RLGN (cont.)
3100
3120
3135
3170 3250
3300
3320
3420
3530
3900 4650
66
Christian Understandings of Human Experience
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Current Issues in Christian Ethics
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Medievalism and Reform: Europe from Charlemagne to Luther
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Sociology of Religion
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Ethics and Morality for Professionals
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Beginnings of Christianity
3 hrs. (3, 0)
World Religions
3 hrs. (3, 0)
American Religious History
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Exploring Celtic Christianity
3 hrs. (3, 0)
Investigation of perennial human experiences of intimacy, spirit, community, hope, revelation, and search for truth and reconciliation. Acquaints students with biblical-Christian interpretation of these experiences. PREREQUISITE: Upper-division standing. OFFERED: Sem. I, II. A critical examination of Christian reflections and decision-making on moral and ethical issues in contemporary life. “Christian,” as used in this course, seeks particularly to take Jesus and the church seriously in defining, describing, and illuminating the nature and content of moral issues. The course examines varying approaches to Christian moral decision-making, with a view to shaping sound responses to several current moral issues confronting human beings and creation. OFFERED: Sem. I, 2121-22. European civilization beginning with the medieval recovery from Rome’s collapse to the Reformation and the age of religious wars. Treating the millennium between the Carolingian monarchs and the age of the great reformers, the course examines the emergence of new states, the first Agricultural Revolution, the creation of the vibrant culture of Christendom, the Crusades and Black Death, and the burst of cultural, political and economic vitality characteristic of the Renaissance and Reformation. SAME AS: HIST 3135. OFFERED: Sem. II, 2020-21. Sociological factors influencing expression of religion. OFFERED: With sufficient demand. SAME AS: SOCI 3170. An introduction to Western ethical traditions and particularly to critical thinking about moral experience within Christianity. From classical perspectives in Christian ethics, students will practice using resources (such as the Bible) to develop their own ethical code, system of values, and constructive approaches by which they would resolve ethical dilemmas and conflicts. Special focus on teaching moral reasoning as a skill for professionals, particularly for Christian leaders, to resolve moral dilemmas in society and in organizations (both profit and not‐for‐profit sectors). PREREQUISITE: Upper-division standing. SAME AS: PHIL 3250. OFFERED: Sem. I. Study of the origin and development of Christianity within its Jewish and Graeco-Roman environments through the fourth-century Trinitarian debates. Special attention to the ways Christians answered the questions “Who is God?” “Who is Jesus?” “Who are we?” and “How should we live?” This course applies to the liberal arts writing intensive requirement. PREREQUISITE: BIBL 2000. OFFERED: Sem. I. Introduction to the major tenets and cultural expressions of selected religions, such as Islam, Taoism, Buddhism, Jainism, Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity. Religions are compared and contrasted thematically, structurally, and culturally. Emphasis is placed on the interdependence of religions and cultures, and on what it means to be a responsible citizen in a globalized world. PREREQUISITE: Upper-division standing. SAME AS: HIST 3320. OFFERED: Sem. II. Comprehensive survey of diverse American religious experiences in the past and present. A study of various historic forms of Christianity, Judaism, Eastern faiths, and indigenous American religions, as well as unifying religious forces, such as “civil religion.” SAME AS: HIST 3420. OFFERED: Sem. II, 2020-21.
Introduction to the development of Christianity in Scotland, from early Celtic monasticism to key moments in the Protestant Reformation. Students will be exposed to key figures and movements in the history of Christianity in Scotland, but the course emphasis will be on experience. Through the practice of retreat and pilgrimage, along with immersion in historically significant Christian sites, students will come to understand the nature and value of Christianity in the Celtic north. OFFERED: May 2021.
Honors Seminar
2-4 hrs. (arranged)
Independent Study
2-4 hrs. (arranged)
CONSENT: Department chair. OFFERED: With sufficient demand.
Individualized study, investigation, research, or project. CONSENT: Department chair. REPEAT: May be repeated.
Anderson University Undergraduate Catalog, 2020-21