This course will examine the relationship between Islam and the modern nation-state, the place of Islam in the highly pluralistic societies of the...
Examines constructions of the problem of death and plans of salvation in Asian religion, in the traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Daoism and...
Examines constructions of the problem of death and plans of salvation in Western civilization in the ancient world, Judaism, Christianity, Islam and...
This course examines the origin and development of Buddhism in India with emphasis on its doctrines, monastic practices and techniques of meditation....
This course examines the origin and development of Buddhism in East Asia with emphasis on its doctrines, monastic practices and techniques of...
Develops an appreciation of the Native people's tradition and culture. Origin myths, rites and ceremonies, values, customs and life cycle are...
The course provides a systematic cross-cultural survey of the relationship between religions and nature. Emphasis is devoted to the exploration of the...
An exploration of Western mystical traditions. Topics may include: the mystic path, the vision of ultimate reality and the mystic world-view in the...
This course examines the cultural significance of contemporary popular and esoteric religious movements. The teachings and methods of a variety of...
Critically examines the religious and cultural significance of paranormal phenomena (such as near-death experience, telepathy, clairvoyance, UFO...
Examines the manner in which literature addresses themes that are central to religious thought, such as evil, death, love, guilt, freedom and...
Examines current controversies about the benefits and dangers to human life arising from recent developments in the biomedical sciences. Special...
An examination of the shape and religious significance of leisure in Western society. The course primarily focuses on those elements in Christian...
Critically examines films from various genres in order to isolate themes such as death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation, love and redemption. Students...
This course will consider the nature and meaning of interpersonal communication as dialogue. Resources in the Judaeo-Christian tradition as well as...
This course will attempt to demonstrate how interpersonal communication can transform relationships in several contexts such as: marriage, family...