Course Description Booklet
FALL 2003
CLAS 180, Sec. 150 - Classical MythologyCLAS 180, Sec. 250 - Classical Mythology
CLAS 189H, Sec. 001 - Univ. Honors Seminar: Prophet and Prophecy
CLAS 189H, Sec. 002 - Univ. Honors Seminar: Cultural Crossroads
CLAS 233 - Science in the Classical World
CLAS 281 - The World of Classical Greece
CLAS 300B - Egyptian
CLAS 307/807 - Early Christianity
CLAS 331 - Ancient Israel
CLAS 399 - Independent Study
CLAS 399H - Honors Course
CLAS 409/809 - Religion in Late Antiquity
CLAS 438/838 - Old World Prehistory: Europe
GREK 101 - Elementary Greek I
GREK 371 - Xenophon
GREK 399 - Independent Study
GREK 399H - Honors Course
GREK 463/863 - Sophocles
GREK 896 - Reading and Research
GREK 899 - Masters Thesis
GREK 961 - Seminar in Greek Literature
LATN 101 - Elementary Latin
LATN 201 - Intermediate Latin - CANCELLED
LATN 301 - Latin Prose
LATN 303 - Latin Composition I
LATN 399 - Independent Study
LATN 399H - Honors Course
LATN 444/844 - Horace
LATN 896 - Reading and Research
LATN 899 - Masters Thesis
LATN 941 - Seminar in Latin Literature
HEBR 201 - Biblical Hebrew Prose
HEBR 399 - Independent Study
HEBR 896 - Reading and Research
RELG 120W - World Religions
RELG 125W - Religion, Peace and Social Justice
RELG 307 - Early Christianity
RELG 398 - Special Topics: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
RELG 409 - Religion in Late Antiquity
RELG 489/889 - Medieval Literature and Theology
UHON 395H, Sec. 007 - Univ Honors Seminar: Reading Scripture
UHON 395H, Sec. 009 - Univ Honors Seminar: Religion and Reform: Communal and Utopian Societies in North America
CLAS 180, Sec. 150 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY Instructor Schedule and Office Hours
| Call# | Type | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2443 | Lecture A | 3 | 150 | 1230p-0120p | MF | LL 102 | T. Winter |
| 2444 | Recitation A | -- | 151 | 0930a-1020a | T | OLDH 304 | A. Mytnik |
| 2445 | Recitation A | -- | 152 | 1230p-0120p | W | OLDH 303 | T. Winter |
| 2446 | Recitation A | -- | 153 | 1230p-0120p | T | OLDH 308 | A. Settell |
| 2447 | Recitation A | -- | 154 | 1230p-0120p | W | LL 102 | A. Settell |
| 2448 | Recitation A | -- | 155 | 1230p-0120p | R | CBA 342 | A. Settell |
| 2449 | Recitation A | -- | 156 | 1230p-0120p | W | HENZ 202 | A. Mytnik |
| 2450 | Recitation A | -- | 157 | 1030a-1120a | W | CBA 306 | A. Mytnik |
| NOTE: Register for one recitation from sections 151-157 with lecture section 150. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 150): This course, in this section, defines archetypal mythology as primitive software for understanding the natural world. The seven texts have an age ranging from about 4,000 to 1,900 years, and we will treat each one as a time capsule to help us understand the times, the people, the cultures, and the modes of thought that produced them and left them for us to find. |
| Required Books (Sec. 150): The Epic of Gilgamesh, (tr. Gardner & Maier); Homer, The Odyssey, (tr. Cook); Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, (tr. Fagles); Euripides, Ten Plays, (tr. Hadas); Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology; Ovid, Metamorphoses, (tr. Humphries); Seneca, Four Tragedies and Octavia,, (tr. Watling) |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 150): Backgrounders to help explain the readings and to put them in a setting, plus hundreds of slides. |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 150): Daily reading of assigned works and 2 short papers. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 150): Each of the two hour examinations will count for 25% of the grade. The two short papers (about 3 pages) will count for 25% of the grade. Attendance, quizzes, and participation in recitation sections will count for 25% of the grade. 96-100 = A+, 90-95.9 = A, 87.5-89 = B+, 80-87.4 = B, 77.5-79 = C+, 70-77.4 = C, 67.5-69 = D+, 60-67.4 = D. Rounding? 9.445 rounds up--9.444 does not. |
| NOTE: Register for one recitation from sections 251, 254, 255 or 256 with lecture section 250. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 250): This course provides an introduction to the study of mythology as a cultural phenomenon. This study will be based primarily on reading in English of ancient Greek texts of the archaic and classical period. As this course counts toward fulfillment of the Integrative Studies requirement, emphasis will be placed upon examination of the use of myths to create, validate, justify, transmit, and question societal norms, values, and institutions. This focus will encourage the student to turn a critical eye towards the stories we tell in order to maintain (or change) our own society. In like manner, this method will bring to the fore issues of bias and diversity as attention will be paid to concepts of gender and sexuality, patriarchal social structures, xenophobia, and humanistic secularism. |
