Course Changes and Cancellations

The following changes to 2011-12 class offerings have been made since the online posting of the Courses of Instruction in June 2011. All updates and full course descriptions are reflected in the online course listings. This information is complete as of January 31, 2012.

New Courses

Fall 2011

HDS 1304 The Dead Sea Scrolls
Jonathan Klawans
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Mon., 3-5pm

HDS 2207 Introduction to Christian Worship
Sharon R. Fennema
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Thu., 9am-noon (note new day and time)

HDS 2260 John Calvin at the Beginning of Reformed Theology
David C. Lamberth
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Thu., 2-4pm

HDS 2949 Preaching in the Christian Liturgical Year
Cameron Elliot Partridge
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Fri., 2-5pm

HDS 3011 Secularism Beyond the West
Helen Hardacre
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Wed., 4-6pm.

HDS 3237 Saviors and Siddhas: Towards a Theory of Mahayana Buddhist Narrative
M. David Eckel
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Thu., 4-7pm

HDS 3623 Introduction to the Modern Arab World I
William E. Granara
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Mon., Wed., 10-11am (note new day and time)

HDS 4070 Sufi Traditions in Persian Literature
Chad Kia
0.50 credits. Fall 2011. Mon., Wed., 2-3:30pm

Spring 2012

HDS 1515 The Gospel of John
Mikael C. Haxby
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Mon., 2-4pm

HDS 2213 Strategies for Worship in Postmodernity
Sharon R. Fennema
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Tue., 2-4pm

HDS 2214 Thin Places: Sacramental Theologies and Practices
Sharon R. Fennema
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Wed., 4-6pm

HDS 2293 The Holocaust and the Churches, 1933-45
Kevin James Madigan
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Fri. 2-4pm

HDS 2295 Late Medieval Christianity
Kevin James Madigan
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Fri. noon-2pm

HDS 3003 Buddhism, Community, and Diversity: The Color of Practice
Cheryl A. Giles
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Thurs. 4-6pm

HDS 3626 Introduction to the Arab World II
William E. Granara
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Mon., Wed., 10-11am

HDS 3258 Community and Alterity in Africa
Michael D. Jackson
0.50 credits. Spring 2012. Tue. noon-2pm

HDS 4043 Advanced Modern Hebrew II
Irit Aharony
0.50 credits. Spring 2012.

Course Changes

Fall 2011

HDS 2274 Christianity between Colonialism and Postcolonialism
Susan Abraham
Fall 2011. Day/Time Change: Mon., Wed., 10am and hour to be arranged

HDS 2752 Diversity and Domination in Theory, Scripture and Society: Seminar
Elisabeth Schussler Fiorenza
Fall 2011. Time Change: Tue., 2-4pm

HDS 3412 Hindu Worlds of Art and Culture
Diana L. Eck
Fall 2011. Day/Time Correction: Mon., Wed., Fri., noon-1pm and hour to be arranged.

HDS 4120 The Language of Pharaohs: Introduction to Egyptian Hieroglyphs I
Peter Der Manuelian
Fall 2011. Day/Time Change: Tue., Thu., 2-3:30pm

HDS 4161 Intermediate Coptic
Karen L. King
Fall 2011. Time Change: Tue., 4-6pm

Academic Year 2011

HDS 2759 Readings in Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Theory
Amy Hollywood
Full year course 2011-2012.
Academic Year 2011. Day/Time Change: Wed., 4-7pm

Spring 2012

HDS 2200 Armenian Magical Texts
James R. Russell
Spring 2012. Day/Time Change: Tue. 2-4pm FAS

HDS 2216 Heresy, Orthodoxy, and Religious Identity
Beverly M. Kienzle
Spring 2012. Time Change: Thurs. 2:30-4:30pm

HDS 2770 Unitarian and Universalist Thought in the Nineteenth Century
Daniel McKanan
Spring 2012. Day/Time Change: Fri 9:30am-noon

HDS 2806 Eye Contact, Ethics and Interbeing
Kaia Stern
Spring 2012. Time Change: Fri 11am-2pm

HDS 2859 The Politics of Storytelling
Michael D. Jackson
Spring 2012. Day/Time Change: Thurs. 2-4pm

HDS 3576 Buddhist Ethics
Charles Hallisey
Spring 2012. Day/Time Change: Tue. 4-6pm

HDS 3949 Islamophobia in Europe and in the U.S.: The Challenge of Religious Pluralism
Jocelyne Cesari
Spring 2012. Day/Time Change: Fri noon-2pm

HDS 4018 Introduction to Jewish Babylonian Aramaic
Elitzur Bar-Asher Siegal
Spring 2012. Time Change: Course time TBD. First meeting of course takes place Thursday, January 26, 2012 at 4:30pm in the Semitic Museum, Room 201.

HDS 4311 Intermediate Grammar and Readings in Christian Latin
Zachary Alexander Matus
Spring 2012. Instructor Change.

HDS 4413 Intermediate German Readings
Karin Grundler-Whitacre
Spring 2012. Time Change: Mon Wed 4-5:30pm

Course Cancellations

Fall 2011

HDS 2230 History of Western Christianity (Fall 2011)

HDS 2252 The Friars and Their World, ca. 1100-1325: Seminar (Fall 2011)

HDS 2294 High Medieval Christianity (Fall 2011)

HDS 2758 The Pantheism Controversy and the Rise of Modern Theology: Seminar (Fall 2011)

HDS 3536 South Asian Buddhism: Dharmas, Emptiness, and Idealism (Fall 2011)

HDS 3948 Readings in Christian-Muslim Relations (Fall 2011)

HDS 3961 Topics in Modern Japanese Religions (Fall 2011)

Spring 2012

HDS 1511 The Gospel of Luke (Spring 2012)

HDS 1770 The Song of Songs and Its Interpreters (Spring 2012)

HDS 1872 History of the Exegesis and Reception of the Gospel of Luke: Seminar (Spring 2012)

HDS 2216 Heresy, Orthodoxy, and Religious Identity (Spring 2012)

HDS 2244 The Reformation (Spring 2012)

HDS 2250 History of Western Christianity, 1100-1500 (Spring 2012)

HDS 2818 Religion in Global Politics (Spring 2012)

HDS 2930 Contemplative Psychotherapy: Buddhist Approaches to Counseling (Spring 2012)

HDS 2931 Risk and Resilience in Adolescent Development: Seminar (Spring 2012)

HDS 2962 The Lutheran Church (ELCA) - Its Marks and Practices: Seminar (Spring 2012)

HDS 3939 Ismaili History and Thought (Spring 2012)