CLAS 116 - SCIENTIFIC GREEK & LATIN
Instructor Schedule and Office Hours
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7675 |
2 |
001 |
0000-0000 |
00 |
ON BLACKBOARD |
T. Rinkevich |
| Description of Material Being Covered: Exploration of the linguistic techniques used in the study and formation of scientific terminology, and the classical hertiage of biomedical vocabulary. The emphasis is on the use of Greek and Latin roots and their application to the description of elements in medicine and comparative anatomy, and in one (1) other chosen category of science or technology. |
Required Books:
LaFleur-Brooks, Myrna, Exploring Medical Vocabulary: A Student Directed Approach 5th Edition, ISBN: 0-323-01218-3, Mosby, 2002, Hardcover, Required;
Anderson, Kenneth N., Mosby's Medical, Nursing & Allied Health Dictionary, 6th Edition, ISBN: 0-323-01430-5, Mosby, 2002, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: You should have access to the WEB, since all of the discussion and quizzing will be online. The instructor will be available for consultation. There will also be discussion of developments in the scientific nomenclature, and speculation on the causes of terminological change online. Access to a computer with a CD-ROM player might be useful too, as a CD comes with the text. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Exercises will be assigned from the book as an aid to knowledge acquisition; in addition, further exercise may be provided on the WEB. Students will also select material from another area (e.g., ornithology, zoology, psychology, geology) of interest for separate work. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: There will be fifteen (15) quizzes (33% of the grade) and two (2) examinations (67% of the grade). These will be multiple-choice; some (or all) will be available from electronic devices. The last quiz and exam both will contain some of the student's specially-chosen area of interest. |
CLAS 180, SEC. 001 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY
| Call# |
Type |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8136 |
Lecture |
3 |
001 |
0330p-0420p |
MWF |
AND 11 |
G. Watley |
| Description of Material Being Covered: The stories, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this course we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature through which classical myths have come down to us and seek to answer the questions "What is myth?" and "What is it good for?" |
Required Books:
Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044333-9, Penguin, 1984, Required;
Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required;
Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology (tr.Hard), ISBN: 0-19-283924-1, Oxford UP, 1999, Required;
Hesiod, Works & Days & Theogony (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-179-1, Hackett, 1993, Required;
Homer, The Essential Iliad (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-542-8, Hackett, 2000, Required;
Homer, The Odyssey (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-484-7, Hacket, 2000, Required;
Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche), ISBN: 0-451-52700-3, Penguin, 1998, Required;
Seneca, Four Tragedies and Octavia (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044174-3, Penguin, 1966, Required;
Readings for Classical Mythology (course booklet). |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly reading, in-class discussion, and tests; a 5-7 page paper; and a final exam. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Final grade breakdown: 25% attendance and participation in class discussion, 25% weekly tests, 25% paper, 25% final exam. |
| CLAS 180, SEC. 150 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Call# |
Type |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 2414 |
Lecture A |
3 |
150 |
1230p-0120p |
MF |
LL 102 |
T. Rinkevich |
| 2415 |
Recitation A |
-- |
151 |
1230p-0145p |
T |
CBA 107 |
B. Graham |
| 2416 |
Recitation A |
-- |
152 |
0130p-0220p |
W |
CBA 107 |
B. Graham |
| 2417 |
Recitation A |
-- |
153 |
0930a-1045p |
R |
OLDH 308 |
A. Mytnik |
| 2418 |
Recitation A |
-- |
154 |
1230p-0120p |
W |
LL 102 |
T. Rinkevich |
| 2419 |
Recitation A |
-- |
155 |
1230p-0145p |
R |
CBA 107 |
A. Mytnik |
| 2420 |
Recitation A |
-- |
156 |
0200p-0315p |
R |
NH W106 |
A. Mytnik |
| 2421 |
Recitation A |
-- |
157 |
1230p-0145p |
R |
And 144 |
B. Graham |
| NOTE: Must also take Group A Recitation. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 150): We will read the significant sources of our information and ideas about Greco-Roman mythology. These include: Homer's Odyssey, Hesiod's Theogony, Sophocles' Three Theban Plays, four plays of Euripides, Vergil's Aeneid, Ovid's Metamorphoses, and Seneca's play Thyestes. Lectures will present and explain characters, plots, issues relating to literature, traditions, how the characters understand themselves as human beings, and what that implies. Attention is paid as well to the importance and influence of these stories. These pieces of literary art are among the greatest treasures of the human race. |