| Required Texts (Sec. 250): Athanassakis, Apostolos N., The Homeric Hymns, John Hopkins Univ. Press; Cicero, The Nature of the Gods, (trans. Walsh), Oxford Univ. Press; Hesiod, Theogony, Works and Days, (trans. West), Oxford Univ. Press; Homer, The Iliad, (trans. Lombardo), Hackett Publishing Co.; Homer, The Odyssey, (trans. Cook), W.W. Norton & Co. |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 250): To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 250): To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 250): To be announced. |
| CLAS 189H, Sec. 001 - UNIV HONORS SEMINAR: PROPHET AND PROPHECY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2457 | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | AND 11 | G. Watley |
| PREQ: Good standing in the University Honors Program. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: What is prophecy? Who counts as a prophet? How does one decide? This course takes a cross-disciplinary approach--drawing on biblical studies, history of religions, anthropology, sociology, critical theory, and biography--to a cross-cultural study of these questions. Our goal is a provisional, critical, contextual understanding of prophetic inspiration, activity, authority, and authorization that will provide rational grounds not only for comparing prophets and prophecy across cultures, but for evaluating prophetic claims to speak and act on behalf of the deity as well. After (1) a preliminary heuristic comparison of ancient Israel prophecy and the late 19th century Plains Indian Ghost Dance movement, we will turn to a consideration of (2) ancient Greek diviners and oracles and their philosophical detractors in the early Roman empire, (3) prophets and prophecy in early Christianity, and (4) Muhammad as prophet and the role of prophets in Islam, followed by (5) a series of brief case studies of prophetic persons and movements in the Christian West, not yet set: possibilities include the Montanists, Joachim of Fiore, Joan of Arc, Mostradamus, Joseph Smith, Walt Whitman, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Martin Luther King, Jr., Pope John XXIII, Hal Lindsey, the Left Behind series, and the Bible Code, among others. |
| Required Books: Overholt, Channels of Prophecy: The Social Dynamics of Prophetic Activity; Aune, Prophecy in Early Christianity and the Ancient Mediterranean World; Course packet; Others to be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Regular attendance; assigned weekly readings; active participation in class discussions and in discussion forums on Blackboard; a 15-page research paper; and a 20-minute in-class research presentation. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Research paper & presentation = 60% of final grade; attendance and class participation = 20%; Blackboard discussion forums activity = 20%. Grading standard is University Scale (90s = A, 80s = B, etc.). |
| CLAS 189H, Sec. 002 - UNIV HONORS SEMINAR: CULTURAL CROSSROADS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 8571 | 3 | 002 | 1230p-0145p | TR | BURN 102 | P. Demers |
| PREQ: Good standing in the University Honors Program. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| CLAS 233 - SCIENCE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7659 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | BH 108 | T. Winter |
| PREQ: Sophmore standing. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course deals with Greek concepts of the natural and physical world, and looks with deep perspective at the interplay of technological development and cultural change. As now taught, it uses one general history of science and three book-length primary sources to see, for instance, Aristotle struggle with physics and mechanics in a time before pi, a time before inertia, a time before mechanical advantage, a time before the understanding of second-degree and third degree levers; to see anicent medical writers attempt a unified theory of disease in a time before the microscope; and finally, in Vitruvius to see a Roman comprehension and synthesis of this understanding of the natural and physical world. In addition to subjects based on readings, the professor will present material for which a good ancient written source does not exist but where the surviving materials themselves are the source (e.g. the development of the lathe, the development of ancient metalwork, and others). |
| Required Books: Hodges, Henry, Technology in the Ancient World, Barnes and Noble; Aristotle, Mechanical Problems and On Indivisible Lines, both in the "Minor Works" volume of the Loeb Classical Library Aristotle; Hippocrates, et al., Hippocratic Writings, Penguin Classics; Vitruvius, The Ten Books on Architecture, Dover Pub. (It should be noted that when a Roman said architectura our "civil engineering" was meant.) |
| Method of Instruction: Lectures, slides, demonstrations. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: The students typically substitute a short paper (3 pages) for one of the quizzes. Also, each student is required to do individual research which results either in an essay of about 10 pages, or a project. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Bi-weekly quizzes and a final examination. |
