Courses in Religious Studies and Hebrew Language

Spring 2008, Summer 2008, Fall 2008

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Spring 2008

Last updated October 23, 2007


REL 106 Living Religions of the East
A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period.
11:00-11:50 TR 100 Smith Class #65767 REL 106/EALC 105 Class #55475 Robert Minor
Discussion Sections
3:00-3:50 R 206 Smith Class #65773/EALC #55481 Robert Minor
4:00-4:50 R 206 Smith Class #65775/EALC #55485 Clint Bland
6:00-6:50 R 206 Smith Class #65777/EALC #55483 Clint Bland
11:00-11:50 F 208 Smith Class #65771EALC #55479 Clint Bland
12:00-12:50 F 208 Smith Class #65769/EALC #55477 Clint Bland

REL 106 Living Religions of the East
A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period.
2:00-2:50 MWF 100 Staufer/Flint Class # 75031 REL 106/EALC 105 #75065 William Lindsey and GTA Autumn Thompson

REL 107 Living Religions of the West
A basic introduction to the major religious traditions in the Near East, Europe, and the Americas, with an emphasis on their development through the modern period and their expressions in contemporary life.
2:30-03:20 TR 100 Smith Class # 82424 Margaret Rausch and GTA Flint Neidenthal
5:00-5:50 R 206 Smith Margaret Raush # 82428
6:00-6:50 R 208 Smith Flint Neidenthal #82429
9:00-9:50 F 208 Smith Flint Neidenthal #82425
2:00-2:50 F 208 Smith Flint Neidenthal #82426
3:00-3:50 F 208 Smith Flint Neidenthal #82427

REL 108 Living Religions of the East, Honors
A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period. Open only to students in the College Honors Program or by permission of instructor. (Same as EALC 108)
1:00-2:15 TR 206 Smith Class REL 108 #65779/ EALC 108 #55487 Robert Minor

REL 109 Living Religious of West, Honors
A basic introduction to the major religious traditions in the Near East, Europe, and the Americas, with an emphasis on their development through the modern period and their expressions in contemporary life. Open only to students in the University Honors Program or by permission.
11:00 – 12:15 T R Smith Class REL 109 #82430 Marilyn Klaus.

REL 124 Understanding the Bible
An introduction to the literature of the Bible exploring the relationships among the various types of literature present and the function of each type in the history and religious life of the people who produced and used them. Cannot be taken concurrently with REL 311, or REL 315.
10:00-10:50 MW 100 Smith Class #82430 Paul Mirecki
Discussion Sections
3:00-3:50 W 208 Smith Class # 69623 Paul Mirecki
4:00-4:50 W 208 Smith Class #69625 Teresa Mathew
4:00-4:50 R 208 Smith Class #69629 Teresa Mathew
5:00-5:50 R 208 Smith Class #69627 Teresa Mathew
1:00-1:50 F 208 Smith Class # 69631 Teresa Mathew

REL 171 Religions in American Society
A broad introduction to religion in American culture. The class emphasizes the well-established religions with large followings, viz. Judaism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Some attention is also given to other religions active in America. Other topics covered include the relationship of church and state, religion in ethnic and racial minority groups, and women and religion. (Same as AMS 290).
12:00-12:50 MWF 100 Smith Class REL #72735 /AMS 290 #72737 Timothy Miller and GTA Erin Nix

REL 325 Introductions to Judaism
Describes certain Jewish Customs, ceremonies, traditions, and folklore and examines the implications of their historical and contemporary meaning.
1:00-2:15 TR 208 Smith Class #77945 Sergey Dolgopolskii

REL 330 Native American Religions
A survey of religious traditions among selected Native American peoples. Topics include religious freedom, ritual activity, cultural narrative (“myth”) kinship, healing practices, ecology, government relations, impact of colonization, impact of missionization, contact between cultures and secularization.
1:00-1:50 MWF 107 Smith #82431 Michael Zogry (Same as AMS 494 Class # 83188)

REL 339 History of Religion in America
A survey of the development of religious institutions and ideas in America from colonial times to the present. Emphasis is given to the mainstream religious traditions (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish), but attention is also paid to other phenomena, including nonwestern and native American religions.
7:00- 9:30 T Smith Class REL 339 # 83370/ Aaron Ketchell (Same as AMS 499 Class # 83571)

