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Course Listings by MDiv Distribution Category
for 2008-09
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Offerings through 2011
Courses below are listed according to distribution categories and indicate which courses may be used to satisfy the MDiv distribution requirements. Some designations are obvious and approval for distribution requirement is simple and automatic. Other courses, however, may explore more than one religious tradition or may not be related to a particular tradition at all. This makes them much harder to categorize. For this reason, the list below should be taken simply as a guide. Courses might apply to other categories to satisfy HTP or OR requirements in a student's particular case. Approvals of these exceptional cases are made by the MDiv Curriculum Committee. Cross-registered courses from other schools may also meet distribution categories subject to the same approval.
Not all courses available and of interest to MDiv students belong to a distribution category. The program was designed with sufficient flexibility to allow selection from among all course offerings. MDiv students are encouraged to select elective courses when appropriate to their interests or program.
Please see MDiv Distribution Categories and Arts of Ministry for descriptions of the distribution categories, as well as related MDiv requirements.
N.B.: These distribution categories are not relevant for students who began the MDiv program before fall 2005.
See Course Listings by ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area (I, II, and III) for courses that satisfy
those distribution requirements.
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Histories, Theologies, and Practices (HTP) and Other Religion (OR) Courses
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Christianity
These courses will satisfy an HTP requirement for students focusing on Christianity or an OR requirement for students focusing on another religion, with the following exception.
Students focusing on Judaism may not use the courses marked with an asterisk (*) to satisfy an OR requirement. (Note that any Scriptural Interpretation courses listed below may be used to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the SI course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.)
1101*
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Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament
Michael Coogan
Half Course. Fall 2008. F., 9-11 and hour to be arranged.
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1210
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The Christian Bible and Its Interpretation
Peter J. Gomes
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., F., at 11 and hour to be arranged.
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1301*
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The Greek Bible in History and Theology
Andrew Teeter
Half Course. Fall 2008. F., 9-11.
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1479
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First Images of Jesus Christ: Earliest Christologies of the New Testament
François Bovon
Half Course. Spring 2009. Th., 1-3 and hours to be arranged.
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1501
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Martyrdom: Bodies, Death, and Life in Ancient Christianity
Karen L. King
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3 and hour to be arranged.
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1505
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Women, Sex, and Gender in Ancient Christianity
Karen L. King
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3 and hour to be arranged.
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1518
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Early Christianity in the Roman Empire
Laura S. Nasrallah
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3 and hour to be arranged.
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1748
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The Mystical Theology of Dionysius the Areopagite
Charles Stang
Half Course. Spring 2009. Th., 3-5.
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1749
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Early Christian Thought I: The Greek Authors
Charles Stang
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 11:30-1 and hour to be arranged.
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1750
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Early Christian Thought II: The Latin Authors
Charles Stang
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 11:30-1 and hour to be arranged_.
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1755
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Classics of Syriac Christian Literature
Charles Stang
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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1817_2476
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Biblical Theology: Seminar
Paul D. Hanson
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3.
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1843
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Exploring Jewish Christianity from the First to the Fourth Century c.e.
Sean Freyne
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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1870
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Archaeology and the World of the New Testament: Seminar
Laura S. Nasrallah
Full Course (Intensive). Spring 2009. Tu., 12-3.
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2146_4231
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Advanced Greek: Alexandria
Annewies van den Hoek
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., F., 9:30-11.
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2149_4234
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Advanced Greek: Montanism
Annewies van den Hoek
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., F., 9:30-11.
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2223_4330
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Latin Paleography and Manuscript Culture: Seminar
Beverly M. Kienzle
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 3-5 and hour to be arranged.
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2258
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Women's Religious Organizing and Leadership in the 19th and 20th Centuries
Anthea Butler
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., 1-3.
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2259
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Feminism and Catholicism: Bodies in Context
Karen Trimble Alliaume
Half Course. Fall 2008. F., 11-1.
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2297
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History of Harvard and Its Presidents
Peter J. Gomes
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., F., at 11 and hour to be arranged.
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2325
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The Religious History of American Women: Seminar
Ann D. Braude
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 1-3.
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2355
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Encountering the Other: The Expansion of the Christian West, 1650-1850
David Hempton
Half Course. Fall 2008. T., Th., 8:30-10.