| CLAS 281 - THE WORLD OF CLASSICAL GREECE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2460 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | AND 11 | N. Adkin |
| Cross-Listed with English 240A. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Some of the greatest works of Greek literature are read in English translations as an introduction to the world of classical Greece. |
| Required Books: Homer, Iliad Prose Translation, (tr. Rieu), (Penguin); Lattimore, Greek Lyrics, Revised Edition, (Univ. of Chicago); Aeschylus, Aeschylus I: Complete Greek Tragedies, (ed. Grene/Lattimore), (Univ. of Chicago); Aeschylus, Prometheus Bound & Other Plays, (Penguin); Sophocles, Sophocles I, 2nd Complete Greek Tragedies, (tr. Grene/Lattimore), (Univ. of Chicago); Sophocles, Sophocles II, (tr. Grene/Lattimore), (Univ. of Chicago); Euripides, Euripides IV: Complete Greek Tragedies, (ed. Grene/Lattimore), (Univ. of Chicago); Euripides, Euripides V: Three Tragedies, (ed. Grene/Lattimore), (Univ. of Chicago); Aristophanes, Complete Plays of Aristophanes, (tr. Hadas), (Bantam). |
| Method of Instruction: Lectures and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Reading of assigned works. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Mid-term and final essay, four quizzes, and one presentation make up the grade. |
| CLAS 300B - EGYPTIAN | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7660 | 3 | 001 | 0130p-0220p | MWF | AND 241 | T. Rinkevich |
| Description of Material Being Covered: The writing system (hieroglyphics) of ancient Egypt, introduction to the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of (Middle) Egyptian texts, leading to a reading of prayers, decrees, stelae, and contemporary jewelry. This course and material tie in well with Hebrew and Coptic. |
| Required Books: Materials based on Gardiner's Egyptian Grammar. Other texts may surface. |
| Method of Instruction: Presentation of basic linguistic and aesthetic principles of the Egyptian writing system and language; discussion of Egyptian ideals; in-class and homework exercises; a final project geared to individual interests. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Occasional quizzes. Homework will also be a productive and valuable pedagogical tool. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Midterm and a final (probably off-site) translation exercise. |
| CLAS 307/807 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 2463/2466 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0145p | TR | AND 11 | J. Turner |
| Cross-Listed with Religious Studies 307 and History 307/807. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity from the beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and other early Christian literature. |
| Required Books: Holy Bible (RSV); Duling and Perrin, Introduction to the New Testament; Dungan and Cartlidge, Documents for the Study of the Gospels, Revised; Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels, 5th NRSV. |
| Method of Instruction: Mostly lecture, but ample opportunity for discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam. |
| CLAS 331 - ANCIENT ISRAEL | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7733 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0120p | MWF | NCW 11 | S. Burnett |
| PREQ: Sophmore standing or permission. |
| Cross-Listed with History 331 and Judaic Studies 331. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course will survey the history of Israel from the patriarchs to the emergence of Christianity and rabbinic Judaism. Major themes will include the nature of the Bible's witness to Israel's history, Israel's place within broader Near Eastern and Mediterranean history, and the use of archaeological findings for understanding Israelite history, religion, and culture. |
| Required Books: Bright, John, A History of Israel, 4th Edition, Westminster John Knox Press, 2001; Heschel, Abraham, The Prophets: An Intoduction, Volume 1, HarperCollins, 2001; Niditch, Susan, Ancient Israelite Religion in Historical Perspective, Oxford Univ. Press. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture with discussion of texts. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Several reader response papers based upon readings of primary or secondary sources. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Two in-class examinations and a final examination. |
| CLAS 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| CLAS 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-4 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460) |
| CLAS 409/809 - RELIGION IN LATE ANTIQUITY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7664/7665 | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | AND 241 | J. Turner |
| PREQ: Junior standing. |
| Cross-Listed with Religious Studies 409 and History 409/809. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: A survey of the religions and religious philosophies of Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman times from Alexander to Constantine. The student will be exposed to primary sources and the problem of their interpretation. |
