, various Christian responses to it, and approaches to peacemaking, with attention to selected contemporary issues.
Study of the relationships and tensions between religious traditions and human rights, with illustrations from historical and contemporary issues and movements.
Examination of ethical issues in religion and politics using materials from a variety of sources and historical periods.
Interdisciplinary study of the growth transformations of Africa's major religious traditions (Christianity, Islam, and the indigenous religions) and of their relations with secular social changes.
Explores the roles food and eating play in religious behavior and the ways in which religious practices and experiences impact our eating habits and food choices.
Cross-cultural examination of the relationships among human beings, their diverse cultures, habitats, and religions, including social and political understandings of the environment.
Study of the various manifestations of religious intolerance in the U.S. from the colonial period until the present.
A cross-cultural, multi-disciplinary exploration of the body as a malleable locus of contested ideals that informs personal, social, and religious identity formation.
Interdisciplinary study of major themes in religion, poverty, reduction, and social entrepreneurship. Focus and community empahsis may vary with instructor.
Exploration of the religious dimensions of African-American life from its African antecedents to contemporary figures and movements.
This course explores how 'religion' regulates gender and sexuality by examining religious texts, media, and political rhetoric through feminist, queer, and postcolonial theory. Through an analysis of historical and contemporary debates and issues concerning gender and sexuality, this course considers how political, social, and religious institutions understand and deploy religious belief and discourse to legislate, repress, and pathologize certain criminal, deviant, immoral, or sinful.
Explores the collective memory and identity of American-Indian and African-American communitites and their response to historical trauma in their cultural imagination, spirituality, and political and social activism.
Introduces and examines theorectical and practical aspects of various forms of Eastern meditation (concentration, mindfulness, Zen, visualization, and moving energy work) from both practitioner and modern scientific perspectives.
Introduces the sociological analysis of religion, including religious beliefs and experiences, the cultural context of religion, varieties of religious organization, religious change and social change.
Examines how evolving definitions of race, religion, and Jewishness have correlated and conflicted in varied and sometimes suprising ways and how these shifts have been tied to legal rights and social privileges.
Examines contemporary expressions of Judaism and its historical roots.
Focusing on the 19th-21st centuries, this course examines Jewish American histories, experiences, and identities, as well as their impact on American society as a whole.
Study of the meanings, values, and practices associated with the religions of Hinduism in dialogue with the dominant culture of America.
This course examines the racialization of Hinduism, Islam, Sikhism in North America. Through an analysis of historical documents, immigration laws, mainstream and social media, popular culture, and academic texts, this class explores how these religions are racialized in Canada and the US. Using a postcolonial and intersectional approach, we will examine how race, religion, gender, sexuality, and class interact to stigmatize or empower certain individuals and/or groups.
Variable topics in buddhist history, thought, and/or practice. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Examination of the origins and development of Islam, the world’s second largest religious tradition. Attention is given to the formation of Islamic faith and practice as well as contemporary manifestations of Islam in Asia, Africa, and North America. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Study of the central religious traditions of Japan from pre-history to the present, including Shinto, Buddhism, Zen Buddhism, Christianity, and Confucianism.
Study of American religions from colonial times until the present.
Study of Christian mysticism and contemplation (spirit possession, visions, dreams, and meditation) and their relation to contemporary issues.
Study of the origin and development of Reformation theology and ecclesiology.
Study of selected radical movements in the Christian tradition and their relation to contemporary issues.
Study of recurring patterns in Christian thought across time and cultures and some of the implications of those patterns in representative ancient and modern figures. Combined Bulletin 2026-2027 477
Thought. (1.5 h) Study of the history of Christian thought, beginning with its Hebraic and Greek backgrounds and tracing its rise and development to modern times. The course may be divided into halves for 1.5 credits each: a) Patristic Thought and b) Medieval and Reformation Thought.
Variable topics in African-American religious traditions. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Examines the cultural and religious history of black leadership in the United States.
A study of myth and mythology in relation to the racial imaginary in America.
Examines past and contemporary filmmakers who couple religious themes with racial concerns.
Historical, contextual, and theoretical survey of diverse forms of Latin American theologies of liberation.
Explores the lived experiences of young Muslims around the world through the intersecting lenses of religion, power and protest.
An examination of the origins and development of Zen Buddhism from China (Ch'an) to Japan and contemporary America. Particular attention is given to Zen doctrine and practice in the context of the broader Buddhist tradition.
A thematic study of Chinese religious traditions and culture focusing on history, ritual, scripture, and popular practice. Topics include cosmology, ancestor veneration, shamanism, divination, and the role of women.
Examines the history, content, and main approaches to the scared book of Islam. Explores the influence and interaction betwwn the holy word and its transmitter the Prophet Muhammad.
Explores main tenets of the Islamic law (Shari'ah) and how this law has been applied in past and present Islamic societies. Looks at legal issues through the lens of gender, ethics, non-muslim minorities, rights, and duties.