REL 373 The Supreme Court and Religious Issues in the United States
Historical study of the interpretation of the religion clauses of the First Amendment with special reference to the questions of establishment, the free exercise of religion, freedom of religious belief, worship, and action, and religion and the public schools. Not open to freshmen (Same as HIST 373).
9:30-10:45 TR 208 Smith Class REL 373 #78033/HIST 373 # 78691 Sherryl Wright

REL 404 Undergraduate Seminar in Religion: Leadership
3:30 – 4:20 W Smith Class 4 REL 404 # 82434/ Robert Shelton

REL 405 Directed Study in Religion
Investigation of a special topic or project selected by the student with advice, approval, and supervision of an instructor. Such study may take the form of directed reading or special research. Individual reports and conferences. May be repeated, with maximum cumulative credit of four hours. Course taken for one hour of credit may not be used to fulfill College distribution requirement. Prerequisite: One previous course in religious studies at the University of Kansas and permission of instructor.
By appointment. To be arranged with faculty member. All faculty.

REL 475 Loving Relationships
Theories and elements of love in a variety of types of relationships, with attention to religious ethical traditions and social and behavioral sciences.  Includes small group discussion and application to personal experience. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. (Same as COMS 455). May be taken for graduate credit as REL 875. The upper level enrollees will have a work expectation appropriate to the upper level.
2:30-3:45 TR Smith Class 208 REL 475 # 82435 Robert Shelton

REL 490 Senior Seminar in Theories and Methods
A capstone course for religious studies majors to survey methods and theories in religious studies. Prerequisite: Religious Studies major or permission of the instructor.
2:30-5:00 T Smith Class 206 REL 490# 82437 Robert Minor

REL 499 UG Honors Research
Required for Departmental Honors. May be taken more than once; total credit not to exceed 6 hours. Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for degree with departmental honors and with consent of the student's research supervisor.
By appointment. REL 499# 65817
To be arranged with supervising faculty member and Undergraduate Director.

REL 500 Readings; Non-English Religious Texts
This course provides directed readings for students in either primary or secondary texts related to religious studies utilizing material in languages other than English.
By appointment.
To be arranged with faculty member Sergey Dolgopolski (Class #79999), Paul Mirecki (Class # 65819), Daniel Stevenson (Class # 73429).

REL 509 Religion in Japan
Survey of religious thought and practice in Japan from the Jomon period to the present (Same as EALC 509 Class # 83225).
10:00-10:50 MWF 208 Smith REL 509# 82438 Bill Lindsey

REL 523 The Dead Sea Scrolls
A study of the archeological evidence and texts from the Dead Sea area that provide primary evidence for Jewish religious belief and practice in the Greek and Roman periods (ca. 250 B.C.E. - 135 C.E.). Prerequisite: REL 124 or consent of instructor.
12:30-1:45 MW 208 Smith Class # 80161 Paul Mirecki

REL 602 Special Topics in Religion: Talmud and Interpretation
 An academic exploration of the Talmud as the core text of Jewish Law, and its interpretation in the broader context of the intellectual and religious traditions of the West. All texts will be available in English. No prerequisite. Undergraduates are welcome.
8:00-9:15 TR 107 Smith Class # 82439 Serguei Dolgopolski

REL 657 Gender in Islam and Society
An investigation of the relationship between Islam, and gender roles and status in religious texts (Quran and Hadith) and in societies across the Muslim world, past and present. Prerequisite: AAAS 349/REL 350 or permission of instructor. (Same as AAAS 657 Class # 83179.)
6:30-9:00 M 208 Smith Class # 82447 Margaret Rausch

REL 669 Human Conflict and Peace
Study of religious, cultural, and social traditions toward understanding the nature and purposes of human conflict. Analysis of various meanings of peace, with emphasis on study of nonviolent approaches to management of conflict. Class discussion, readings, and individual research projects. (Same as COMS 669). Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
9:30-10:45 TR 206 Smith Class # 71611/COMS # 71671 Robert Shelton

REL 671 American Communes
An examination of utopian communities in North America from the seventeenth century to the present.  The course will survey the history, literature, and social dynamics of representative communal societies and movements including the Shakers, the Hutterites, the Oneida Community, Catholic religious communities, egalitarian communities, and other religious and secular communities
6:30-9:00 W 208 Smith Class # 82453 Tim Miller