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2357
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Evangelical Conversion and Disenchantment Narratives
David Hempton
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 1-3.
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2359
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The Rise of the Holiness Traditions: Pietism, Methodism, and Pentecostalism
David Hempton
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 8:30-10.
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2402
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Introduction to Theological Thinking
David Lamberth
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 11:30-1.
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2528
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Religion and the Public Intellectual
Ronald F. Thiemann
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3 and hour to be arranged.
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2629
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History of Christian Thought: The Medieval West
Amy Hollywood
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., 10-12 and hour to be arranged.
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2721
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The Ethical and Religious Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.: Seminar
Preston Williams
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 3-5.
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2772
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Unitarian and Universalist Thought in the Twentieth Century
Dan McKanan
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3.
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2773
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The Religious Left in US History
Dan McKanan
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., W., at 10 and hour to be arranged.
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2775
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The Social Gospel
Dan McKanan
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 1-3.
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2776
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Unitarian and Universalist History in the United States
Dan McKanan
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., W., at 10 and hour to be arranged.
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2790
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Jonathan Edwards
George Marsden
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 1-2:30.
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2791
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Faith and Learning in American Culture
George Marsden
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 1-2:30.
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2792
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Puritanism and Colonial New England
George Marsden
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 3-5:30.
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2793
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Interpreting American Religious History
George Marsden
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 3-5:50.
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2805
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Religion, Ethics, and Human Rights: Seminar
Ronald F. Thiemann and Jan Sokol
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3.
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2876
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The Ethics of Relationships - Friendship: Seminar
Ralph B. Potter
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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2895
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A Profile in Ministry: Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Seminar
Dudley C. Rose
Half Course. Spring 2009. F., 3-5.
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2898
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Public Christianity: Poverty, AIDS, and Criminal Justice: Seminar
Matthew Myer Boulton
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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2899
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Christianity: The Liturgical Year
Matthew Myer Boulton
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 11-12:30.
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2901*
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Sacred Music in History and Current Practice
Harry Huff
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., 2-5.
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2902
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Christian Preaching: Theology and Practice
Matthew Myer Boulton
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 3-5.
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2907
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Introduction to Public Preaching
Peter J. Gomes
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 2-5.
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2912
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The American Spirit in Music
Harry Huff
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 2-5.
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2950
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Baptist Polity, Practice and History
Jeffrey Brown
Half Course. Spring 2009. F., 9-11.
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2955
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United Methodist Polity
Scott Campbell
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 3-5.
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2962
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The Lutheran Church (ELCA) - Its Marks and Practices: Seminar
Joanne Elise Engquist
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 2-4.
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2975
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United Church of Christ Polity
Elizabeth Ann King
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 2-5.
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2986
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Preaching for Social Change: Seminar
Charles G. Adams
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10-11:30.
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2988
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The Dynamics of Black Preaching: Seminar
Charles G. Adams
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 10-11:30am.
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2989*
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God, Human Suffering, and the Minister
Charles G. Adams
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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2990
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Unitarian Universalist Polity and Practices: Seminar
John Buehrens
Half Course. Spring 2009. F., 2-4.
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3101
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Introduction to Comparative Theology and Theology of Religions
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10-11:30.
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3417
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Christian-Hindu Interaction in Some South Indian Villages
John B. Carman and Chilkuri Vasantha Rao
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 1-3.
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3750
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The Bhagavad Gita and Its Commentators
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 3-5:30.
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3751
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God, Hindu, and Christian
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 10-11:30.
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3753
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A Summation of Hindu Theology: the Vedartha Samgraha of Ramanuja
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 3-5:30.
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4210
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Elementary Greek
James Skedros
Full Course. 2008-09. M., W., F., at 9 and hour to be arranged.
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4225
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Rapid Reading: The New Testament in Greek
James Skedros
Half course throughout the year. 2008-09. M., 11-12:30.
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Judaism
These courses will satisfy an HTP requirement for students focusing on Judaism or an OR requirement for students focusing on another religion, with the following exception.
Students focusing on Christianity may not use the courses marked with an asterisk (*) to satisfy an OR requirement. (Note that any Scriptural Interpretation courses listed below may be used to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the SI course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.)
