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theological ethics (for example, Niebuhr, Barth, Yoder, Hauerwas, Schussler, Fiorenza,
Gutierrez) and selected topics (for example, violence, divorce, anti-Judaism, abortion,
wealth, and poverty). Instructor: Hays. 3 units.
265. Epics of India: Ethics, Politics, and Performance Traditions. Wide variety of epics
across linguistic, geographical, and community orientations. Moral discourses, literary
theory relating to epic form, performance traditions and media representations of epic
narrative, and connections between political ideology and epic visions. Consent of instructor
required. Instructor: Prasad. 3 units. C-L: Asian & African Languages and Literature Studies
210
267. American Religious Thought. Examination of selected classic studies of American
religious thought. Instructor: Wacker. 3 units.
270. Evangelical Traditions in America. A study of some of the major themes in the
development of transdenominational evangelicalism and fundamentalism in America from
the eighteenth century to the present. A reading seminar involving analyses and discussions
of literature (mostly secondary works) important for understanding American evangelicalism
as a distinct movement. Instructor: Wacker. 3 units.
272. A-B. The Early Medieval Church. A. Selected Readings in Early Medieval Religious
Studies B. Social History of the Church in Europe. Prerequisite: knowledge of Latin.
Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
276. The Sacraments in the Patristic and Early Medieval Period. A study of the
celebration and interpretation of baptism or eucharist in the church orders and texts of the
early church writers. Instructor: Keefe. 3 units.
283. Islam and Modernism. Cultural, religious, and ideological forces which shape
Muslim responses to modernism. Instructor: Lawrence. 3 units.
284. The Religion and History of Islam. Investigation of the historical study of Islam:
historiography as a discipline, the historical study of Islam in the Western world, Muslim
views of Islamic history. Required critical essays and major research paper. Instructor:
Lawrence. 3 units.
285. Freedom and Law. Lecture course will explore the centrality of freedom and law to
doctrine of God as well as to the understanding of the human being and unfold their complex
interrelationship in the traditions of theology and philosophy. Also taught as Christian
Theology 285. Instructor: Huetter. 3 units.
286. The Second Vatican Council (1962-1965). A theological introduction to the Second
Vatican Council, offering the opportunity to reflect on some of the fundamental aspects of
the nature and identity of the Roman Catholic Church. Instructor: Berger. 3 units.
287. Popular Religion/Culture. An interdisciplinary, theory- and method-oriented
approach to popular religion and the roles it plays in contemporary and past societies.
Instructor: Nickerson. 3 units. C-L: History 287A
288. Buddhist Thought and Practice. A historical introduction to Buddhist thought and
practice, with special attention to their interrelationship in the living religion. Instructor:
Jaffe. 3 units.
293. Religious Issues in American History. A reading seminar devoted to selected topics,
problems, and issues in American religion. Instructor: Wacker. 3 units.
For Graduates
302. Theology of John Wesley. Critical examination of selected texts of John Wesley with
attention to their social and cultural contexts. Instructor: Heitzenrater. 3 units.
303. The Old Testament in the New: New Testament Writers as Interpreters of
Scriptures. This doctoral seminar examines the ways in which New Testament authors read
and interpreted Scripture. Working knowledge of Greek and Hebrew required. Instructor:
Hays. 3 units.
250 Courses and Academic Programs