Required Books (Sec. 150):
Homer, The Odyssey, (ed. Cook), ISBN: 0-393-00744-8, Norton, 1968, Required;
Hesiod, Theogony, (tr. Brown), ISBN: 0-02-315310-5, Prentice, 1953, Required;
Seneca, Four Tragedies & Otavia (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044174-3, Penguin, 1966, Required;
Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required;
Euripides, Ten Plays, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-553-21363-6, Bantam, 1984, Required;
Virgil, The Aeneid of Virgil, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-02-358500-5, Prentice, 1951, Required;
Ovid, Metamorphoses, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20001-6, Indiana UP, 1955, Required;
There is also a highly recommended but optional text: Morford and Lenardon, Classical Mythology 7th Edition, ISBN: 0-195-15344-8, Oxford, 2003, Optional. |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 150): Two lectures/week and a recitation section. Attendance at the lectures is expected, and active participation in the discussion during recitation is required. There will be some audio-visual material (videos, overheads, etc.). |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 150): Continuous assignments of reading each week, 3-4 short papers. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 150): Two (2) hour-exams (40% of grade), 10-15 quizzes (quizzes and discussion=30% of grade), essays (25% of grade), attendance (5% of grade). Attendance and performance counts! Standard scale on scores and grades: ca. 97-100=A+; 93-96=A; 90-92=A-; 87-89=B+; 83-86=B; 80-82=B-; 77-79=C+; 73-76=C; 70-72=C-; 67-69=D+; 63-66=D; 60-62=D-; below 60=F. |
| CLAS 180, SEC. 250 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Call# |
Type |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 2422 |
Lecture B |
3 |
250 |
1100a-1215p |
TR |
LL 102 |
N. Adkin |
| 2423 |
Recitation B |
-- |
252 |
1030a-1120a |
W |
CBA 306 |
A. Settell |
| 2424 |
Recitation B |
-- |
253 |
1130a-1220p |
W |
CBA 342 |
A. Settell |
| 2425 |
Recitation B |
-- |
254 |
1230p-0120p |
W |
HENZ 109 |
N. Adkin |
| 2426 |
Recitation B |
-- |
256 |
0130p-0220p |
W |
BURN 231 |
A. Settell |
| NOTE: Must also take Group B Recitation. |
| Description of Material Being Covered (Sec. 250): Several works of Classical literature will be read and discussed. The purpose of this is to introduce the student to how the same human experiences are understood and valued differently in different cultures. The reason for reading this particular material is that classical authors succeeded in observing and understanding human behavior better than anyone since. Their understanding has profoundly influenced the development of western civilization. |
Required Books (Sec. 250):
Homer, The Odyssey, (tr. Cook), ISBN: 0-393-00744-8, Norton, 1968, Required;
Hesiod, Hesiod: Theogony, (tr. Brown), ISBN: 0-02-315310-5, Prentice, 1953, Required;
Sophocles, Three Theban Plays, (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Oxford UP, 2000, Required;
Euripides, Ten Plays by Euripides, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-553-21363-6, Bantam, 1984, Required;
Virgil, Aeneid of Virgil, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-02-358500-5, Prentice, 1997, Required;
Ovid, Metamorphoses, (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20001-6, Indiana UP, 1955, Required. |
| Method of Instruction (Sec. 250): Lectures, discussion and questions in recitation sections. |
| Number and Types of Assignments (Sec. 250): Daily reading of assigned works. |
Examination Policies and Grading Information (Sec. 250): Two multiple-choice hour exams and essays. The hour exams will count for 50% of the grade. Essays and recitation discussion will count for the other 50%
. |
| CLAS 180C, SEC. 101 - CLASSICAL MYTHOLOGY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 2413 |
3 |
101 |
0630p-0920p |
T |
AND 11 |
G. Watley |
| Description of Material Being Covered: The stories, gods and goddesses, heroes and heroines, monsters and villains, themes and images of ancient Greek and Roman mythology continue to influence Western culture in myriad ways. In this course we will read a representative selection of the great works of ancient literature through which the classical myths have come down to us and seek to answer the questions "What is myth?" and "What is it good for?" |
Required Books:
Aeschylus, The Oresteia (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044333-9, Penguin, 1984, Required;
Sophocles, The Three Theban Plays (tr. Fagles), ISBN: 0-14-044425-4, Penguin, 1984, Required;
