Catalog - Virginia Intermont College

Programs of Study 274
302-COMPARATIVE RELIGION. A historical study of the major living world
religions with emphasis on those religions not traditionally associated with the
Western world.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester.
303-THE OLD TESTAMENT PROPHETS. A study of the history and nature of the
prophetic movement in the Old Testament with emphasis on the personalities
involved, the conditions to which the prophets spoke, and the prophetic message
itself.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester
(alternate years).
304-THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS. A study of the person, teachings,
and life of Jesus from the perspective of the New Testament writers and other
interpreters, both ancient and modern.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester
(alternate years).
308-CHRISTIAN ETHICS. This course is designed to study and evaluate social
issues of the present and their resolutions as they relate to essential Christian
principles.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester (alternate
years).
315-THE LIFE AND WRITINGS OF PAUL. A study of the impact of Paul on early
Christianity with particular emphasis on his writings and the circumstances which
occasioned them. Attention will be given to Paul’s background and the first
century Greco-Roman world.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered spring semester
(alternate years).
316-RELIGION IN AMERICA. A study of the history of the rich and diverse religious
heritage in America, with emphasis on the relationship between American religion
and American culture. The course will look at how Americans experiment with
and experience religion.
Three hours a week. Credit, three semester hours. Offered as needed.
320-HONORS COMPARATIVE RELIGION. This is a thematic study of some of the
minor and all of the major religions of the world. The major religions are Hinduism,
Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. There will be much discussion on the
ways in which these religions are similar or different from each other. A major
paper is required. Some reading in the primary sources is expected.
Three lecture hours. Credit, three semester hours. Offered fall semester.
Virginia Intermont College 2012–2013 College Catalog