| Topics Include: Hero-cults, mystery religions, Gnosticism, the Platonic, Stoic and Epicurean religio-philosophical traditions, Graeco-Oriental syncretism, popular culture, and their influence on Judaism and Christianity. |
| Required Books: Helmut Koester, Introduction to the New Testament: History, Culture and Religion of the Hellenistic Age Volume 1; Luther H. Martin, Hellenistic Religions; J. M. Robinson, editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English (=NHLE). |
| Method of Instruction: The course will be conducted as a seminar with occasional lectures by the instructor and presentations by student participants on selected topics. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The student's work will be evaluated on the basis of the class presentation and a research paper. |
| CLAS 438/838 - OLD WORLD PREHISTORY: EUROPE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7854/7853 | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | BH 219 | E. Athanassopoulos |
| PREQ: 12 Hours Anthropology. |
| Cross-Listed with Anthropology 438/838. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: 438/838 is an introduction to the archaeology of Europe from the Paleolithic to the Iron Age. It provides a survey of the prehistoric material remains of the various approaches to the study of the European past. Emphasis is placed on the non-literate societies of transalpine Europe rather than the literate societies of the Mediterranean. In this class we will review the major developments in Europian archaeology by chronological period. We will spend more time on topics of particular interest like: interpretation of Upper Paleolithic art, origins of agriculture, megalithic monuments, language, ethnicity and migration, gender studies, archaeology and nationalism. |
| Required Books: Milisauska, SarunasEuropean Prehistory: A Survey, ISBN: 9780306472572, 2002, SV Wells, Beyond Celts, Germans & Scythians, ISBN: 9780715630365, 2001, GERAL. Additional reading materials and bibliographies will be assigned throughout the semester. |
| Method of Instruction: The class will follow a mixed lecture/seminar format. The instructor will introduce the material and in the following meeting the whole class will participate in a critical discussion of the readings. All students are expected to participate in the discussions on a regular basis. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: There will be a mid-term examination, a final examination and a paper at the end of the term. Course grade will be based on the material covered in lectures and readings, class participation, oral presentations, exams and paper. |
| GREK 101 - ELEMENTARY GREEK I | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4211 | 5 | 001 | 1130a-1220p | MTWRF | AND 11 | T. Rinkevich |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course will lay the foundation of Classical and Koine Greek; the grammar, syntax, vocabulary, and structure of the language. |
| Required Books: A Structure of Ancient Greek (Rinkevich). |
| Method of Instruction: 1) Every student will have the opportunity to contribute to every class session. This course is not for the faint-hearted or the slack-offs, but it will produce real benefits for those who take it seriously, and efforts will be made to make it a pleasant experience. 2) Presentation and explanation of vocabulary, grammar, syntax and structure; in-class and homework exercises. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: 6-7 chapters, each with exercises and sentences to be handed in, or assigned for quizzes; a quiz or assignment every day. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Thorough daily drills and frequent quizzes; 90-100 = A, 86-89 = B+, etc. Mid-term and final. |
| GREK 371 - XENOPHON | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4213 | 3 | 001 | 0930a-1020a | MWF | AND 241 | T. Rinkevich |
| PREQ: Greek 102 |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Reading and translation from Xenophon's Cyropedia. |
| Required Books: Cyropedia (Loeb edition). |
| Method of Instruction: In-class translation of the text and discussion of linguistic matters and the author's ideas. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Quizzes, mid-term, and final exam. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Occasional quizzes, pro re nata; midterm; final exam. |
| GREK 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| GREK 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460) |
| GREK 463/863 - SOPHOCLES | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7669/7670 | 3 | 001 | 0330p-0445p | TR | AND 241 | V. Leinieks |
| PREQ: Greek 361 or permission of the Instructor. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Two or more plays of Sophocles selected by the class. |
| Required Books: Sophocles, Sophoclis Fabulae, Oxford Univ. Press. |