Apollodorus, The Library of Greek Mythology (tr.Hard), ISBN: 0-19-283924-1, Oxford UP, 1999, Required;
Hesiod, Works & Days & Theogony (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-179-1, Hackett, 1993, Required;
Homer, The Essential Iliad (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-542-8, Hackett, 2000, Required;
Homer, The Odyssey (tr. Lombardo), ISBN: 0-87220-484-7, Hacket, 2000, Required;
Euripides, Ten Plays (tr. Roche), ISBN: 0-451-52700-3, Penguin, 1998, Required;
Seneca, Four Tragedies and Octavia (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044174-3, Penguin, 1966, Required;
Readings for Classical Mythology (course booklet). |
| Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Weekly reading, in-class discussion, and tests; a 5-7 page paper; and a final exam. |
| Examination Policies and Grading Information: Final grade breakdown: 25% attendance and participation in class discussions, 25% weekly tests, 25% paper, 25% final exam. |
|
CLAS 233 - SCIENCE IN THE CLASSICAL WORLD |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8446 |
3 |
001 |
1230P-0120P |
MWF |
AND 11 |
T. Winter |
| PREQ:
Sophomore 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 ancient
medical writers attempt a unified theory of disease in a time before the misroscope;
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 materials 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:
Farrington, Benjamin, Greek Science: Its Meaning For Us, Spokesman Books;
Artistotle, Minor Works (Loeb Class Lib #307);
Lloyd, Hippocratic Writings, Penguin;
Lucretius, Why Things Are, Indiana Univ. Press;
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 252- ARCHAEOLOGY: WORLD CIVILIZATION |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7424 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0145p |
TR |
TEAC 112 |
P. Demers |
| Cross-Listed with
Anthropology 252. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: This course is intended as a survey of the great civilizations
worldwide. It will consider both the theoretical explanations for the rise and fall of
civilizations and also the specific conditions under which each of these civilizations
were created, flourished, and eventually declined. The course will consider these
processes of civilization worldwide including Mesopotamia, Egypt, China and other
parts of Asia, the Near East, Greece, Rome, Nubia, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. The
multimedia presentation of architectural and other archaeological evidence will form
an important part of this course. |
Required Books:
Chris Searra and Brian Fagan, Ancient Civilizations 2nd Edition, ISBN: 0-13-048484-9, Prentice Hall,
2002, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
CLAS 282 - WORLD OF CLASSICAL ROME |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 2429 |
3 |
001 |
0130p-0220p |
MWF |
AND 11 |
T. Winter |
|
PREQ: Sophomore standing. |
| Cross-Listed
with English 240B. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: This course covers many of the most important works of
Latin Literature in English, with two main purposes: A. To study the
literature per se; B. To use the literature as documents from which to
see the culture of the Romans. |
Required Books:
Horace, Horace: Complete Odes & Epodes (tr. Shepherd), ISBN: 0-14-044422-X, Penguin, 1983, Required;
Juvenal, Satires of Juvenal (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-253-20020-2, Indiana UP, 1958, Required;
Plautus, Pot of Gold & Other Plays (tr. Watling), ISBN: 0-14-044149-2, Penguin, 1965, Required;
Polybius, Riso of the Roman Empire (tr. Scott-Kilvert), ISBN: 0-14-044362-2, Penguin, 1979, Required;
Cicero, On Government, (tr. Grant), ISBN: 0-14-044595-1, Penguin, 1994, Required;
Terence, Comedies, (tr. Bovie), ISBN: 0-8018-4354-5, John Hopkins UP, 1992, Required;
Catullus, Pliny, Letters of Pliny the Younger, (tr. Radice), ISBN: 0-14-044127-1, Penguin, 1976, Required;
Virgil, Aeneid of Virgil (tr. Humphries), ISBN: 0-02-358500-5, Pearson, 1951, Required. |
| Examination Policy:
There will be a test at the end of each of the seven source documents. Each student will
do a paper and a presentation. There will be a comprehensive final exam. |
|
CLAS 300E - INTRODUCTION TO COPTIC |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7223 |
3 |
001 |
0330p-0515p |
TR |
AND 241 |
J. Turner |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: An introduction to Coptic (Sahidic dialect), the final
written phase of the Egyptian language, (ca. 100 BCE-1850 CE) in which the words
were written in capital Greek letters rather than hieroglyphic characters. Equips
the student with a knowledge of Coptic grammar and vocabulary sufficient to interpret
texts such as the Coptic Bible and the Nag Hammadi Codices at an elementary level.