REL 775 Seminar in Religion & Society in the West: Issues in the Study of Native American Religious Traditions
Analysis of critical issues in the academic study of religious traditions of indigenous peoples of the Americas.  Selected religious systems will be treated in depth. Certain topics will concern individual communities and others will have broader relevance.  Issues will include: authorship, identity, and tradition; theory formulation; ethnographic research in indigenous communities; religious freedom; portrayal in historical narratives; the interface between indigenous traditions and Christianity; cultural misappropriation; and ethnotourism. 
2:00-4:30 W 12 Smith Clas # 82443 Michael Zogry

REL 781 Seminar in Theories of Religious Experience
Seminar exploring sociological, psychological, anthropological and other theories regarding religious experience. Prerequisite: Permission of the instructor.
7:00-9:30 PM R 208 Smith Class # 82457 Paul Zimdars-Swartz

REL 800 Readings
By appointment.
To be arranged with faculty member. All Faculty.
For class numbers please refer to enroll & pay

REL 875 Topics in Religion and Society: Supreme Court & Religious Issues in the U.S.
Historical study of the interpretation of the religion clauses of the First Amendment with special reference to the questions of establishment, the free exercise of religion, freedom of religious belief, worship, and action, and religion and the public schools. Not open to freshmen.
9:30-10:45 TR 208 Smith Class # 78039 Sherryl Wright

REL 875 Topics in Religion and Society Loving Relationships
Theories and elements of love in a variety of types of relationships, with attention to religious ethical traditions and social and behavioral sciences.  Includes small group discussion and application to personal experience. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above. (Same as COMS 455). May be taken for graduate credit as REL 875. The upper level enrollees will have a work expectation appropriate to the upper level.
2:30-3:45 TR 208 Smith Class # 82436 Robert Shelton

REL 875 Topics in Religion and Society: Colloquium in Russian History
This course will concern the history of the Eastern Orthodox Church in Russia from the tenth century through the end of the 20th century. The focus will be on the interrelationship between religion and society, including institutional structures of the Russian Orthodox Church, conversion and empire-building, schismatics and heretics, popular Christianity, Orthodox religion as a social and cultural force, the relationship between Church and State, the clergy as a social order, the status of religion under Communist rule, and renewed visibility and activity of the Church in post-Soviet Russia.  The class as a whole will read key works each week; in addition, students will select supplementary readings from the course bibliography to report on in half the classes.  Writing assignments include short papers (abstracts, book reviews, and article assessments) based on the assigned readings, and a synthetic essay of about 20 pages due at the end of the semester.
4:00PM - 6:20PM M 2030 Haworth  REL class# 83973/ HIST class# 83297 Eve Levin

REL 899 Thesis
By appointment.
To be arranged with faculty member. All Faculty.
For class numbers please refer to enroll & pay


Summer 2008

Last updated October 23, 2007


Religious Studies courses are offered every summer, usually as four-week courses in June. These courses fulfill the HR (philosophy & religion) requirement for the BA and are also excellent electives. We also offer a course that fulfills the non-western (NW) BA requirement in the summers.

June 2008 Four-week Course -June 3, 2008 - June 27, 2008

REL 107 Living Religions of West
A basic introduction to the major religious traditions in the Near East, Europe and the Americas, with an emphasis on their development through the modern period and their expressions in contemporary life.
9:10-11:20 MTWRF 208 Smith
Sergey Dolgopolski Lawrence Campus

REL 124 Understanding the Bible
An introduction to the literature of the Bible exploring the relationships among the various types of literature present and the function of each type in the history and religious life of the people who produced and used them. Cannot be taken concurrently with REL 311, or REL 315.
11:30-2:00 MTWRF 208 Smith
Paul Mirecki Lawrence Campus

REL 350 Islam
Islam’s origins, the prophet Mohammed, the Holy Koran, religious symbols and moral mandates, historical developments (Same as AAAS 349)
2:10-4:20 MTWRF 107 Smith
Margaret Rausch Lawrence Campus

July 2008 Four-week Course -June 30, 2008 - July, 25, 2008

REL 104 Introduction to Religion
Religion approached as search for meaning. Personal and social interpretation of life and death. The Study proceeds by examination of autobiography, institutions, symbols, scriptures, literature, world-views, values. Modern critiques of religion, secular faiths, and religious pluralism are included.
2:10-4:20 MTWRF 107 Smith
Mike Zogry Lawrence Campus