| Method of Instruction: Daily translation, and discussion of the plays. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Daily reading assignments. A term paper of approximately 10 pages. Oral reports on recent scholarship by 863 students. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Possibly a final examination. |
| GREK 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| GREK 899 - MASTERS THESIS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4219 | 1-10 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor. |
| GREK 961 - SEMINAR IN GREEK LITERATURE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4220 | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| LATN 101 - ELEMENTARY LATIN | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4661 | 5 | 001 | 0930a-1020a | MTWRF | AND 11 | N. Adkin |
| 7676 | 5 | 002 | 0230p-0320p | MTWRF | OLDH 205 | R. Gorman |
| The Use of Latin for Today's Student: For fifteen hundred years or more the Latin language was the life-blood of the intellectual develop of western Europe. Subjects as diverse as history, government, law, rhetoric, literature, philosophy, religion, medicine, physics, astronomy and mathematics were written about, talked about and thought about in Latin. For people of that time, not to know Latin was to be largely cut off from the life of the mind. Likewise, for students of today, to lack all knowledge of Latin language and culture is to remain forever intellectually "childish": enjoying the fruits and suffering the consequences of our intellectual heritage without even recognition or acknowledgment, not to mention insight and understanding. In addition to its place as an invaluable key to the story of intellectual development in the West, knowledge of Latin may help to unlock for the student much of the modern world as well. In a vast swath across our planet, from the southern tip of South America to the coast of the Black Sea, the languages spoken are essentially Neo-Latin. Spanish, French, Italian, Romanian, Portuguese and Catalan are all directly descended from Latin. Much of the grammar, morphology, vocabulary and syntax are readily transparent to those who have studied Latin. A good Latin student can, without any further formal training, learn to read these languages with facility. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Accordingly, it is the goal of the beginning Latin sequence to introduce the student to the achievements of Latin culture by the most direct route: unmediated confrontation with the monuments of Latin literature. Latin 101/102 will familiarize the student with the elements of the grammar of Classical Latin, the standard by which previous and subsequent developments in the Latin language are measured. In Latin 101 the student will learn the morphology and syntax of the Latin case system as well as a substantial part of the Latin verb system. Knowledge of morphology will be demonstrated in daily quizzes. Knowledge of both morphology and syntax will be developed and tested in daily translation exercises. The beginning Latin sequence also aims to develop in the student an increased level of linguistic sophistication. This improvement will arise not only willy-nilly from the simple fact of the learning of a second language, but is the product of a continual practice of explicit analysis of both Latin and English grammar. |
| Required Books: Balme, Maurice, Oxford Latin Course: Part I & II, Oxford Univ. Press. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 201 - INTERMEDIATE LATIN - CANCELLED | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 8025 | 3 | 001 | 1130a-1220p | MWF | AND 241 | R. Gorman |
| PREQ: None. Note well that high school Latin is not expected or required. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course has been redesigned to serve as an accelerated introduction to reading Latin for the student who has little or no background in the subject. We will move rapidly from learning the basic morphology to reading extended prose passages. The workload will be heavy and dedication will be required. Latin 201 is well suited to graduate students and motivated advanced undergraduates. |
| Required Books: Wheelock, Frederic M., Wheelock's Latin 6th Edition, Harper Collins Publishers; Prior, Richard, 501 Latin Verbs, Barrons Educational Series; Groton, Anne H., Thirty-Eight Latin Stories, Bolchazy-Carducci Publishers. |
| Method of Instruction: Students will learn by doing through extensive in-class translation and form drills. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: In addition to the drill, frequent quizzes and a mid-term a final exam will make up the final grade. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 301 - LATIN PROSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4662 | 3 | 001 | 0130p-0220p | MWF | AND 11 | V. Leinieks |
| PREQ: Latin 102 or permission from the instructor. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Latin 301 is a continuation of Latin 102. We will pick up where the class left off at the end of 102 on our way to reading the letters of Cicero. |
| Required Books: Leinieks, The Structure of Latin. |
