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A literary and historical study of a selected, classical focus of theological debate. Topics, to vary from year to year, include Gospel and Law, the Unity of the Bible, the Old Testament in the New Testament, Biblical Theologians Since 1850, and...

A close study of a particular social and textual slice of the first- and second-century Hellenistic world with which the early Church interacted. Topics, to vary from year to year, include Gnostics, Pagans and Heretics; Judaism in the Greco-Roman...

A study of the major doctrines and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. The Councils, Creeds and Papal Decrees of the Church are studied in order to give students a general introduction to the theology governing the beliefs and practices of...

This course introduces the Muslim religion, its history, doctrine and practice, and sets it into its several contexts among other Western religions, among interpretive traditions of sacred literature, within varying national expressions, and, amid...

An introduction to some of the major Chinese, Indian and Japanese religious traditions, including Buddhism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Taoism and Shintoism. The class will cover both the origins of these traditions and their development to the present...

This course examines the incongruities and distinctions between the Christian faith and its contemporary rivals: Marxism, Atheism, Humanism and Post-Modernism. The aim is to develop students' abilities to engage in dialectic encounter with all...

Readings in the study of religion from the perspectives of social theory and social science. Specific topics may vary. Possible foci: sociology of religion, anthropology of religion, religion in modern and postmodern thought, phenomenology of...

A survey of patterns of religious thought, practice and social organization in the United States over the last few decades, as seen from a broadly sociological perspective. Attention to denominationalism and ecumenism, the interplay of liberalism...

A beginning course introducing the elementary grammar and vocabulary of the Hebrew Bible with a view toward reading and translation.

This course is the second part of a two-semester introduction to Biblical Hebrew. Both parts of this Biblical Hebrew language sequence are designed to provide a thorough introduction to Biblical Hebrew grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and prose/poetic...