|
Required Books:
Marvin W. Meyer, The Gospel of Thomas: The Hidden Sayings of Jesus, ISBN: 0-06-065581-X, Harper San Francisco, 1992, Hardcover, Required;
A Concise Coptic-English Lexicon 2nd Edition, ISBN: 0-88414-039-3, Society of Biblical Literature, 1999, Required. |
| Method of Instruction:
Classroom recitation. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies and
Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
CLAS 307/807 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8218/8290 |
3 |
001 |
0200p-0315p |
TR |
CBA 141 |
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), ISBN: 0-452-00647-3, Penguin, 1992, Required;
Dennis C. Duling, The New Testament: History, Literature, and Social Context, 4th Edition, ISBN: 0-15-507856-9, Wadsworth, 2002, Required;
David Cartlidge, David Dungan (ed.) Documents for the Study of the Gospels, ISBN: 0-8006-2809-8, Fortress, 1994, Required;
Burton H. Throckmorton, Gospel Parallels, 5th Edition (NRSV), ISBN: 0-8407-7484-2, Nelson, 1992, Hardcover, Required. |
| 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 308 - HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 2432 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0145p |
TR |
AND 11 |
J. Turner |
| Cross-Listed
with Religion 308 and History 308. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: Introductory survey of major religious traditions old and
new: archaic, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Shinto, Jewish, Christian, Islamic. The focus
of the course will be on the nature of religion as a whole, and primary religious
texts will be used. |
Required Books:
Robert Ellwood, Barbara McGraw, Many People, Many Faiths: Women and Men in the World Religions, 7th Edition, ISBN: 0-13-034172-X, Prentice Hall, 2001, Required;
Robert E. Van Voorst, Anthology of World Scriptures with Infotrac, 4th Edition, ISBN: 0-534-60201-0, Wadsworth, 2002, Required. |
| Method of Instruction:
Lecture; In-class discussion of assigned scriptural materials. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: Final exam and mid-term take-home essay exams;
possibly an 8-10 page term paper on a topic chosen by the student and approved by
the instructor. |
|
CLAS 315 - MEDIEVAL WORLD: BYZANTIUM |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8368 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0145p |
TR |
CBA 140 |
E. Athanassopoulos |
| PREQ:
Sophomore standing. |
| Cross-Listed with
History 315. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: An exploration of the key dimensions of Byzantium's social,
economic and cultural developments, the role of Byzantium in world history, and the
nature of the Byzantine legacy in contemporary Eastern Europe, Russia and the Balkans.
|
Required Books:
Robert Browning, The Byzantine Empire, ISBN: 0-8132-0754-1, Catholic Univ. of Amer. Press, 1992, Required;
Cyril Mango (ed.), The Oxford History of Byzantium, ISBN: 0-19-814098-3, Oxford UP, 2002, Hardcover, Required;
Guglielmo Cavallo (ed.), The Byzantines, ISBN: 0-226-09792-7, Univ. of Chicago Press, 1997, Required. |
| Method of Instruction:
The class will include lecture, discussion and student research projects. The
approach introduced in the lectures will be an interdisciplinary one combining information
from a variety of fields (history, archaeology, anthropology, art history). Classroom
discussion will be an integral part of the course. In order to facilitate discussion
we will select particular topics that supplement the lectures to be researched by
students. The results of these projects will be presented orally in class and at the
end of the term will be turned into written research reports. |
| Examination Policies and
Grading Information: Mid-term exam (20%), final exam (20%), oral presentation
(30%) and written research report (30%). |
|
CLAS 340 - WOMEN IN THE BIBLICAL WORLD |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7226 |
3 |
001 |
0930a-1045a |
TR |
OTHM 110 |
S. Crawford |
| Cross-Listed with
Religion 340 and Judaic Studies 340. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: What does the Bible have to say about women? This course will
examine the portayal of women in the biblical literature, and the significance of that
portrayal in contemporary society. The focus of the course will be on texts from the
Bible which feature women, but we will also look at some sources outside the Bible,
and utilize some secondary material. Prior knowledge of the Bible or of ancient Israel
is not expected. |
Required Books:
The New Interpreter's Study Bible with the Apocrypha, ISBN: 0-687-27832-5, Abingdon, 2003, Hardcover, Required;
Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, Women's Bible Commentary-Expanded Edition with Apocrypha, ISBN: 0-664-25781-X, Westminster/John Knox, 1998, Required;
and Course Packet. |
| Method of Instruction
: Lecture/discussion. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: Mid-term and a final, a short paper, and an in-class report.