| Method of Instruction: Daily translation and analysis of grammatical structures. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Daily reading assignments. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The course grade will be based on daily quizzes and possibly a final examination. |
| LATN 303 - LATIN COMPOSITION I | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7673 | 1 | 001 | 1230p-0120p | R | AND 241 | T. Rinkevich |
| PREQ: 4 years high school Latin or Latin 302. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Practice in writing Latin sentences. |
| Required Books: J. F. Mountford, Latin Prose Composition. |
| Method of Instruction: Daily written assignments for correction and discussion in class. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Daily assignments. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The grade in the course is the average of the daily assignments. Besides the daily written assignments, there may be one or two larger, more comprehensive projects. |
| LATN 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| LATN 399H - HONORS COURSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Candidate for degree with distinction or with high distinction or with highest distinction in the College of Arts and Sciences. Obtain call # from Classics office (472-2460) |
| LATN 444/844 - HORACE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7674/7675 | 3 | 001 | 0230p-0345p | MF | AND 241 | T. Winter |
| PREQ: Latin 302 or permission from the instructor. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| LATN 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| LATN 899 - MASTERS THESIS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4668 | 1-10 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor. |
| LATN 941 - SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 4669 | 3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| HEBR 201 - BIBLICAL HEBREW PROSE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7671 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | AND 241 | S. Burnett |
| PREQ: Hebrew 102 or permission from the instructor. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course will comprise an intensive review of biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary learned in first year and extensive readings from the Pentateuch, the historical books such as Samuel and Kings, and from the prophets. |
| Required Books: Seow, C.L., A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, Abingdon, 1995; Hebrew Scriptures, ed. N. Snaith, United Bible Societies; Holladay, William L., A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. |
| Method of Instruction: Seminar style; in-class recitation. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Frequent short quizzes on grammar and vocabulary, frequent homework assignments. |
| Examination Policies: Three examinations. |
| HEBR 399 - INDEPENDENT STUDY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-3 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| HEBR 896 - READING AND RESEARCH | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 1-6 | 001 | Arranged | Arranged | Arranged | Staff |
| PREQ: Permission of Instructor. Obtain call # from the Classics office (472-2460). |
| RELG 120W - WORLD RELIGIONS | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1145a | TR | 308 Old Main | D. Peabody |
| NOTE: This course is taught at NE Wesleyan University. |
| PREQ: Permission from Classics office (472-2460). |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course is a study of the cultural settings, lives of founders when appropriate, oral or written traditions and literature, worldviews, myths, rituals, ideals of conduct and development of some of the world's religions. Following a brief examination of possible evidence of religious practice among prehistoric peoples, religions studied will typically include tribal religions, Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism and Bahai. Readings, visitations to differing religious communities, videotapes and World Wide Web sites will help introduce and illustrate not only the cultural settings in which these religions appear, but also the voices and faces of contemporary religious practitioners. |
| Required Books: Lewis M. Hopfe, Mark K. Woodward, Religions of the World (8th edition), ISBN: 0-13-028254-5, Prentice Hall, 2001. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion. Experiential learning. |