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FALL 2008

Last updated May 1, 2008


REL 104 Introduction to Religion
(3) Religion approached as a search for meaning. Personal and social interpretation of life and death. The study proceeds by examination of autobiography, institutions, symbols, scriptures, literature, world-views, values. Modern critiques of religion, secular faiths, and religious pluralism are included.
10:00-10:50 MW Lecture Michael Zogry 100 Smith & one of the following discussion sections:
11:00-11:50 W Zogry 206 Smith
5:00-5:50 W Staff 206 Smith
6:00-6:50 W Staff 206 Smith
2:00-2:50 F Staff 206 Smith
3:00-3:50pm F Staff 206 Smith

REL 106/EALC 105 Living Religions of the East 
(3) A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period.
11:00-11:50 TR Lecture Robert Minor 100 Smith, & one of the following discussion sections:
3:00-3:50 R Minor 206 Smith
5:00-5:50pm R Staff 206 Smith
6:00-6:50 F Staff 208 Smith
12:00-12:50 F Staff 208 Smith
1:00-1:50 F Staff 208 Smith

REL 106 / EALC 105 Living Religions of the East 
(3) A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period. 
9:00-9:50 MW F Lecture Bill Lindsey 208 Smith 


REL 107 Introduction to Religion
(3) A basic introduction to the major religious traditions in the Near East, Europe, and the Americas, with an emphasis on their development through the modern period and their expressions in contemporary life.
10:00-10:50 TR Lecture Margaret Rausch 100 Smith & one of the following discussion sections:
4:00-4:50 R Rausch 206 Smith
5:00-5:50 R Staff 208 Smith
6:00-6:50 R Staff 208 Smith
2:00-2:50 F Staff 208 Smith
3:00-3:50 F Staff 208 Smith 
REL 108/EALC 108 Living Religions of the East Honors 
(3) A basic introduction to religion in India, China, and Japan with emphasis upon religions that affect the modern period.
1:00-2:15 TR Robert Minor 206 Smith

REL 124 Understanding the Bible
(3) An introduction to the literature of the Bible exploring the relationships among the various types of literature present and the function of each type in the history and religious life of the people who produced and used them. Cannot be taken concurrently with REL 311, or REL 315.
11:00-11:50 MW Lecture Paul Mirecki 100 Smith & one or the following discussion sections:
3:00-3:50 W Mirecki 208 Smith
4:00-4:50 W Staff 208 Smith
3:00-3:50 R Staff 208 Smith
4:00-4:50 R Staff 208 Smith
11:00-11:50 F Staff 208 Smith

REL 125 Understanding the Bible, Honors
(3)  An introduction to the literature of the Bible exploring the relationships among the various types of literature present and the function of each type in the history and religious life of the people who produced and used them.  Open only to students in the College Honors Program or by permission of instructor.
2:00 - 2:50 MWF Molly Zahn 107 Smith

REL 171/AMS 290 Religion in American Society
(3) A broad introduction to religion in American culture. The class emphasizes the well-established religions with large followings, viz. Judaism, Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy, and Protestantism. Some attention is also given to other religions active in America. Other topics covered include the relationship of church and state, religion in ethnic and racial minority groups, and women and religion.
12:00-12:50 MWF Tim Miller 100 Smith

REL 339  History of Religion in America 
(3)  Survey of the development of religious institutions and ideas in America from colonial times to the present.  Emphasis is given to the mainstream religious traditions (Protestant, Catholic, Jewish), but attention is also paid to other phenomena, including nonwestern and native American religion.
4:00-5:15 TR Aaron Ketchell 7 Smith

REL 345 Christianity
(3) An introductory examination of the history, doctrines, and practices of Christianity. Selected readings from the creeds, papal decrees, and major Christian theologians.
1:00-2:15 TR Paul Zimdars-Swartz 208 Smith

REL 373/ HIST 373 Supreme Court and Religious Issues in the US
(3) Historical study of the interpretation of the religion clauses of the First Amendment with special reference to the questions of establishment, the free exercise of religion, freedom of religious belief, worship, and action, and religion and the public schools. Not open to freshmen.
9:30-10:45 TR Sherry Wright 208 Smith 