|
| Examination Policies and
Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
CLAS 381 - ANCIENT NOVEL |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7224 |
3 |
001 |
1030a-1120a |
MWF |
AND 11 |
T. Winter |
| Cross-Listed
with English 381. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: Reading and discussion of works of Romans Apuleius and Petronius,
Greeks Achilles Tatius, Chariton of Aphrodisias, Heliodorus of Emesa, Longus, Xenophon
of Athens, and Xenophon of Ephesus. Attention given to their classical borrowings,
and to the authors' times. |
Required Books:
Apuleius, The Golden Ass, (tr. Robert Graves), ISBN: 0-374-50532-2, Noonday Press, 1998, Required;
Petronius, The Satyricon and Seneca the Apocolocyntosis, (tr. Sullivan), ISBN: 0-14-044489-0, Penguin, 1986, Required;
Heliodorus, an Ethiopian Romance, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-8122-1672-5, Univ. of PA, 1999, Required;
Tatius, Leucippe and Clitophon, (tr. Whitmarsh), ISBN: 0-19-280427-8, Oxford UP, 2003, Required;
Lucian: Vera Historia, (tr. Jerram), ISBN: 0-86516-240-9, Bolchazy-Carducci, 1991, Required;
Daphnis and Chloe, (tr. Mc Cail), ISBN: 0-19-284052-5, Oxford UP, 2002, Required;
Three Greek Romances, (tr. Hadas), ISBN: 0-672-51090-1, Irvington Pub., 1965, Required. |
| Method of Instruction:
Informational sessions and lots of questions. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: Exercises in literary archaeology plus a paper/semester
project. |
| Examination Policies and
Grading Information: Two hour exams, one final exam. |
|
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 |
| 7229 |
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. |
|
GREK 102 - ELEMENTARY GREEK II |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4053 |
5 |
001 |
1130a-1220p |
MTWRF |
AND 11 |
T. Rinkevich |
| Description
of Material Being Covered: This course is a continuation of Greek
101. The purpose of the course is to develop in the student the ability to
read Classical and Koine Greek. |
Required Books:
Liddell, Henry G. & Scott, Robert; Abridged Greek-English Lexicon, ISBN: 0-19-910207-4, Oxford UP, 1972, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of
Instruction: Primarily supervised translation and analysis of
Greek texts, with grammatical study. |
| Number and
Types of Assignments: There will be assignments from each
lesson on forms and meanings and readings from other sources. |
| Examination
Policies and Grading Information: There will be nearly daily
quizzes; there will be mid-term and final exams. |
|
GREK 361 - HOMER |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4055 |
3 |
001 |
1030a-1120a |
MWF |
AND 241 |
N. Adkin |
|
Description of Material Being Covered: Selections from Homer's
Iliad, read in the original Greek. |
| Required Books
: Homer, Iliad, Book 1, (ed. Draper), ISBN: 0-472-06792-3,
Univ. of Chicago, 2002, Required. |
| Method of
Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and
Types of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination
Policies and Grading Information: Quizzes, mid-term, and final.
|
|
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 |
| **** |
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) |
|
GREK 465/865 - GREEK COMEDY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7230/7231 |
3 |
001 |
0330p-0610p |
M |
And 241 |
T. Winter |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: Reading and discussion of two comedies of Aristophanes
and the Dyskolos of Menander. |
Required Books:
Aristophanes, Aristophanis Comoediae, (Volume 1), ISBN: 0-19-814504-7, Oxford UP, 1969, Hardcover, Required;
Aristophanes, Aristophanis Comoediae, (Volume 2), ISBN: 0-19-814505-5, Oxford UP, 2002, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of Instruction: Reading and discussion of the Greek text. |
| Number and Types of Assignments: Daily translation, term papers, also oral reports by graduate students. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: Grade based on classroom performance, and 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 |
| 4061 |
1-10 |
001 |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Staff |
| PREQ:
Admission to the Masters Degree Program and permission of Major Advisor.
|
|
GREK 962 - SEMINAR IN GREEK LITERATURE |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4062 |
3 |
001 |
0000p-0000p |
ARR |
ARR |
STAFF |
| 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 102, Sec. 001 - ELEMENTARY LATIN
|
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4469 |
5 |
001 |
0930a-1020a |
MTWRF |
AND 11 |
S. Lahey |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: This course will continue from Latin 101, with attention
to grammar, syntax and vocabulary sufficient to begin reading elementary Latin prose.
The student will encounter extracts from Caesar, Cicero, Catullus, Virgil, Livy, and
Ovid, and will continue to develop their ability to understand and expand their
vocabulary as well as their appreciation for grammatical structure. |
Required Books:
Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts II , ISBN: 0-19-521205-3, Oxford UP, 2002, Required;
Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts III, ISBN: 0-19-521207-X, Oxford UP, 2002, Required;
Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Reader, ISBN: 0-19-521209-6, Oxford UP, 2002, Required. |
| Method of Instruction:
To be announced. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
LATN 102, Sec. 002 - ELEMENTARY LATIN
|
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7235 |
5 |
002 |
0230p-0320p |
MTWRF |
AND 11 |
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 development 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 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:
Maurice Balme and James Morwood, Oxford Latin Course Parts III, ISBN: 0-19-521207-X, Oxford UP, 2002, Required.. |
|
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 |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7676 |
3 |
001 |
0930a-1020a |
MWF |
AND 241 |
R. Gorman |
| PREQ:
Two years high school Latin (waiting for permission to drop this requirement). |
| 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:
Rita M. Fleischer, Floyd L. Moreland, Latin: An Intensive Course, ISBN: 0-520-03183-0, Univ. of CA Press, 1978, Required;
Latin Grammar Chart, required. |
| Prerequisites:
None. Note well that high school Latin is not expected or required. |
| 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 and a final exam will make up the final grade. |
|
LATN 302 - LATIN POETRY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4471 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0120p |
