| RELG103 |
Survey of Bible in historical context. |
7.00 |
16.67 |
21.00 |
| RELG104 |
(Also offered as GREK 104.) Introduction to New Testament Greek. |
5.67 |
8.33 |
17.00 |
| RELG105 |
Introduction to the relationship between religion and culture as reflected in the arts. |
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| RELG106 |
A continuation of the introductory course.Recommended is one semester of Greek or some equivalent instruction. Goal of the course is an independent and self-confident dialogue with the Greek language and the rediscovery of biblical texts. |
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| RELG107 |
Introduction to major living world religions, such as Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam and Judaism. |
938.67 |
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| RELG109 |
(Also offered as MLNG 109.) Introduction to the language of the Hebrew Bible. |
3.67 |
10.00 |
14.67 |
| RELG230 |
Pentateuch and the historical books of the Old Testament. {Fall} |
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| RELG231 |
Prophetic books and later Hebrew scriptural writings. |
20.33 |
35.00 |
61.00 |
| RELG232 |
New Testament and early Christian history. |
28.67 |
35.00 |
86.00 |
| RELG247 |
Elementary topics in the study of world religions. Course may be repeated up to three times provided the topics vary. |
13.00 |
23.00 |
39.00 |
| RELG263 |
A study of major Asian traditions, such as Taoism, Hinduism and Buddhism. {Fall} |
80.33 |
99.33 |
241.00 |
| RELG264 |
A study of major Western traditions, such as Christianity, Islam and Judaism. {Spring} |
85.00 |
103.67 |
255.00 |
| RELG303 |
(Also offered as AFAM 303.) Students will be introduced to the Black experience, which necessitates the redefinition of God and Jesus Christ in the lives of Black people as the struggle for transcendental and political freedom. |
7.00 |
10.00 |
21.00 |
| RELG306 |
(Also offered as HIST 306.) Religious revolution and concurrent development in European politics, society and culture. |
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| RELG308 |
(Also offered as ENGL 308.) A comprehensive survey of the cultural and historic relationship between Jews and American culture and character as a whole. |
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| RELG323 |
(Also offered as HIST 323.) Survey of Jewish history in Ancient and Medieval times, stressing major religious, intellectual, political and social developments. Traces the transformation of the Hebrews into the Jews and Israelite religion into Judaism, Highlights the Rabinic era and the diaspora experience in the Islamic and Christian worlds. {Fall} |
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| RELG324 |
(Also offered as HIST 324.) Survey in ethnic history stressing political, religious and social developments from the expulsion from Spain (1492) to the present. Concentrates on European Jewry but will include consideration of American Jewish community, modern anti-semitism and rise of the state of Israel. {Spring 2004 and alternate years} |
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| RELG326 |
(Also offered as HIST 326.) The history of Christianity from its beginnings in Palestine to the eve of the Protestant Reformation. Primary focus will be on the rich variety of forms-doctrinal, liturgical and institutional-that Christianity assumed through the Medieval centuries. Also of concern will be its contributions and significance as a civilizing force. {Fall} |
7.00 |
6.67 |
21.00 |
| RELG327 |
(Also offered as HIST 327.) The development of Christianity from the Protestant Reformation into the modern world, including biography, doctrine, liturgy, institutions and religious practice, together with the interaction of Christianity with society at large. {Spring} |
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| RELG333 |
(Also offered as ANTH 333.) Comparative analysis of ritual processes, symbol systems and world views in the context of social structure. |
1.33 |
8.33 |
4.00 |
| RELG347 |
Studies in major religious figures or movements. Topic varies. |
110.00 |
132.00 |
330.00 |
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| RELG350 |
An introduction exploring relationships between the literary and religious traditions. {Fall} |
8.00 |
11.67 |
24.00 |
| RELG360 |
(Also offered as PHIL 360.) A study of major writings in the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy. |
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| RELG361 |
(Also offered as PHIL 361.) Background of the intellectual issues facing Roman Catholic and Protestant traditions today. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy. |
