DVSC 622 30100

Introduction to the Study of Religion and The Human Sciences

Riesebrodt

M/W

3:00-4:20

S106

PQ: Open only to first-year A.M.R.S. and A.M. students.

DVSC 622 45100

Reading Course: Special Topics in Divinity

Staff

ARR

ARR

ARR

Petition with bibliography signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list.

DVSC 622 49900

Exam Preparation: Divinity

Staff

ARR

ARR

ARR

Open only to Ph.D. students in quarter of qualifying exams; enter section from faculty list.

DVSC 622 50200

Research: Divinity

Staff

ARR

ARR

ARR

Petition signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list.

DVSC 622 59900

Thesis Work: Divinity

Staff

ARR

ARR

ARR

Petition signed by instructor; enter section from faculty list.

BIBL 603 32500

Introduction to the New Testament: Texts and Contexts

Mitchell

Tu/Th

10:30-11:50

S208

An immersion in the texts of the New Testament with the following goals: through careful reading to come to know well some representative pieces of this literature; to gain useful knowledge of the historical, geographical, social, religious, cultural and political contexts of these texts and the events they relate; to learn the major literary genres represented in the canon (‘gospels,’ ‘acts,’ ‘letters,’ and ‘apocalypse’) and strategies for reading them; to comprehend the various theological visions to which these texts give expression; to situate oneself and one’s prevailing questions about this material in the history of interpretation.
Discussion group meets Fridays, 12:00-1:00, in S208.
Ident. RLST 12000, NTEC 21000/32500, FNDL 28202

BIBL 603 34100

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew

Staff

M/W/F

8:00-8:50

S204

PQ: BIBL 34000 or consent of instructor.

BIBL 603 35400

Intermediate Koine Greek III

Staff

M/W/F

8:00-8:50

S200

PQ: Bible 35300 or equivalent.
Ident. NTEC 35400

BIBL 603 39800

German: Lecture/Discussion Group

Klauck

W

5:00-6:30

S208

In this course, German exegetical and theological literature will be read and discussed. Only German may be used in this class, which is intended to help students gain greater fluency in German and a better knowledge of research done in German-speaking countries.
Ident. NTEC 39800

BIBL 603 43100

Interpreting the Gospel According to Matthew

Mitchell

T/Th

1:30-2:50

S403

An exegesis course on “the church’s gospel,” which will seek to create a constructive conversation between modern redaction-critical readings of Matthew as a document forged in heated interaction with a specific historical context (particularly defined by inter-/intra-Jewish polemics and the emergence of the “ekklesia” as distinct from the synagogue) and the history of interpretation and effects of this gospel in the ancient church and up to the present, including Mel Gibson’s film, The Passion of the Christ. Each student will select an exegete—ancient, medieval, modern, postmodern—to impersonate in class discussions.
PQ: Greek is not required for this course, but ample opportunity will be provided for those who have such skills to exercise them (in reading the Gospel itself and patristic exegesis of it).
Ident. NTEC 33200

BIBL 603 51200

Paul and Ritual

Betz

F

9:00-11:50

S403

PQ: Greek
Ident. NTEC 51200

THEO 604 30200

History of Christian Thought II

Hollywood

W/F

1:30-2:50

S106

Ident. HCHR 30200

THEO 604 39900

Emily Dickinson

Tracy/Strand

T

3:00-5:50

F305

Ident. DVPR 39900, HCHR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800

THEO 604 40800

Third-World Theologies

Hopkins

W

1:00-3:50

S204

THEO 604 41300

Calvin’s Institutes

Schreiner

T/Th

10:30-11:50

S204

Ident. HCHR 41700

THEO 604 43500

Contemporary Theological Models

Hopkins

W

9:00-11:50

S204

THEO 604 49401

The Theology of the Late Augustine I

Tracy/Schreiner

Th

1:30-4:20

S208

Ident. HCHR 49401, SCTH 49401

DVPR 605 30201

Indian Philosophy I

Arnold

T/Th

10:30-11:50

S400

This course introduces some of the early themes and textual traditions that will inform the development of Indian philosophy in its later, more mature phases.
Ident. HREL 30200, SALC 20901/30901

DVPR 605 31400

Introduction to Philosophy of Religion

Arnold

T/Th

1:30-2:50

S400

This course is meant to introduce students to some of the main figures, topics, and trajectories of thought in modern and contemporary "philosophy of religion"--which requires, among other things, that we consider just what that might be. The course is, moreover, intended to do so particularly in such a way as to help facilitate preparations for doctoral qualifying exams in Philosophy of Religion.