REL 378 Religion and Moral Decisions, Honors 
(3) Introduction to religious viewpoints on individual and social ethics. Influence of religious thought on the making of moral decisions, and on value development. Examined in relation to specific moral issues.
2:30-3:45 TR Robert Shelton 4 Smith

REL 404 Undergraduate Seminar in Religion: Islamic Literature 
This course focuses on literature that reflects Islamic culture from its inception to contemporary times. Beginning with attention to the importance of the spoken word in the establishment of Islam, course readings and lectures follow the place of literary works in confirming Islamic perspectives. Readings include selections from the Qur’an, classical works of poetry and narrative, and contemporary autobiography. Authors include the best known: al-Ghazali (d.1111 C.E.), Attar (d. circa 1193-1235), Ibn Arabi (d. 1240 C.E,), Rumi (d. 1273), Saadi (d.1291), Hafiz (d. 1389 C.E.), and Shah (contemporary), as well as readings by and about less well known women Sufis in all historical periods. Readings are all in English translation.
9:30-10:45 TR Beverly Mack 202 BA

REL 405 Directed Study in Religion 
Investigation of a special topic or project selected by the student with advice, approval, and supervision of an instructor. Such study may take the form of directed reading or special research. Individual reports and conferences. May be repeated, with maximum cumulative credit of four hours. Course taken for one hour of credit may not be used to fulfill College distribution requirement. Prerequisite: One previous course in religious studies at the University of Kansas and permission of instructor.
By appointment. To be arranged with faculty member. All faculty.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor by appointment: All Faculty

REL 406 Reading Asian Religious Classics (undergrad)
A close reading of classic texts of Asian religions in English translation, with emphasis on their construction and reception as sacred “scripture” in both their indigenous Asian contexts and in the post-colonial West.  No prior knowledge of Asia is required, although some background is desirable.
11:00-12:15 TR Dan Stevenson 208 Smith

REL 499 UG Honors Research 
Required for Departmental Honors. May be taken more than once; total credit not to exceed 6 hours. Prerequisite: Open only to candidates for degree with departmental honors and with consent of the student's research supervisor.
By appointment.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor by appointment: All Faculty

REL 500 Readings: Non-English Texts
This course provides directed readings for students in either primary or secondary texts related to religious studies utilizing material in languages other than English.
By appointment.
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor by appointment: Sergey Dolgopolski, Paul Mirecki and Dan Stevenson

REL 510/EALC 431 Religion in Korea
This course examines the role of religion in the history of Korea from the early state formation of the Three Kingdoms to the contemporary period. Korea is rich in a variety of traditions and consequently our examination keys in on Buddhism, Confucianism, shamanism, Christianity, and new religions.  Much of our “keying in” will be on points (often intersecting) such as political power, gender, sacred space, and ritual.
11:00-11:50 MWF Bill Lindsey 208 Smith

REL 515 Studies in Early Christian History and Literature
Contemporary research in the history and literature of earliest Christianity including most of the following: (1) the use of critical method, (2) philosophical and theological contexts, (3) sociological analyses, (4) interpretation of archaeological data, (5) Papyrology and the medieval manuscript tradition, (6) relations between Christians and the Roman governments, (7) relations between Christians and Jews, (8) development of diverse literary genres, and (9) the origins gnosis and Christian gnosticism.  Prerequisite: REL 124 or permission of instructor.   
12:30-1:45 MW Paul Mirecki 208 Smith

REL 570 Studies in Judaism: Human, Animal, and Divine in Rabbinic Discourse
(3) How do human beings relate to others - human, animal, and divine? Focusing on the rhetoric of religious discourse, this course will explore the boundaries of humanity in classical rabbinical texts and their contemporary appropriations in philosophical and rhetorical theory. We will carefully and unhurriedly read a selection from the Mishna, Talmud, Midrash, Medieval and Early Modern Talmudic Exegesis; the selection will be centered on the rabbinic tradition of anthropology as an account of the relation between human beings and these various categories of others. We will examine not only the content, but also the form of the rabbinic argument, especially its anthropological elements. We will continue by looking at the modern appropriation of the rabbinic tradition in the philological school of anthropology in 20th-century Jewish studies, and juxtapose this to the philosophical (anti)anthropology of Emmanuel Levinas. The course will conclude with a discussion of the relevance of rabbinic anthropology to the contemporary controversy around boundaries of humanity. All texts will be taught in English. Prerequisite: A course in Religious Studies numbered 300 or above.
11:00-12:15 TR Sergey Dolgopolski 107 Smith