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| RELG365 |
(Also offered as PHIL 365.) Philosophic analysis of some major concepts and problems in religion. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies or Philosophy. |
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| RELG387 |
Religious currents in Latin American thought, concentrating on the contemporary period, with special attention to the movement called liberation theology. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies. |
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| RELG389 |
(Also offered as HIST, PHIL, SOC 389.) Pre-Columbian thought through independence ideologies. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy. |
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| RELG390 |
(Also offered as HIST, PHIL, SOC 390.) Positivism through contemporary thought. Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy. |
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1.67 |
2.00 |
| RELG392 |
(Also offered as AFAM 392.) Introduction to some traditional western religious schools of thought as a basis for intensive examination of the works of prominent Black liberation theologians. |
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| RELG404 |
(Also offered as PHIL 404.) Prerequisite: 360 or PHIL 201. |
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| RELG407 |
(Also offered as LING, MLNG 407.) An introduction to the Sanskrit language in conjunction with readings from classical Sanskrit literature in translation. |
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| RELG408 |
(Also offered as LING, MLNG 408.) The continuation of Sanskrit I: the completion of the study of Sanskrit grammar and an introduction to the reading of Sanskrit texts. |
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| RELG413 |
(Also offered as PHIL 413.) |
2.67 |
3.33 |
8.00 |
| RELG422 |
(Also offered as SOC 422.) Study of belief, commitment, and practice within religious and spiritual traditons and institutions, with a focus on contemporary United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. Prerequisite: 107 or 263 or 264 or SOC 101. {Spring} |
16.00 |
18.33 |
48.00 |
| RELG426 |
(Also offered as HIST 426.) An examination of the motives, methods and execution of the destruction of the Jews by Nazi Germany and the responses of Jews, Western Powers, the Churches and Righteous Gentiles in the context of Jewish and world history. |
1.33 |
1.67 |
4.00 |
| RELG430 |
(Also offered as CJ 430.) This course examines the roles of religious communication during the Puritan period, the first and second awakenings and the period of media evangelism. The course examines various types of communicators, messages, audiences and channels of persuasion. |
5.33 |
5.33 |
16.00 |
| RELG431 |
(Also offered as PHIL *431.) An examination of key writings by Chinese Ch'an teachers (e.g., Huineng and Tung Shan), medieval Japanese Zen teachers (e.g., Eisai and Dogen) and modern Japanese thinkers (e.g., Suzuki and Nishitani). Prerequisite: 263 or 343 or PHIL 333 or PHIL 334 or PHIL 336. |
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| RELG438 |
(Also offered as PHIL 438.) A survey of Hinayana and Mahayana philosophical thought as it developed in South Asia, together with its religious, historical and social context.
Prerequisite: PHIL 333. |
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| RELG439 |
(Also offered as PHIL 439.) Development of Buddhist thought in China and East Asia from T'ang dynasty to the present. |
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| RELG440 |
(Also offered as PHIL 440.) Two-week intensive summer course at Jemez Bodhi Manda Zen Center. Study of both theory and practice with visiting professors from various universities. Opportunity for directed meditation for interested participants.
Prequisite: 263 or 343 or PHIL 333 or PHIL 334 or PHIL 336. |
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| RELG441 |
(Also offered as HIST 441.) This class will cover the rise and development of the nation's religious groups, from first contact to the present day. The focus will be on the social impact of the groups and how they influenced the development of American life. |
3.67 |
3.33 |
11.00 |
| RELG442 |
Shen-tao, 'Way of the Spirits' (popular folk religious beliefs and practices); the religious dimension of the Confucian tradition; religious Taoism; Buddhist religion in China; Islam in China; Catholicism and Protestantism in China. |
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| RELG447 |
Major religious figures or movements. Topic varies.