DVPR 605 39900

Emily Dickinson

Tracy/Strand

T

3:00-5:50

F305

Ident. HCHR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900

CHRM 606 30300

The Public Church and Its Ministry

Culp

T/Th

3:00-4:20

S400

This course explores theology and, to some extent, theological ethics, as basic arts of ministry for the public church. The course considers theology’s descriptive, diagnostic work in interpreting human life in its multiple dimensions—individual, interpersonal, “spiritual,” cultural, moral, political, socio-economic. It also examines theology’s constructive, prescriptive work in directing Christian life and ministry toward the fullness of life in God. While not claiming to provide a comprehensive introduction, the course will explore various ways of thinking theologically, theological method/s, and theological symbols and their interrelation.
PQ: First-year ministry students only.

CHRM 606 30600

Introduction to the Study of Ministry

Boden

W

3:00-5:50

S400

DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE.

CHRM 606 35600

Arts of Ministry: Preaching

Lindner

F

9:00-11:50

S400

This class examines some of the historical, theological, pastoral and aesthetic dimensions of the art of preaching, and encourages students to develop their authentic voices as preachers. Attention is given to disciplines for sermon preparation and delivery, the practice of theology and use of scripture, and the cultivation of the spiritual life of the preacher.
PQ: Second-year ministry students only.

CHRM 606 40700

The Practice of Ministry II

Piñón

F

1:00-3:50

S400

DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE.

CHRM 606 42600

Senior Ministry Project II

Gilpin

ARR

ARR

ARR

PQ: Third-year ministry students only.
DO NOT REGISTER FOR THIS COURSE

HIJD 625 36700

Eastern and Western European Conceptions of Judaism II

Mendes-Flohr/Brinker

Th

9:00-11:50

S403

Ident. JWSG. 36200, NEHC 30931

HIJD 625 41900

The Jewish Study of the Bible in the Middle Ages

Robinson

Th

12:00-2:50

S200

This course will examine the methods of exegesis and hermeneutical theories developed by the Jews from the ninth to the fifteenth century. The various approaches, from the early achievements of Saadia Gaon to the laconic literalism of Abraham Ibn Ezra to the long exegetical essays by Isaac Abarbanel, will be studied in relation to concurrent trends in Islam and Christianity. The use of Bible in sermons, poetry, polemics, philosophy, and Kabbalah will also be considered. There is no language requirement, but there will be an extra session for students who possess reading knowledge of Hebrew.
Ident. JWSG 41900

HIJD 625 42900

The Jews in Medieval Spain

Robinson

M/W

1:30-2:50

S200

This course will study the Jewish community in Spain from the Muslim conquest in 711 to the expulsion in 1492. The focus will be on literary and intellectual developments, such as poetry, exegesis, law, philosophy, and mysticism, and on the complex relation of the Jews to Iberian Islam and Christianity. There is no language requirement, but there will be an extra session for students who possess reading knowledge of Hebrew.
Ident. JWSG 42900

HIJD 625 45900

Martin Buber’s Philosophy of Dialogue

Mendes-Flohr

Th

1:30-4:50

S204

HCHR 626 30200

History of Christian Thought II

Hollywood

W/F

1:30-2:50

S106

Ident. THEO 30200

HCHR 626 39900

Emily Dickinson

Tracy/Strand

T

3:00-5:50

F305

Ident. DVPR 39900, RLIT 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900

HCHR 626 41700

Calvin’s Institutes

Schreiner

T/Th

10:30-11:50

S204

Ident. THEO 41300

HCHR 626 41801

Abelard and Heloise

Pick

Th

9:00-11:50

S406

This course will use the writings of Abelard and Heloise as a window onto twelfth-century European society, culture, and thought. Readings will be taken from different genres of writing including selections from the Letters, the Historia calamitatum, the Sic et non, and the Dialogus inter philosophorum, iudaeum, et christianum as well as supplementary secondary source readings. This course is intended for those who wish additional practice in reading medieval Latin texts and primary source reading will be in Latin.
PQ: Ability to read Latin.