| Course Requirements: As indicated above, course requirements will not only include the elements previously listed, but also two 3-4 page reports on visits to religious communities different from the student's own. At least one, if not both of these visitations must be to a differing faith community, i.e. not just different "denomination" of the same religious faith community to which the student may belong. For instance, although Catholic students might choose to attend a Protestant or Eastern Orthodox service for one of these visitation reports, any type of Christian student must also visit at least one (and may choose to visit two) of the following differing faith communities that are also available in Lincoln--Native American, Hindu, Buddhist, Zoroastrian, Jewish, Muslim or Bahai. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The final semester's grade will be derived from the following: Ten 1-2 page Video Responses, posted to the WEB site for the course 20% Test 1 on Pre-historic and Tribal Religions and the Religions of India 20% Test 2 on Religions of China and Japan 20% Test 3 on Religions of the Middle East 20% Two 3-4 page visitation reports, as described above 20% Total Grade 100% |
| RELG 125W - RELIGION, PEACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| **** | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | 308 Old Main | R. Lester |
| NOTE: This course is taught at NE Wesleyan University. |
| PREQ: Permission from Classics office (472-2460). |
| Description of Material Being Covered: This course explores religious responses to social justice issues such as peace, poverty, oppression, discrimination and the environment. Particular ethical issues, such as the death penalty and abortion, will be examined from the perspective of religion. This course will be writing intensive. |
| Tentative Required Books: Appleby, R. Scott, The Ambivalence of the Sacred: Religion, Violence and Reconciliation; Nicholls, William, Christian Antisemitism; Brown and Bohn, Christianity, Patriarchy and Abuse; Schwartz, The Curse of Cain: The Violent Legacy of Monotheism; Lee, The Nation of Islam. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Course Requirements: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| RELG 307 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6765 | 3 | 001 | 1230p-0145p | TR | AND 11 | J. Turner |
| Cross-Listed with Classics 307/807 and History 307/807. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Introduction to the history, institutions and thought of early Christianity from the beginnings until A.D. 150 as reconstructed from the New Testament and other early Christian literature. |
| Required Books: The New Testament (RSV); Duling and Perrin, Introduction to the New Testament; Dungan and Cartlidge, Documents for the Study of the Gospels; Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels |
| Method of Instruction: Mostly lecture, but ample opportunity for discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Short quizzes, mid-term, and final exam. |
| RELG 398 - SPECIAL TOPICS: JUDAISM, CHRISTIANITY AND ISLAM | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7678 | 3 | 001 | 0930a-1020a | MWF | OLDH 207 | S. Crawford |
| Description of Material Being Covered: The course will serve as an introduction to the three "religions of the book." Each section will include primary readings in the Jewish Bible, the Christian Bible, and the Qu'ran. There will also be an historical overview of each religion, as well as discussion of the interactions between the three religions throughout history. The class will also explore the contemporary practices of each religion. There will be three guest speakers, a Jewish rabbi, a Christian minister, and a Muslim community leader. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| RELG 409 - RELIGION IN LATE ANTIQUITY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 7666 | 3 | 001 | 0200p-0315p | TR | AND 241 | J. Turner |
| Cross-Listed with Classics 409/809 and History 409/809 |
| Description of Material Being Covered: A survey of the religions and religious philosophies of Hellenistic and Graeco-Roman times from Alexander to Constantine. The student will be exposed to primary sources and the problem of their interpretation. |
| Topics Include: Hero-cults, mystery religions, Gnosticism, the Platonic, Stoic and Epicurean religio-philosophical traditions, Graeco-Oriental syncretism, popular culture, and their influence on Judaism and Christianity. |
| Required Books: Helmut Koester, Introduction to the New Testament: History, Culture and Religion of the Hellenistic Age Volume 1; Luther H. Martin, Hellenistic Religions; J. M. Robinson, editor, The Nag Hammadi Library in English (=NHLE). |
| Method of Instruction: The course will be conducted as a seminar with occasional lectures by the instructor and presentations by student participants on selected topics. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: The student's work will be evaluated on the basis of the class presentation and a research paper. |
| RELG 489/889 - MEDIEVAL LITERATURE AND THEOLOGY | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 6766/6767 | 3 | 001 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | AND 122 | P. Olson |