REL 586 New Religious Movements (Nonwestern)
A survey of the beliefs, practices, and social impact of religious minorities in the United States, both contemporary and historical, which have developed primarily from sources other than Christianity and Judaism.
6:30-9:00 T Tim Miller 208 Smith

REL 601 Approaches to the Study of Religion 
(3) An introduction to the various methods by which social scientists, historians, philosophers, and theologians study the meaning, influence and significance of religions as an integral part of society and its cultural heritage. Prerequisite: REL 104 required for Undergraduate students. No prerequisite for Graduate Students.
2:30-5:00 W Michael Zogry 208 Smith

REL 602 Topics in Religion: Ethnographies of Religious Communities
Many sociologists and anthropologists of religion try to understand the many meanings of religion to individuals and communities by studying them first hand, using the methods of participant observation (a focused “hanging out” with the group and taking field notes) and in-depth interviews.  In this course, we will read some classic approaches to thinking about religion, materials on the “how to” of ethnographic methods and ethnographies of religious communities.  The goal of th-e course is to teach student how to think about and use some of the techniques that are employed in ethnographic studies and to apply those methods to their own short-term ethnographic study of a religious community.
2:30-5:00 W Lynn Davidman

REL 650 Sufism
(3) Sufism constitutes the inner dimension of Islam from which the efficacy and force of Islam as a religion flow. The term also designates one of the Islamic sciences taught in religious schools throughout the Muslim world. Found in a wide variety of forms throughout the world today, Sufism encompasses doctrines and practices that derive ultimately from the Qur’an. The articulations of the means for attaining the ultimate goal of Sufis, an intimate and individualized experience of closeness to God, or Divine Union, are as extensive and varied as the long list of individual masters or guides who have devised paths, or turuq, for undertaking this pursuit.  Tariqa, the singular of turuq, signifies both the way of each master and the organizational structure of disciples or seekers following it. Throughout the history of Islam, Sufis have contributed significantly to the dissemination of Islamic dogma and practice to new Muslims through the composition of poetic genres in a wide range of styles and languages and the creation of rich traditions of ritual expression and other devotional practices that have facilitated the integration of elements of the religio-cultural heritage found in each local context to which Islam has spread. This course introduces students to the many facets of Sufism, including the significant contributions made by women at various levels. (Same as AAAS 650.)
11:00-12:15 TR Margaret Rausch 108 Smith

REL 665 Religious Ethics 
(3) Main themes and traditions in ethical thought. Religious thought as basis of systems of ethics. Contemporary approaches to methods of value organization and moral choices. Prerequisite: A basic course in Religious Studies.
2:30-3:45 TR Robert Shelton 4 Smith

REL 667 Religious Perspectives on War and Peace
(3) Views of war and peace in various faith traditions throughout the world. Examination of teachings and actions of religious groups and selected individuals, including use of war rhetoric and differing theological and social understandings of peace. Lecture, seminar discussion, and research assignments require preparation and participation by students. Prerequisite: Junior standing or above.
9:30-10:45 TR Robert Shelton 206 Smith

REL 761 Seminar in Western Religious Thought: Talmud & Philosophy
(3) Through studying the relationship between Talmud and philosophy, the seminar will address a much broader issue of the relationship between philosophy and religion as far as the issue of language, truth and, dialogue is concerned. Our immediate question will be: How the leading thinkers of XIX and XX centuries re-interrogated and re-defined the boundaries between Talmud, religion and philosophy. We will explore how that re-interrogation and re-definition took place either in the works or in the result of the works of Immanuel Kant, Hermann Cohen, Martin Heidegger, Emmanuel Levinas, Jaques Derrida, Jean-Luck Nancy. (Note: the content of the seminar does not repeat the last Fall.)
8:00-9:15 a.m. TR Sergey Dolgopolski 208 Smith

REL 777 Seminar in Religion and Gender
A graduate seminar studying the relationship of religion and gender in a variety of cultural settings.
2:30-5:00 T Robert Minor 12 Smith

REL 800 Readings
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor by appointment: All Faculty

REL 899 Thesis
Prerequisite: Permission of instructor by appointment: All Faculty

The Religious Studies Cross Reference List

AAAS 433 Islamic Literature
HWC 204 Western Civilization 1 

Updated March 2008