Ident. HIST 60602

HCHR 626 46800

Medieval Christianity I

Hollywood

W/F

3:30-4:50

S208

HCHR 626 49401

The Theology of the Late Augustine I

Tracy/Schreiner

Th

1:30-4:20

S208

Ident. THEO 49401

HREL 628 30200

Indian Philosophy I

Arnold

T/Th

10:30-11:50

S400

This course introduces some of the early themes and textual traditions that will inform the development of Indian philosophy in its later, more mature phases.
Ident. DVPR 30201, SALC 20901/30901

HREL 628 36001

Second-Year Sanskrit: Readings in Book 17 of the Mahabharata, in Sanskrit

Doniger

M/W

10:00-11:30

S207

PQ: One year of Sanskrit. Final exam.
Ident. SALC 48400

HREL 628 41500

Classical Theories of Religion

Lincoln/Riesebrodt

T/Th

9:30-10:50

S106

Ident. AASR 41500, SOCI 40127

HREL 628 42701

Issues in Indian Esoteric Buddhism

Wedemeyer

F

2:00-4:50

S403

Though arguably the most vigorous movement in Indian Buddhism in the latter half of the first millennium, Indian Esoteric Buddhism (Mantranaya, Vajrayana) has been rather neglected in Buddhist Studies overall. In this course, we will look more closely at these traditions, and consider some of the many questions concerning their genealogy, history, literature, and practice.
Ident. SALC 48300

HREL 628 45001

Studies in Buddhism: The Classics

Wedemeyer

M

2:00-4:50

S403

The first of a two-quarter survey of the major landmarks in the study of Buddhism in the modern academy. Beginning with the earliest studies and the landmark publication of Eugène Burnouf’s Introduction á l’Histoire du Buddhisme Indien (1844), through the demise of Louis de la Vellée Poussin (1938), we will examine the progress of Buddhist Studies: institutionally, intellectually, and ideologically. Attention will be given to tracing the outlines of the historical contexts, strategies of legitimation, sources of funding and institutional foundations, and directions of research which characterize the study of Buddhism in its formative period.
PQ: Reading knowledge of French; pref. some knowledge of Buddhism.
Ident. SALC 48301

HREL 628 52200

Problems in the History of Religions

Doniger

T

7:30-10:00

ARR

PQ: Consent of instructor. For graduate students in the History of Religions program.

HREL 628 52500

Readings in Tibetan Literature

Wedemeyer

T/Th

10:00-11:20

S406

PQ: 2nd year Tibetan required

RLIT 635 36300

Renaissance Epic

Murrin

T/Th

3:00-4:20

ARR

A study of classical epic in the Renaissance or Early Modern period. Emphasis will be both on texts and on classical epic theory. We will read Tasso's Jerusalem Delivered, Camões' Lusiads, and Milton's Paradise Lost. A paper will be required and perhaps an examination.
Ident. ENGL 16300/36300, CMLT 29100/39100

RLIT 635 39900

Emily Dickinson

Tracy/Strand

T

3:00-5:50

F305

Ident. DVPR 39900, HCHR 39900, SCTH 33800, THEO 39900

RLIT 635 44600

T.S. Eliot

Yu

M/W

9:30-10:50

S200

Ident. ENGL 44100, SCTH 53610

RLIT 635 49200

Journey to the West II

Yu

T

1:30-4:30

S200

PQ: CHIN students expected to consult original text in paper; students from other units need no Chinese language; undergraduates may enroll under undergraduate number, no prior knowledge of Chinese.
Ident. CHIN 21306/31306, CMLT 28500/38500, SCTH 49101

RETH 638 32400

Public Goods and Religion

Kallhoff

W/F

1:30-2:50

S208

Public goods are non-exclusive goods that should be made available to all citizens. Examples include health care, education, environmental goods, domestic security and culture. In this course, the discussion will first focus on contributions of political philosophy to a public goods theory. Classic and contemporary approaches provide justifications for the provision of public goods. They also give an introduction to philosophical ideas about public goods. Authors that will be studied include John Rawls, Martha Nussbaum and Juergen Habermas. The course particularly aims at discussing the relationship between religion and public goods. The study of recent contributions on public goods and religion in the second half of the course also helps elaborate arguments for the engagement of religious communities and churches for public goods.

RETH 638 43900

Religion and Democracy

Gamwell

T/Th

10:30-11:50

S200

An examination of legal, philosophical, and theological views on the proper role of religious beliefs and religious communities within a democratic political process, with focus on contemporary United States politics.