1101*
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Introduction to the Hebrew Scriptures/Old Testament
Michael Coogan
Half Course. Fall 2008. F., 9-11 and hour to be arranged.
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1301*
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The Greek Bible in History and Theology
Andrew Teeter
Half Course. Fall 2008. F., 9-11.
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1667a_3667a
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Judaism: The Liturgical Year
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., W., 10-11:30.
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1667b_3667b
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Judaism: The Liturgical Year
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., W., 10-11:30.
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2210
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Genesis in the History of Exegesis
Kevin Madigan
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 1-3.
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2901*
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Sacred Music in History and Current Practice
Harry Huff
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., 2-5.
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2989*
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God, Human Suffering, and the Minister
Charles G. Adams
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5.
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3646
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Classical Rabbinic Literature in Translation
Jonathan Schofer
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10:00-11:30 .
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3681
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Modern Jewish Religious Movements
Jay M. Harris
Half Course. Spring 2009. .
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Islam
These courses will satisfy an HTP requirement for students focusing on Islam or an OR requirement for students focusing on another religion. (Note that any Scriptural Interpretation courses listed below may be used to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the SI course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.)
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Buddhism
These courses will satisfy an HTP requirement for students focusing on Buddhism or an OR requirement for students focusing on another religion. (Note that any Scriptural Interpretation courses listed below may be used to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the SI course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.)
2930
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Contemplative Psychotherapy: Buddhist Approaches to Counseling
Cheryl Giles
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 3-5.
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2973
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Buddhist Peacemaking Ministry: Seminar
Bernie Glassman
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 3-5:30 and two hours on-site.
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3559
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Buddhist Women and Representations of the Female
Janet Gyatso
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10-11:30 and hour to be arranged.
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3566
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Buddhism and Society in Southeast Asia
Donald K. Swearer and Charles Hallisey
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 3-5:30.
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3778
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Buddhism and Literature
Charles Hallisey
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 3-5:30.
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3779
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Introduction to Buddhist Commentaries and their Critical Interpretations
Charles Hallisey
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., at 9 and hour to be arranged.
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3830
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Introduction to Buddhism
Janet Gyatso
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., at 11:30 and hour to be arranged.
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3831
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Tibetan Religious Literature
Janet Gyatso
Half Course. Fall 2008. TBA, first meeting W., Sept. 17 at 9.
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3838
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Saintliness in Chinese and Indian Buddhism
Toru Funayama
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 3-5.
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3853
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Buddhism and Social Change: Seminar
Christopher S. Queen
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3.
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3888
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Buddhist Studies Seminar
Janet Gyatso
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 1-3.
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3930
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Thinking About History in South Asia: Seminar
Anne E. Monius
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3.
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Hinduism
These courses will satisfy an HTP requirement for students focusing on Hinduism or an OR requirement for students focusing on another religion. (Note that any Scriptural Interpretation courses listed below may be used to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the SI course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.)
3101
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Introduction to Comparative Theology and Theology of Religions
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10-11:30.
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3417
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Christian-Hindu Interaction in Some South Indian Villages
John B. Carman and Chilkuri Vasantha Rao
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 1-3.
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3750
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The Bhagavad Gita and Its Commentators
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 3-5:30.
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3751
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God, Hindu, and Christian
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 10-11:30.
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3753
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A Summation of Hindu Theology: the Vedartha Samgraha of Ramanuja
Francis X. Clooney, SJ
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 3-5:30.
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3930
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Thinking About History in South Asia: Seminar
Anne E. Monius
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3.
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Non-Tradition Specific
Up to three of these courses will satisfy HTP requirements for all students, regardless of the religion on which they are focusing (up to three of the six required). These courses may not be used to meet an OR requirement.
2893
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Moral Leadership: Self, Other, and Action
Marshall Louis Ganz and Bernard Steinberg
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., 4:10-6.
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2894
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Public Narrative
Marshall Louis Ganz
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 1:10-2:30.
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2914
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Organizing: People, Power, and Change
Marshall Louis Ganz
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., Th., 1:10-2:30.
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2927
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Spiritual Care and Counseling
Cheryl Giles
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 3-6.
