9 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.
This course is study in the origin, development, and structure of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) followed by a survey of the great ideas and people of its literature. Special attention is given to its relevance for understanding the religious life of Western society.
This course is study of introductory matters related to the origin and development of the New Testament followed by a survey of its books with special emphasis upon the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and Paul, the apostle.
This course surveys the major world religions in both the West and the East (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism), exploring the questions and ideas that unite and divide them through a philosophical lens. Possible topics will include: What is the nature of religion? Can all religions be true, or do they contradict one another? What is the concept of God? How can we speak meaningfully about God, if there is one? What are miracles, and are they possible? Can we sensibly believe testimony that a miracle has occurred? Is there life after death? If so, what might it be like?
This course seeks to illuminate the historical background of the Bible. The first part of the course studies the foundational concepts of biblical archaeology and the impact of archaeology on the biblical text. The second part of the course examines the cultures, religions, and literature of the cultures surrounding ancient Israel, first-century Judaism, and the early Christian church.
This course will examine the Bible, both the Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and New Testament, as a significant work of literature that has had an immense impact on Western culture and beyond. Students will learn about the Bible as a literary artifact, the methods used to study it (“exergesis”), and the Bible’s influence upon great works of literature and film.
This course explores classical atheism, examining the philosophy of such thinkers as Feuerbach, Freud, Nietzsche, Russell, Sartre, and Ager. Agnosticism and the void of human religious experience will also be discussed. The religious response to atheism from several points of view will also be discussed.
This course explores the causes, values, and attraction of fundamentalism in religious life, in particular stressing its desire to control society’s understanding of the divine. Students will focus primarily on fundamentalist movements in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
This survey of Christian thought from the post-New Testament era through the present compares major theological systems that have emerged within the Christian church. Elements of theology to be considered include revelation, Christology, sin, salvation, the Holy Spirit, and ecclesiology.
This study of Nazi Germany’s program of ethnic cleansing aimed particularly at Jews from 1939-1945 considers the causes of the tragedy and its subsequent implications for the worldwide Jewish community. The theological and philosophical implications of the Holocaust for both Jews and Christians will be considered, viewing this event as an expression of the age-old struggle between good and evil.
Source: The University of Tennessee Southern's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