MWF |
AND 115 |
R. Gorman |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: Latin 302 is a continuation of Latin 301.
Students will be introduced to some of the greatest works of Latin poetry as
they continue their skills at translation and grammatical analysis. |
Required Books:
A.G. Lee, Editor, Ovid: Metamorphoses, Book 1, ISBN: 0-86516-040-6, Bolchazy-Carducci, 1988, required; Paul Murgatroyd, Ovid with Love: Selections from the Ars Amatoria, Books 1 & 2, ISBN: 0-86516-015-5, Bolchazy-Carducci, 1990, required.. |
| Method of Instruction
: Discussion. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: Grammar drills, translation and sentence analysis
exercises, reading and discussion and at least one quiz every class. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
LATN 304 - LATIN COMPOSITION II |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8540 |
1 |
001 |
ARR |
ARR |
ARR |
T. Rinkevich |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: Continuation of Latin 303. |
| Required Books:
J.F. Mountford, Latin Prose Composition, Required. |
| Method of
Instruction: Analysis and discussion of the structure of Latin prose. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: One written exercise each week. |
| Examination
Policies and Grading Information: The grade will be the average of
the grades for the individual exercises. |
|
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 |
| **** |
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) |
|
LATN 443/843 - VERGIL |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7233/7234 |
3 |
001 |
0230p-0320p |
MWF |
AND 241 |
V. Leinieks |
| PREQ:
Latin 302 or Permission of Instructor. |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: A close study of "the best poem of the
best poet", the Georgics of Vergil. Recent scholarship on the poem
will also be considered. |
Required Books:
A text will be supplied. A dictionary and a commentary are optional.
Vergil, Georgics, edited by Richard F. Thomas, ISBN: 0-521-27850-3 (Vol. 1)
& 0-521-34678-9 (Vol. 2), Cambridge UP, 1988 is recommended.
William Smith and J.F. Lockwood, Chambers Murray Latin-English
Dictionary, ISBN: 0-550-19003-1, W&R Chambers Ltd., 1992,
Optional. |
|
Method of Instruction: Translation and discussion of the text in
class. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: Possibly quizzes and a final exam. Reports on recent
scholarship by graduate students. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: Possibly occasional quizzes and a final
examination. |
|
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 |
| 4477 |
1-10 |
001 |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Staff |
| PREQ:
ADMISSIONS TO THE MASTERS DEGREE PROGRAM AND PERMISSION OF MAJOR ADVISER.
|
|
LATN 942 - SEMINAR IN LATIN LITERATURE |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 4478 |
3 |
001 |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Arranged |
Staff |
|
HEBR 202 - BIBLICAL HEBREW POETRY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7232 |
3 |
001 |
1100a-1215p |
TR |
AND 241 |
S. Crawford |
| PREQ:
Hebrew 201 or permission of Instructor. |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: To be announced. |
Required Books:
Brown, Driver, Briggs; The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon, ISBN: 1-56563-206-0, Hendrickson Pub., 1996, Hardcover, Required. |
| Method of Instruction
: In-class recitation, quizzes, and examinations. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
: To be announced. |
|
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 |
| **** |
3 |
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 |
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 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 studies 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). |
|
Method of Instruction: Lecture/discussion. 50% of the class is primary
documents. |
| Course Requirements
: As indicated above, course requirements will not only include the
elements you have 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 134W - RELIGIOUS DIVERSITY IN THE US
|
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| **** |
3 |
001 |
1000a-1050a |
MWF |
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: Religion in the U.S. is vital and diverse
and its study illuminates not only early American society, but also the
current pluralism within our contemporary culture. This course will introduce
religious traditions in the U.S. through thematic, historical, denominational
and cultural considerations. Though the Puritan roots of U.S. religious history
will be considered, this course emphasizes the variety and diversity of religious
experiences in the U.S., including Native American, Protestant, Catholic,
African-American, Judaism, Islamic, Hindu and Buddhist traditions. |
| Required Books:
To be announced. |
| Method of Instruction
: To be announced. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Polices
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
RELG 212W - LIFE AND LETTERS OF PAUL |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| **** |
3 |
001 |
0900a-1015a |
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: A study of Pauline literature, Paul's interpretation of
Jesus and his work as missionary to the Gentiles. Acts and the Pauline Epistles
are primary sources. Some contemporary analyses of Pauline thought and its important
for the contemporary situation will be emphasized. |
Required Readings:
John Knox, Chapters in a Life of Paul, ISBN: 0-86554-281-3, Mercer
University Press, 1987;
Victor Paul Furnish, The Moral Teaching of Paul. Selected Issues, 2nd ed.,
ISBN: 0-687-27181-9, Abingdon Press, 1985;
E.P. Sanders, Paul, A Very Short Introduction, ISBN: 0-19-287679-1, Oxford
University Press, 1991;
Marion L. Soards, The Apostle Paul: An Introduction to his Writings and Teaching,
ISBN: 0-8091-2864-0, Paulist, 1987;
Krister Stendahl, Paul Among Jews and Gentiles and Other Essays,
ISBN: 0-8006-124-8, Fortress, 1977;
Selections from any standard translation of the Bible. No not use The Living Bible
(including The Way or The Book) or The Amplified Bible These are
not translations but paraphrases. If you do not now own a Bible, the editions listed
below are good study Bibles:
Michael D. Coogan, The New Oxford Annotated Bible with
the Apocryphal/Deuteronomical Books: New Revised Standard Version, 3rd ed., ISBN: 019528478X.