RETH 638 44000

Methods and Theories in Comparative Ethics

Schweiker

M/W

10:00-11:20

S208

RETH 638 44800

The Just War Tradition

Elshtain

M

1:30-4:20

S208

An exploration of just war thinking from St. Augustine through Michael Walzer. We will examine critical attempts to limit the occasions for war and the tactics and strategies deployed during war. Case studies will be taken up, including “humanitarian interventions” and the 2003 war to depose the Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. Special attention will be paid to human rights as a ground for intervention.
Ident. PLSC 50300

RETH 638 45100

Communicative Ethics

Gamwell

T/Th

3:00-4:50

S403

An examination of the ethical theories of Jürgen Habermas and Karl-Otto Apel, with attention to the relation between these theories and the claims of Christian theism.

RETH 638 49901

Greek Tragedy: Sophocles’ Philoctetes

Nussbaum

T

3:00-5:45

ARR

Sophocles’ Philoctetes shows a good man suffering excruciating pain because of events that were not his fault. It refers often to the emotion of pity, and it connects that emotion closely with the idea of justice, as Neoptolemus, moved by the sight of pain, comes to the understanding the wrongfulness of his earlier actions. A close reading of the play in Greek will be combined with a more general investigation of pity, the central tragic motion. Through readings in English from authors including Plato, Aristotle, Rousseau, and Nietzsche, we will study the role of pity in philosophical attacks on tragedy, and we will ask how, and whether, these attacks may be answered. Translation will occur during a set portion of the class, and auditors without Greek who wish to join in the discussions in English may therefore skip those parts. Their participation is strongly encouraged.
PQ: A knowledge of Greek may be necessary.

IDENT. PHIL 21551/31551/ GREK 25600/35600/ LAW 96302

RETH 638 50201

Religion and the Political Order

Elshtain

T

1:30-4:20

S208

An advanced introduction to basic ordering concepts in the study of social and political ethics. We will explore the underlying presuppositions that frame each thinker’s perspective and that bear directly or indirectly on political and social life. Special attention will be paid to the theorist’s understanding of the role of religion in public life. Readings from Plato, Aristotle, Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, Machiavelli, Hobbes, Locke, Rousseau, Hegel, Mill.
Ident. PLSC 50201

RETH 638 51302

Law-Philosophy Seminar

Nussbaum/Sunstein

ARR

ARR

ARR

This is a seminar/workshop most of whose participants are faculty from seven area institutions. It admits approximately ten students by permission of the instructors. Its aim is to study, each year, a topic that arises in both philosophy and law and to ask how bringing the two fields together may yield mutual illumination. There are twelve meetings throughout the year, always on Mondays from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m. Half of the sessions are led by local faculty, half by visiting speakers. The leader assigns readings for the session (which may be by that person, by other contemporaries, or by major historical figures), and the sessions consists of a brief introduction by the leader, followed by structured questioning by the two faculty coordinators, followed by general discussion. Students write either two 4- to 6-page papers per quarter, or a 20- to 25-page seminar paper at the end of the year. The course satisfies the Law School Writing Requirement. The schedule of meetings will be announced by mid-September, and prospective students should submit their credentials to both instructors by September 20. Past themes have included: practical reason; equality; privacy; autonomy; global justice; pluralism and toleration; war; sexuality and family.

The theme for 2004–2005 will be Race. Likely speakers include: Kwane Anthony Appiah, Lawrence Blum, Lani Guinier, Sally Haslanger, Randy Kennedy, Michelle Moody-Adams, Patricia Williams (outside visitors); Danielle Allen, Cathy Cohen, Bob Gooding-Williams, Bernard Harcourt, Tracey Meares, David Strauss, Ken Warren (locals).
Ident. LAW 61502, PHIL 51200, GNDR 50102, HMRT 51302, PLSC

AASR 607 30001

Rewriting the Past: Narrative, Ritual, and Monument

Homans, B. Cohler

ARR

ARR

ARR

This course focuses on the manner in which we make use of the past, the personal past, the collective past, and the place of social and historical chance in retelling and rewriting life-history and history. The course begins with a discussion of memory, conceptions of the personal and historical past, and such related issues as nostalgia, mourning, and the significance of commemoration in monument and ritual. These issues are explored in a number of topics including twentieth-century war memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, high school and college reunions, the Holocaust and its representation in contemporary European society, the construction of the Israeli national tradition, and the construction of Abraham Lincoln as an American story of loss and renewal.
PQ: Third- or fourth-year standing for undergrads.
Ident. FNDL 23102, HUDV 27100, PSYC 25400, RLST 28100

AASR 607 41500

Classical Theories of Religion

Riesebrodt/Lincoln

T/Th

9:30-10:50

S106

Ident. HREL 41500, SOCI 40127