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2931
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Risk and Resilience in Adolescent Development: Seminar
Cheryl Giles
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 4-6.
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2932
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Advanced Spiritual Care and Counseling
Cheryl Giles
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu., 12-2 and three hours hospital visitation .
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2933
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Meaning Making - Thinking Theologically about Ministry Experience: Seminar
Emily Click
Half course throughout the year. 2008-09. As Announced
Andover Hall, Sperry Room, 1st mtg. 9/16, 5:30-7:30 or 9/18 3-5.
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2944
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Meaning Making: Thinking Theologically About Ministry Experience
Emily Click
Half Course. Fall 2008. Course times to be announced.
Andover Hall, Sperry Room, 1st mtg. 9/16 5:30-7:30 or 9/18 3-5.
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3703
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Indigenous Religious Traditions and Modernity: Seminar
Jacob Olupona
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 2-4.
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3729
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Introduction to Comparative Religious Ethics: Character and a Good Life
Jonathan Schofer
Half Course. Spring 2009. T., Th., 11-12 and hour to be arranged.
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3730
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Methods in Comparative Religious Ethics and History of the Field
Jonathan Schofer
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 1-3.
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3735
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Expressive Traditions across Cultures: Feminist Ethnographic Approaches
Coralynn Davis
Half Course. Spring 2009. To be announced.
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3841
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Myth in History: An Introduction to Religion and to the Study of Religion
Charles Hallisey
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 11:30-12:30 and hour to be arranged.
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3900
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Writing Lives: Women Writing Religion
Leila Ahmed
Half Course. Fall 2008. To be announced.
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3916
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Feminist Environmental Philosophy and Theology
Susan Abraham
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., 4-6.
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Comparative
These courses may be used to satisfy one of the three OR requirements, or they
may be used as a fourth, fifth, or sixth HTP course. (Up to three HTP courses, combined, may be comparative or non-tradition-specific.)
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Scriptural Interpretation Courses
These courses will satisfy a SI requirement if they relate directly to the religious tradition on which the student is focusing. They may not be taken to satisfy an HTP requirement, but may be taken to satisfy an OR requirement, provided the course pertains to a religion other than the one the student is focusing in.
1202
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Introduction to the New Testament: History and Interpretation
Laura S. Nasrallah
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., W., at 10 and hour to be arranged.
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1270
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The Apocryphal Jesus and the Noncanonical Apostles: Introduction to Ancient Christian Apocryphal Literature
François Bovon
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 1-3.
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1465_2529
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The Bible and Politics
Paul D. Hanson
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 8:30-10.
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1504_2558
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Feminist Biblical Interpretation
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu, 1-3 plus group meeting Tu., at 12.
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1514_2556
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Democratizing Biblical Studies: Seminar
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3.
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1533
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Johannine Writings in History and Theology
Sean Freyne
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 10-11:30 and hour to be arranged.
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1625_4030
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Rapid Reading: Classical Hebrew I
Jo Ann Hackett
Half Course. Fall 2008. Th., 1-3.
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1626_4031
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Rapid Reading: Classical Hebrew II
Jo Ann Hackett
Half Course. Spring 2009. Th., 1-3.
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1808
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The Binding of Isaac (\Aqedah/): Seminar
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3.
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1816
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The Song at the Sea: Seminar
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Spring 2009. W., 1-3.
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1819
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Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible: Seminar
Richard Saley
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 3-6.
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2224_4331
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Hildegard of Bingen and the Gospels
Beverly M. Kienzle
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 3-5:30.
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2688
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Feminist Theologies - Contexts and Methods
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza and Maria Pilar Aquino
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 1-3 plus group meeting Tu., at 12.
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3406
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Hindu Traditions of Devotion
Anne E. Monius
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., W., at 11 and hour to be arranged.
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4351
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Intermediate Arabic I
William E. Granara
Half Course. Fall 2008. M. through F., at 10, 11, or 12.
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4352
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Intermediate Classical Arabic II
William E. Granara
Half Course. Spring 2009. .
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MDiv Electives
Program requirements for the MDiv program allow enough flexibility for selection from among all course offerings,
not simply those that satisfy distribution category requirements. MDiv students are encouraged to select elective courses
when appropriate to their interests or program.
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