| Cross-Listed with English 489/889 |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Theology was sometimes, in the Middle Ages, dissolved into the terms theos and logos or the word about God. So understood, it was an effort to achieve definitive understanding of dogmatic positions. Theology was also said to be "faith seeking understanding," a definition that places more emphasis on the autobiographical and contemplative. Literature in the hands of writers like Hildegard of Bingen, Chretien, Alanus, Dante, Petrarch and Bocaccio, Chaucer at least part of the time, and the writers of medieval English lyrics and plays was thought to perform a similar function. This course will place more emphasis on the autobiographical and literary than on the technical-theological, the second rather than the first definition, because, for a first encounter with this area, the autobiographical and literary are a good deal more interesting than the technical. There is ample reason to look at the influence on medieval literature of theologians like Augustine, Boethius, Alanus, Thomas Aquinas (for Dante), Wyclif and so forth. There is also ample reason to examine the claim made in various forms by Dante, Petrarch, Bocaccio, and others that poetry is a kind of theology. This course will examine the back-and-forth. Medieval theologians and writers seem to fall into three groups: (1) Those of the 400s-700s who write in the context of various threats of the fall of the Roman empire in which the church had spread. The primary figures here are Augustine and Boethius who write works that become both the basis of literary theory and provide ideology that is incorporated into or subverted by later writers. (2) Those of the 12th and 13th centuries when monastic theology achieves its heights and also when the great schools of the Paris area became the basis of the University of Paris, perhaps the first university in the world and the citadel of early scholasticism (e.g. Hugh of St. Victor and Chretien; Bernard and Hildegard; Alanus of Insulis and the Roman de la Rose writers; Thomas Aquinas and Dante). (3) Those of the 14th and 15th centuries that play out from under the intellectual hegemony of the church in various ways and prepare for a kind of splintering within much of Christendom. The primary figures likely to be studied here would be Julian of Norwich and Margery Kemp as both writers and theologians; Ockham and Wycliff as theologians and Chaucer and the lyricists and craft-cycle writers as literary figures. |
| Requirements: Attendance, discussion, one 10-20 page paper, quizzes, journals. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Attendance and discussion 25%; paper 25%; quizzes 25%; journals 25%. |
| UHON 395H, Sec. 007 - UNIV HONORS SEMINAR: READING SCRIPTURE | ||||||
| Call# | Cr Hrs | Sec | Time | Days | Bldg/Room | Instructor |
| 8300 | 3 | 007 | 1030a-1120a | MWF | FERG 111 | S. Lahey |
| PREQ: Good standing in the University Honors Program. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Reading Scripture: A Historical Survey of Scripture Hermeneutics. Our world today echoes with many voices intent on establishing that their reading of the Bible is the one, true way of reading Holy Scriptures. For some, only a literal interpretation will do, while for others, sense is only possible for those with historical understanding of the period in which the Bible was written. In this course, we will examine the history of the interpretation of Scriptures from the time of the birth of Christianity into the Protestant Reformation, with additional attention to the many contemporary schools of scholarly understanding today. Augustine, Origen, and important figures in the medieval and reformation will be considered especially. |
| Required Books: To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
| PREQ: Good standing in the University Honors Program. |
| Description of Material Being Covered: The desire to reform religious practice and create new social orders has been a long and enduring feature of the American experience. Many of these movements resulted in the founding of new splinter communities often referred to as "utopian", "communal" or "intentional" societies. This course examines the belief systems, organization, and spiritual and secular challenges to these groups. In turn, the course will also examine the impact of these societies and their beliefs on American society as a whole. |
| Required Books: Pitzer, Donald E., America's Communal Utopias, Univ. of North Carolina Press; Nordhoff, Charles, American Utopias, Berkshire House Pubs.; Zellner, W.W., Extraordinary Groups 7th Edition; Chmielewski, Wendy E. (Editor), Women in Spiritual and Communitarian Societies in the United States (Utopianism and Communitarianism), Syracuse University Press |
| Method of Instruction: The primary activity will be the examination of such groups via a series of case studies. These will include groups such as the Shakers, Oneida Community, Old Order Amish, The Father Divine Movement, Mormons, Hutterites, and Harmonists among others. The course will consist of 5 major units: 1) Introduction including definitions, typologies, and early colonial forms 2) Radical Pietist Communities 3) Radical Puritan Communities 4) Utopian Socialist Experiments 5) Contemporary Communities and Groups. |
| Evaluation: Evaluation will consist of class participation, a term paper, and an oral class presentation. |