Prerequisite: one Religious Studies course. |
31.33 |
63.33 |
94.00 |
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| RELG449 |
(Also offered as PHIL 449.) A study of this very important text of Hindu thought and the philosophies of Samkhya and Yoga, which serve as its background. |
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| RELG450 |
(Also offered as SPAN 450.) A study of Teresa of Avila and John of the Cross in the contexts of the Renaissance, mystical theology and the history and culture of Spain. |
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| RELG452 |
(Also offered as COMP 452.) A study of the literary and religious aspects of the English contributions to Christian mystical theology in the works of the anonymous author of The Cloud of Unknowing and similar works. |
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| RELG453 |
(Also offered as COMP, HIST, PHIL, POLS, 453.) Supervised research in one or more disciplines leading to an undergraduate thesis for the major in Asian Studies. |
0.33 |
10.00 |
1.00 |
| RELG457 |
Topics in classical and contemporary Islamic thought and life. Course may be repeated up to three times provided the topics vary. Prerequisite: 107 or 264. |
11.00 |
17.00 |
33.00 |
| RELG463 |
Topics in the literary and historical analysis of Biblical texts. Prerequisite: 230 or 231 or 232. |
20.33 |
35.00 |
61.00 |
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| RELG465 |
Treats of the literary and theological writings of this 20th-century thinker. |
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| RELG475 |
(Also offered as ITAL 475.) Principally the Vita Nuova and the Divine Comedy. |
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| RELG481 |
(Also offered as HIST 481.) Topics include the development of: Islamic law and theology; philosophy and mysticism; ritual and art. The political, social and economic ramifications of Islam will be emphasized. |
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| RELG482 |
Religion-related material culture fashioned by New Mexico Hispanics (painting, sculpture, architecture) in the context of ethnohistory. |
3.33 |
10.00 |
10.00 |
| RELG483 |
Religious rituals and customs enacted by New Mexico Hispanics (songs, plays, ceremonies) in the context of ethnohistory. |
4.33 |
6.67 |
13.00 |
| RELG490 |
(Also offered as AFAM 490.) Introduction to some traditional western religious schools of thought as a basis for intensive examination of the works of prominent Black liberation theologians. |
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| RELG491 |
(Also offered as AFAM 491.) This course will examine the bipolarity of religion in African-American history, showing how Black religion in the U.S. has served as an institution both for acculturation and also for self and cultural assertion. |
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| RELG497 |
Restriction: permission of program chairperson. |
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50.00 |
2.00 |
| RELG504 |
(Also offered as PHIL 504.) Prerequisite: one course in Philosophy or Religious Studies. |
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| RELG506 |
(Also offered as HIST 506.) Religious revolution and concurrent development in European politics, society and culture. |
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| RELG507 |
Preparation for teaching courses about living world religions. Includes teaching experience in 107. Prerequisite: permission of instructor. |
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| RELG524 |
(Also offered as HIST 524.) Survey in ethnic history stressing political, religious and social developments from the expulsion from Spain (1492) to the present. Concentrates on European Jewry but will include consideration of American Jewish community, modern anti-semitism and rise of the state of Israel. {Spring 2004 and alternate years} |
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| RELG533 |
(Also offered as ANTH 533.) Comparative analysis of ritual processes, symbol systems and world views in the context of social structure. |
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| RELG540 |
(Also offered as PHIL 540.) Two-week intensive summer course at Jemez Bodhi Manda Zen Center. Study of both theory and practice with visiting professors from various universities. Opportunity for directed meditation for interested participants. |
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| RELG547 |
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| RELG551 |
Tutorial arrangement with a member of the graduate faculty. |
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8.33 |
0.00 |
| RELG560 |
(Also offered as PHIL 560.) A study of major writings in the Christian tradition, written by such persons as Origen, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin and Teresa of Avila. Prerequisite: one course in Religious Studies. |
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| RELG626 |
(Also offered as HIST 626.) An examination of the motives, methods and execution of the destruction of the Jews by Nazi Germany and the responses of Jews, Western Powers, the Churches and Righteous Gentiles in the context of Jewish and world history. |
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1.33 |
0.00 |
| RELG641 |
(Also offered as HIST 641.) This class will cover the rise and development of the nation's religious groups, from first contact to the present day. The focus will be on the social impact of the groups and how they influenced the development of American life. |
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| RELG661 |
(Also offered as HIST 661.) Topics include the development of: Islamic law and theology; philosophy and mysticism; ritual and art. The political, social and economic ramifications of Islam will be emphasized. |
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