RPH 325 JESUS AND THE GOSPELS / 3 credits The four canonical gospels, along with some non-canonical documents (e.g., Gospel of Thomas), will be examined in terms of their literary and historical meanings to better understand the nature of Jesus Christ as a focus of religious faith and as a focus of historical research. Prerequisites are at least one of the following courses or permission of instructor: RPH 110, RPH 120, or RPH 130. RPH 329 THE EARLY CHURCH / 3 credits The development of Christian thought and life to 600 A.D. Prerequisite: RPH 120 or permission of instructor. Same as HIS 329. RPH 331 THE MIDDLE AGES / 3 credits This course is a survey of the History of Europe from the fall of the Roman Empire to the end of the 15th century. Topics include the Christianization of Europe, the evolution of feudalism, the rise of the papacy, the Crudades and the Hundred Years’ War. Prequisites: HIS 201/RPH 201 or permission of the instructor. Same as HIS 331. RPH 333 HISTORY AND PHILOSOPHY OF EDUCATION / 3 credits Emphasis on the history of ideas in American thought as related to education; special attention to the educational implications of major philosophical traditions: Particular emphasis on the philosophical roots of significant influences on American education: the colonial religious mind, the American enlightenment, nineteenth-century democracy, naturalism, and the contemporary neo-democratic and post-modernist thought. Same as EDU 333. RPH 350 BUSINESS AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS / 3 credits An examination of professional responsibility with case studies of ethical issues in business and the professions. Same as ECO 350. RPH 351 ANCIENT POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY / 3 credits This course is designed to allow students to work with those political thinkers who started the Western political tradition. Concentrating on original sources, the class considers the origin of political philosophy in selected works by such authors as Xenophon, Plato, and Aristotle. Same as POL 351. RPH 353 MODERN POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY / 3 credits A study of some major political thinkers such as Machiavelli, Locke, Rousseau, Hume, and Marx. Concentration will be on selected works and topics that have influenced contemporary politics. Same as POL 353. RPH 354 THE BYZANTINE EMPIRE / 3 credits This course will examine the rise and fall of the Byzantine Empire from 330-1453. Major emphasis will be on the political, social, and economic structures of Byzantium and the religion and culture of its peoples. The influence of Byzantium on the Slavs, Arabs, Turks, and Western European kingdoms will also be studied. Prerequisite: HIS 201 or RPH 201 or permission of instructor. Same as HIS 354. RPH 358 THE REFORMATION / 3 credits This course will explore the causes and consequences of the Reformation. Major emphasis will be placed on understanding the role of the major reformers such as Luther, Calvin, and Loyola.
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