Effective Fall 2012
Department of Religious Studies Curriculum Re-Numbering
1ST COURSE FOR CORE → RS 101 “EXPLORING RELIGION”
2ND COURSE FOR CORE → ANY RS 200
3RD COURSE FOR CORE → ANY RS 200 OR RS 300
RS 10 is now RS 101 “Exploring Religion,” with a more compact menu of five subtitles.
If you’ve taken RS 10, you do not need to (you may not) take RS 101.
Pre-requisite for all RS 200s, the second course, is RS 10, now known as RS 101.
RS 101 is now the only 100-level course. If you’ve taken RS 10, your next course is a 200-level course.
Courses that used to be listed as 100 or 200 now generally have a 200 number – but they are the same courses.
Pre-requisite for all RS 300s, the third course, is two courses in RS: RS 10 (now RS 101) and 1 other RS course.
RS101A ER: Religion and the Critical Mind 2N/Bowler
RS201A
*RS101B ER: Religion and the Critical Mind 2H/Dallavalle [COR]
RS201B
*RS101C ER: Religion and the Critical Mind 2J/Dallavalle [COR]
RS209A
RS101D ER: Asian Religions, WDiv, AS
3B/Davidson
RS210A
RS101E
ER: Asian Religions, WDiv, AS
3C/Davidson
RS213A
RS101F
ER: Common Qs, Trad. Response
2E/Dewan, JS
RS221A
RS101G ER: Religion in a Comparative Key 3G/Hannafey
RS221B
RS101H ER: Religion in a Comparative Key 3H/Hannafey
RS235A
RS101I
ER: Peoples of the Book
2F/Harkins, JS
RS252A
RS101J
ER: Peoples of the Book
2H/Humphrey
RS252B
RS101K ER: Peoples of the Book
2I/Humphrey
RS270A
*RS101L ER: Common Qs, Trad. Response
3A/Slotemaker [COR]
RS270B
*RS101M ER: Common Qs, Trad. Response
3C/Slotemaker [COR]
RS275A
RS101N ER: Religion in a Comparative Key 3B/Thiel
RS341A
RS101O ER: Religion in a Comparative Key 3D/Thiel
RS388A
RS101P
ER: Religion in a Comparative Key 3F/Thiel
RS399A
*=Cornerstone section, reserved for class of 2016 (next year’s first year students)
Hebrew Bible/OT, JS
Hebrew Bible/OT, JS
Jewish Interp of Scripture, JS
Introduction to Judaism, JS
Jews/Judaism America,USDiv, JS
Good News of the Gospels
Good News of the Gospels
Liberation Theology,USDiv, CS
Contemp. Moral Problems, CS
Contemp. Moral Problems, CS
Introduction to Islam, WDiv
Introduction to Islam, WDiv
Islam in America, USDiv
SelTopics:Medieval Christianity
Buddhist Spirituality, WDiv, AS
Seminar:Belief and Unbelief
2C/Harkins
2D/Harkins
2F/Prosnit
3I/Umansky
2I/Umansky
2K/Humphrey
2L/Humphrey
2L/Lakeland
3K/Hannafey
2K/Gorman
2A/Nguyen
2B/Nguyen
2D/Nguyen
2E/Slotemaker
1D/Davidson
1C/Lakeland
NEW!
Courses in Religious Studies for Fall 2012
NEW!
Have you taken RS 10 (now it’s “RS 101”) and one other course in Religious Studies?
Then you’re ready for our 300-level courses, one half-notch up from the ordinary…
RS 341A
Selected Topics: MEDIEVAL CHRISTIANITYY – J. Slotemaker
This course presents a historical overview of religious thought in the medieval era (c. 500-1500), with a focus on the institutional and
theological developments within Christian monasteries and universities. We will first treat the development of Benedictine
monasticism and the types of theological literature associated with the monasteries, before looking at the development of the
University system in Western Europe and the types of theology produced in the schools. Finally, we will treat the pervasive presence
of “mystical theologians” who were often neither monks nor university professors, but developed a rich theology grounded in human
experience. 3 credits. (Pre-requisites: RS 10 (now 101) and 1 other RS course) 2:00 - 3:15 pm Mondays and Thursdays
RS 388A
BUDDHIST SPIRITUALITY—R. Davidson
The course explores the cultivation of meditation and spirituality in the Buddhist tradition, its embodiment in seminal figures in India,
China, Japan, and Tibet, and their individual expressions of contemplation and spiritual experience. The association of these Buddhist
saints with value systems, specific sites, and sacred activities is examined, especially as the relationships between these persons and
their activity in the world reflect their religious path. Particular emphasis is placed on the questions of religious inspiration and
creativity, and the manner that these are formed in the process of training in contemplation. This course meets the world diversity
requirement. 3 credits. (Pre-requisites: RS 10 (now 101) and 1 other RS course) 2:00 - 4:30 pm Wednesdays
RS 399A
RS Sem: BELIEF AND UNBELIEF: Explorations of the Space Between – P. Lakeland
Want to think about the challenge of believing in today’s world? Find yourself torn between belief and unbelief, or somehow stuck in
the middle? Then this may be the seminar for you. We will explore the modern conversation about belief and unbelief, as we find it in
contemporary fiction and autobiography, and maybe even a little poetry. Great writers we will encounter include Fyodor Dostoevsky,
James Joyce, Albert Camus, Virginia Woolf, Marilynne Robinson, Graham Greene, Ian McEwan and Rebecca Goldstein.
3 credits. (Pre-requisites: RS 10 (now 101) and 1 other RS course) 11:00 am – 1:30 pm Wednesdays