Wayne A. Meeks et al. with the Society of Biblical Literature, The HarperCollins Study Bible
New Revised Standard Version with the Apocrypal/Deuterocanonical Books (hardcover, ISBN: 0-06-065580-1;
paperback 1997, ISBN: 0-06-065527-5), HarperCollins, 1993 . |
|
Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: A written outline of the required reading for the
day and two 8-10 page papers. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: There will be no major examinations in this
course, but pop quizzes may be given on the required readings from time to time.
Although there will be no formal final examination, the class will meet during
exam week to conclude its work. Daily preparation (including written outlines
of the required readings, the letters of Paul and oral discussion of the assigned
readings) = 20%, first paper = 40%, second paper = 40%. |
|
RELG 307 - EARLY CHRISTIANITY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 8293 |
3 |
001 |
0200p-0315p |
TR |
CBA 141 |
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 308 - HISTORY OF COMPARATIVE RELIGION |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 6375 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0145p |
TR |
AND 11 |
J. Turner |
| Cross-Listed
with Classics 308 and History 308. |
| Description of Material
Being Covered: Introductory survey of major religious traditions old and
new: archaic, Hindu, Buddhist, Taoist, Shinto, Jewish, Christian, Islamic. The focus
of the course will be on the nature of religion as a whole, and primary religious
texts will be used. |
Required Books:
Ellwood, Many People, Many Faiths;
Van Voorst, Anthology of World Scriptures. |
|
Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion of assigned scriptural
materials. |
| Number and Types of
Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: Final exam and mid-term take-home essay exams;
possibly an 8-10 page term paper on a topic chosen by the student and approved
by the instructor. |
|
RELG 310 - GREAT IDEAS IN RELIGION: FROM GOD TO NOTHINGNESS |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7677 |
3 |
001 |
0200p-0315p |
TR |
TEAC 205 |
D. Crawford |
Description of Material
Being Covered: This course is a study of six traditions in the history of
religious thought: Greek conceptions of deity, medieval theology, rationalism and
the secularization of religion, skepticism and atheistic traditions, religious
existentialism, and Buddhist thought; it also deals with some twentieth-century
figures against the background of these traditions.
Through readings selected from representative figures from each of these traditions,
the course examines central religious ideas such as conceptions of God (both personal
and non-personal) and God's relation to the self and the natural world: religion and ethics;
existential, humanistic, and atheistic responses to religion; Buddhist conceptions of
the ultimate (nothingness) and no-self; religious pluralism. |
Required Books:
Plato, Timaeus, (tr. Zeyl), ISBN: 0-87220-446-4, Hackett Pub., 2000, Required;
Augustine, Confessions, (tr. Pine-Coffin), ISBN: 0-14-044114-X, Penguin, 1961, Required;
David Hume, Dialogues Concerning Natural Religion, ISBN: 0-87220-402-2, Hackett, 1998, Required;
Friedrich Schleiermacher, On Religion: Speeches to its Cultured Despisers, ISBN: 0-664-25556-6, Westminster/John Knox, 1994, Required;
Friedrich Nietzsche, The Gay Science ISBN: 0-394-71985-9, Vintage Books, 1974, Required;
Walpola Rahula, What the Buddha Taught, ISBN: 0-8021-3031-3, Grove Press, 1986, Required. |
|
Method of Instruction: To be announced. |
Number and Types of
Assignments:
Requirements include six short papers on each of the six traditions,
an oral presentation of one of these, and either a final paper or a final exam. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
|
RELG 332 - JEWS IN THE MIDDLE AGES |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7316 |
3 |
001 |
1230p-0120p |
MWF |
BURN 118 |
S. Burnett |
| PREQ:
Sophmore standing or permission from the instructor. |
| Cross-Listed
with History 332 and Judaic Studies 332. |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: This course traces the development of rabbinic
Judaism from its birth under the Roman Empire until the seventeenth century orthodox
synthesis of talmudic learning, kabbalah and custom. Along the way we will examine
the emergence of a distinctive Jewish civilization, the interaction of Jews with
majority cultures (Islamic and European Christian), and the impact of Jews and
Jewish learning upon western culture. |
Required Books:
Kenneth Stow, Alienated Minority: The Jews of Medieval Latin Europe, ISBN:6-674-01593-2, Harvard UP., 1998, Required;
Norman Stillman, The Jews of Arab Lands: A History and Source Book, ISBN: 0-8276-0198-0, Jewish Publication Society, Required;
Mark Cohen, Under Cross and Crescent, ISBN: 0-691-01082-X, Princeton UP, Required;
Gluckel of Hameln, Memoires of Gluckel of Hameln, ISBN: 0-8052-0572-1, Random House, 1987, Required. |
|
Method of Instruction: To an announced. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: Two exams (mid-term and final) and three short papers.
|
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To an announced. |
|
RELG 340 - WOMEN IN THE BIBLICAL WORLD
|
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7227 |
3 |
001 |
0930a-1045a |
TR |
OTHM 110 |
S. Crawford |
| Cross-Listed
with Classics 340 and Judaic Studies 340. |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: What does the Bible have to say about women?
