Cat. 1: RELIGIOUS TRADITIONS IN CULTURAL CONTEXTS: Majors complete a minimum of 15 hours from Cat. 1–including a least 2 courses in each of two religious traditions.
a. Christianity
109, Themes in the New Testament-hca
111W, The Gnostic Gospels-hca
176, History of Christian Traditions-hca (Also, HIST 176)
209, The New Testament- hca
210, Interpreting the Gospels- hca
212, Pauline Interpretation of Christianity-hca
213, Ethics of the New Testament- hca
215, Formation of Catholic Tradition- sbs
216, Christianity in the Reformation Era- hca
218, Theology of the New Testament-hca
256, Book of Job- hca
257, The Gospel According to John-hca
258, The Book of Revelation and Its Interpreters- hca
GRK 202, Beginning Greek II, Latin 102 or equivalent- int
HIST 225, Reformation Europe-int
RLST 201, 204W, 206, 217, 231W (degree audit variance needed)
b. Judaism
106, The Hebrew Bible & Its Interpretation-hca
108, Themes in the Hebrew Bible- hca
112, Introduction to Judaism- hca
203, Jewish Theories of Religion-p
207, Jesus and Judaism-hca
208, The Hebrew Bible- hca
220, Constructions Jewish Identity in the Mod World - hca
222, Jewish Ethics-p
225, Sexuality in th Hebrew Bible and the Ancient Near East-hca
226, Jew/Christian Self-Definition in Antiquity-p
228, Antisemitism and Jewish Identity- p
229, The Holocaust- p
259, The Book of Joshua- hca
260, Rabbinic Thought and Theology- hca
HEBR 111b, Elementary Hebrew II- int
JS Courses – All Jewish Studies Courses
PHIL 211, Medieval Philosophy-int
RLST 131, 201, 231W, 233 (degree audit varience needed)
c. Islam
113, Introduction to Islam- hca
251, Mysticism in Islam- hca
252, Reformers in Islamic Tradition
254, The Qur'an and Its Interpreters- int
292, Advanced Seminar in Arabic-no axle credit
293, Advanced Seminar in Islamic Traditions-no axle credit
ARA 210b, Introduction to Classical Arabic II- int
PHIL 262, Islamic Philosophy-int
d. Buddhism & East Asian Religious Traditions
130, Introduction to Hindu and Buddhist Traditons- int
200, Mysticism and Spiritualiry, Comparative Study- p
244, Buddhist Traditions- no axle credit
249, Zen Buddhism- int
250, Classical Philosophies of India- int
JPN 212, Intermediate Modern Japanese- int
PHIL 203, Asian Philosophies
e. African-American Religious Traditions
107, African-American Religious Traditions- us
110W, Intro. to Southern Religion and Culture- sbs
114, Intro. to Af-Am Philosophies of Religion- hca
204W, Evangelical Protestantism and the Culture Wars- us
205, Black Islam in America- us
219, M.L.K., Jr., and the Social Roles of Religion- us
HIST 181, 20th Century Af-Am Religious History- us
RLST 241 (degree audit variance needed)
f. Native American Relgious Traditions
ANTH 250, Shamanism & Spiritual Curing- p
ANTH 263, Myth and Legend: Oral Tradition- hca