Religious Studies

• RELI 103: Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature
• RELI 122: Introduction to Philosophical Approaches to Religion
• RELI 140: Religion in America

RELI 103: Introduction to Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Literature

Offered Fall 2013

By providing guidance in the historical, geographical, and faith contexts, as well as the literary art involved in the production and crafting of this great literature, the course helps students understand the Hebrew scriptures, which have been a source of enjoyment, inspiration, and spiritual direction for centuries.

Required Textbooks

• Coogan, A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: The Hebrew Bible in Its Context, 2nd edition (2011), ISBN 978-0199830114 
• Coogan (ed.),The New Oxford Annotated Bible with Apocrypha, New Revised Standard Edition, College Edition, 4th edition (2010), ISBN 978-0195289602

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

• Instructor: Jason Staples, MA
• Department: Religious Studies
• Credit hours: 3
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RELI 122: Introduction to Philosophical Approaches to Religion

Offered Fall 2013

This course provides an introduction to philosophical approaches to the study of religion, exploring such topics as religious language and experience, the problem of evil, the relation between religious belief and practice, and issues of religious diversity.

Required Textbooks

• Peterson, et al., Philosophy of Religion: Selected Readings, 4th edition (2009), ISBN 978-0195393590. (Make sure you purchase the correct edition of this textbook; the selections have changed since previous editions.)
• Dillard, For the Time Being (1999) ISBN 978-0375703478

You may purchase the textbooks at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

• Instructor: Shenandoah Neiuwsma, MA
• Department: Religious Studies
• Credit hours: 3
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RELI 140: Religion in America

Offered fall 2013

This is an introduction to the history, themes, and issues in American religion from the precolonial period to the present.

Required Textbook

• Albanese, America: Religions and Religion, 5th edition (2012), ISBN 978-1133050025

You may purchase the textbook at Friday Center Books & Gifts in person, online, or by mailing or faxing in the book order form. Refer to the online ordering site for current book prices. Please see Textbooks for textbook purchase dates.

Course Details

• Instructor: Leif Tornquist, MA
• Department: Religious Studies
• Credit hours: 3
• View a sample course syllabus.

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