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Course Listings by MTS Religious Tradition
for 2008-09
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Offerings through 2011
Students entering the Master of Theological Studies program in fall 2007 or later are required to complete two half courses each in two different
religious traditions. This index shows the courses that may be used to satisfy
these requirements. See MTS Areas of Focus and Religious Traditions for information on related MTS requirements.
N.B.: These categories are not relevant for students who began the MTS program before fall 2007.
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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Buddhism
Christianity
Hinduism
Islam
Judaism
Buddhism
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. Tu., 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., at 9 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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Christianity
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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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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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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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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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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The Bible and Politics
Paul D. Hanson
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., Th., 8:30-10.
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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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Feminist Biblical Interpretation
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Half Course. Spring 2009. Tu, 1-3 plus group meeting Tu., at 12.
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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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Democratizing Biblical Studies: Seminar
Elisabeth Schüssler Fiorenza
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 1-3.
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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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Biblical Theology: Seminar
Paul D. Hanson
Half Course. Fall 2008. Tu., 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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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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Advanced Greek: Alexandria
Annewies van den Hoek
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., F., 9:30-11.
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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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Hildegard of Bingen and the Gospels
Beverly M. Kienzle
Half Course. Fall 2008. W., 3-5:30.
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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. To be announced.
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2259
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Feminism and Catholicism: Bodies in Context
Karen Trimble Alliaume
Half Course. Fall 2008. To be announced.
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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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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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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., 1-3.
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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. Fall 2008. .
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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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Hinduism
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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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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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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Judaism
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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Judaism: The Liturgical Year
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Fall 2008. M., W., 10-11:30.
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Judaism: The Liturgical Year
Jon D. Levenson
Half Course. Spring 2009. M., W., 10-11:30.
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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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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., 11-12 and hour to be arranged.
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3681
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Modern Jewish Religious Movements
Jay M. Harris
Half Course. Spring 2009. .
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