This course will examine the portrayal of women in the biblical literature, and
the significance of that portrayal in contemporary society. The focus of the
course will be on texts from the Bible which feature women, but we will also
look at some sources outside the Bible, and utilize some secondary material.
Prior knowledge of the Bible or of ancient Israel is not expected. |
Required Books:
The New Interpreter's Study Bible with the Apocrypha, ISBN: 0-687-27832-5, Abingdon, 2003, Hardcover, Required;
Carol A. Newsom, Sharon H. Ringe, Women's Bible Commentary-Expanded Edition with Apocrypha, ISBN: 0-664-25781-X, Westminster/John Knox, 1998, Required;
and Course Packet. |
|
Method of Instruction : Lecture/discussion. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: Mid-term and a final, a short paper, and an in-class
report. |
| Examination
Policies and Grading Information: To be announced. |
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RELG 398, SEC 002 - SPECIAL TOPICS:
CONTEMPORARY THEOLOGY |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| 7679 |
3 |
002 |
1230p-0120p |
MWF |
AND 11 |
S. Lahey |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: Christian theology is grappling today with
the place of Christianity in a global society. In particular, do First World
Christians have a responsibility to Third World Christians? To Third World
non-Christians? Do they have a responsibility to the disadvantaged in their
own society that established theology has overlooked? This course will examine
these questions, and the theologians we study will also provide new approaches
to classical theolgical issues like the problem of evil and the nature of
Christian authority in the world. We will study representative voices from
Western and Non-western Christian theologians and Liberation theologians
of the Americas and Africa. |
Required Books:
Desmond Tutu, No Future Without Forgiveness, ISBN: 0-385-49690-7, Doubleday, 2000, Required;
Susan Frank Parsons, The Cambridge Companion to Feminist Theology, ISBN: 0-521-66380-6, Cambridge UP, 2002, Required;
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, The Cost of Discipleship, ISBN: 0-684-81500-1, Simon & Shuster, 1995, Required;
James H. Cone, A Black Theology of Liberation, ISBN: 0-88344-685-5, Orbis, 1990, Required;
James B. Nickoloff, Gustavo Gutierrez: Essential Writings, ISBN: 1-57075-101-3, Orbis, 1996, Required;
Michael J. Battle, Reconciliation: The Ubuntu Theology of Desmond Tutu, ISBN: 0-8298-1158-3, Pilgrim Press, 1997, Optional. |
| Method of
Instruction: To be announced. |
| Number and Types
of Assignments: To be announced. |
| Examination Policies
and Grading Information: To be announced. |
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UHON 395H, SEC 011 - UNIV. HONORS SEMINAR:
THE BIBLE'S LOST BOOKS |
| Call# |
Cr Hrs |
Sec |
Time |
Days |
Bldg/Room |
Instructor |
| **** |
3 |
011 |
0230p-0320p |
MWF |
CBA 362 |
G. Watley |
| PREQ:
Obtain call # from the Honors Program. |
| Description of
Material Being Covered: Of the dozens upon dozens of books that
were read as scripture by many different groups of early Christians,
only 27 eventually made it into the New Testament. What were those other
books, and why were they rejected? What does Christianity look like when
these noncanonical texts are read as scripture? In this course we will
study a representative sample of these "lost" books of the Bible and
attempt to trace the history of the various "lost" Christianities that
produced them ways of being Christian in late antiquity that were far
more different from one another than any denominations of Christianity
are from one another today. |
Required Books:
Bart D. Ehrman, Lost Christianities: The Battles for Scripture and the Faiths We Never Knew, ISBN: 0-19-514183-0, Oxford UP, 2003, Hardcover, Required;
Bart D. Ehrman, Lost Scriptures: Books that Did Not Make It into the New Testament, ISBN: 0-19-514182-2, Oxford UP, 2003, Hardcover, Required;
and The Bible (any translation will do). |
| Method of
Instruction: Lecture and discussion. |
| Number and
Types of Assignments: Weekly reading; participation in class
discussions and Blackboard forums; a 12-15 page research paper. |
| Examination
Policies and Grading Information: Final grade breakdown: 50%
active participation in class discussions and/or Blackboard forums; 50%
research paper. |
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