Variable topics in the religions of South Asia. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Examines one or both Indian epics, the Mahabharata and Ramayana, while paying attention to either epic's religious, social, and political contexts, performance, and development in Indian history.
Introduces students to the history, culture and religious traditions of ancient India by examining the overlapping practices, beliefs, ideologies, and gender representations of priests, warriors, kings, and ascetics.
This course examines the intersection of religion, race and gender of South Asian women from a feminist and postcolonial perspective.
Explores issues of identity, ethnicity and religion within various Muslim communities living in western countries. A central goal is to understand how these communities negotiate the new environment and the challenges they face.
Religion topics of special interest. May be repeated for credit.
Variable topics in the religions of China, Korea, and Japan. May be repeated if topic varies.
Variable topics in the religions of American Indian and Canadian First Nations. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Variable topics in the religions of Africa or African diaspora. May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
This online course on interfaith leadership invites students to consider how they might engage most effectively with people from a variety of religious backgrounds.
Surveys the history of dialogue activities among various religious communities and introduces the methods and theories of interreligious dialogues. Part of this class is interaction with local interfaith projects.
Explores the history of and methodological resources for the study of religion. Focus may vary according to the instructor, but the emphasis is on the ways religion has been defined, studied and interpreted over the last several centuries.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
May be repeated for credit if topic varies.
Performance. (3 h) A critical examination of postmodern theories on the relationship between religion and culture.
A comparative study of religious conceptions of the ultimate (divine, sacred) within Eastern and Western traditions through a range of methodological lenses including phenomenological, philosophical, theological, and sociological.
Tools and methodologies applicable to research in religion. Fulfills the three hours in research methods that the religion department requires of first-year MA students.
An examination of the distinct use of language in religious discourse, with attention to theoretical understandings of human language, the variety of philosophical efforts to define the validity of religious language and the role of metaphor and analogy in religious communication.
Integrated study of major themes in religion and public engagement carried out in partnership with one or more communities off campus. Focus varies with instructor. On request.
Major motifs of revelation in the Old Testament; analysis of recent attempts to write Old Testament theology.
Detailed analysis and exegesis of selected portions of the Hebrew Bible. P-POI.
Detailed analysis and exegesis of selected portions of the Hebrew Bible. P-POI.
A detailed study of the history of biblical interpretation and hermeneutics.
Delineation of an approach to New Testament theology as a whole, a consideration of the hermeneutical problem, and an examination of two or three themes in New Testament theology.
Examination of selected portions of the Greek New Testament, with attention to the tools necessary for exegesis. P-POI.
Examination of selected portions of the Greek New Testament, with attention to the tools necessary for exegesis. P-POI.
Intensive study of selected topics and texts in early Christianity studies.
Seminar course that examines the basic ethical works and theories of central figures in Western and non-Western traditions. Students engage in close readings of important texts in religious thought and morality and produce essays reflecting on the themes addressed by the authors.
Critical study of classic texts and figures in the history of Christian ethics and social thought.
Examination of selected classical and contemporary texts illustrative of the theories, methods, and purposes of the sociological study of religion.
Study of counseling methodologies, psychotherapeutic techniques, personal development, and human behavior in terms of the implications for pastoral counseling.
Clinical experience in pastoral care, including work in crisis situations, seminars, interdisciplinary clinical group sessions, formal pastoral counseling, urban ministry assignments, and participation in group therapy. (Both semesters must be completed.)
Clinical experience in pastoral care, including work in crisis situations, seminars, interdisciplinary clinical group sessions, formal pastoral counseling, urban ministry assignements, and participation in group therapy. (Both semesters must be completed.)
Directed study in the selected areas of the religious traditions of the East.
Examination of the rabbinic writings (Mihnah, Tosefta, Talmud, Midrashim, Targumim, and the Liturgy), the Dead Sea Scrolls, The Old Testament Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha, and the literature of Hellenistic Judaism (e.g., Philo and Josephus).
Considerations of available source materials, questions of method, and bibliography related to such Hellenistic religions as the Myteries, Hellenistic Judaism, and Gnosticism.
Directed study of selected areas in the history of Christianity, including Baptist history.
Study of the origin and development of Reformation theology and ecclesiology.
A study of religious traditions, events, and individuals shaping religious life in America. Attention is given to native religious, colonization, denominations, awakenings, religious liberty, the western movement, and the rise of the “American Self.” The development of pluralism and the impact of immigration, civil rights, and “new religions” are also studied.
Intensive study of a selected period or movement in Chritian theological history, with special reference to seminal persons and writings.
Intensive study of a single theologian in relation to a literary figure with a similar religious outlook, the aim being to investigate how literature and theology mutually invigorate and call each other into question. Representative pairings: Niebuhr/Auden, Barth/O'Connor, Tillich/Updike, Newman/Eliot, Kierke-gaard/Percy. May be repeated for credit if the writers studied are different.
An intensive, in-depth study of a selected issue in the study of religion. Focus varies with instructor. May be repeated if topic varies.
May be repeated for credit. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
May be repeated for credit. Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.
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