Lower Division |
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| RS 100 | Introduction to Religious Studies | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| A study of the elements of religion and selected contemporary religious issues. Examines such subjects as myth and ritual, the sacred and profane, dreams and theophanies, priests and prophets, science and religion, history and religion, and the possibility of religious faith today. | ||||
| 18097 | MWF 0900-0950 | SH 384 | M. O'Donnell | |
| Class meets MW and Friday on line | ||||
| 14390 | MWF 1100-1150 | SH 384 | M. O'Donnell | |
| Class meets MW and Friday on line | ||||
| 14391 | MWF 1200-1250 | SH 390 | C. Douglas | |
| 14393 | TR 0930-1045 | SH 390 | R. Talbott | |
| 14394 | TR 1100-1215 | SH 384 | J. Findlay | |
| 14664 | TR 1400-1515 | SH 192 | Lam-Easton | |
| RS 100ol | Introduction to religious studies | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| 17325 | ONLINE | ARR | R. Cummings | |
| Canceled | ||||
| Information on registration for online classes and instructions | ||||
| RS 101 | THE BIBLE | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| A survey of the basic content and major themes of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament), New Testament, and Apocryphal writings. | ||||
| 14400 | MWF 1000-1050 | SH 384 | J. Brown | |
| 14402 | MWF 1300-1350 | SH 384 | J. Brown | |
| 14404 | TR 1230-1345 | SH 390 | E. Goodfriend | |
| 14412 | M 1900-2145 | SH 390 | M. Nkulu-N'Sengha | |
| RS 101OL | THE BIBLE | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | GE-R: S2 | |||
| 18309 | ONLINE | ARR | K. Lee | |
| Information on registration for online classes and instructions | ||||
| RS 150 | WORLD RELIGIONS | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| A study of selected major world religions with emphasis on tribal religions as well as the historic international faiths of Asia and the Near East. Investigates rituals, ethics, institutional structures and the cultural ethos of religions as well as their myths, doctrines and sacred texts. | ||||
| 14405 | MWF 0900-0950 | SH 390 | C. Douglas | |
| 14406 | MWF 1000-1050 | SH 390 | C. Douglas | |
| 14407 | MWF 1100-1150 | SH 390 | M. Ruzgar | |
| 14408 | MWF 1200-1250 | SH 384 | J. Herrero | |
| 14410 | MW 1400-1515 | SH 384 | J. Herrero | |
| 14411 | TR 0930-1045 | SH 384 | J. Findlay | |
| 14459 | TR 1100-1215 | SH 390 | M. Nkulu-N'Sengha | |
| 14463 | TR 1230-1345 | SH 390 | L. Lam-Easton | |
| 14666 | T 1900-2145 | SH 390 | J. Findlay | |
| RS 150OL | WORLD RELIGIONS | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| 17326 | ONLINE | ARR | R. Goss | |
| 18580 | ONLINE | ARR | ||
| Information on registration for online classes and instructions | ||||
| Upper Division | ||||
| RS 304 | Women and Religion | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
An examination of religious views of women in oral and literary cultures, focusing on the roles, symbols, and concepts of women within an international, historical framework. The course will also address women’s owm perspectives on religion, as reflected in historical sources and in contemporary theology and religious life. |
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| 14416 | MWF 1000-1050 | SH 192 | A. Spencer-Miller | |
| 14417 | MWF 1200-1250 | SH 192 | A. Spencer-Miller | |
| 14635 | TR 0930-1045 | SH 192 | A. Eggebroten | |
| 14636 | TR 1100-1215 | SH 314 | P. Herman | |
| RS 306 | American Religious Diversity | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F3) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| An introduction to the complexity of the American religious landscape. A survey of the religious groups which are marginal to or outside of the “Seven Sisters” of historically dominant mainstream Protestant and civil religion ethos. The interplay between “mainstream” religion and the religion of minority groups, including the so-called “indigenous or Ancestral Religions will be examine. Fulfills the GE requirement for Information Competency (IC). |
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| 17322 | TR 1400-1515 | SH 314 | M. Nkulu-N'Sengha | |
| 17323 | W 1900-2145 | SH 314 | M. Nkulu-N'Sengha | |
| RS 307 | Religion in America | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| An examination of the religious traditions, practices, and beliefs which have shaped the American character. By approaching America’s religious history as a complex, dynamic, and reflexive process of interaction involving all segments of American society, we will determine how America’s religious history has affected and, in turn, been affected by America’s political, social, economic, and cultural history. | ||||
| 14624 | TR 1230-1345 | SH 314 | A. Shevitz | |
In the midst of America’s breath-taking religious diversity, are there any organizing patterns that tend to run throughout American religious history? Why or why not? Does the experience of Americanization affect religious groups in certain fairly predictable ways? Why or why not? Is America itself a religious symbol to some extent? Why or why not? |
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| 14625 | W 1620-1850 | SH 384 | C. Douglas | |
| RS 310 | Religion and Literature | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| This course surveys the rich, expressive literature produced by Sefardic (Spanish) Jews living in a variety of Mediterranean lands following their exile from Spain in 1492 through the 20th century. Reading will include religious law, ethical writings, Biblical commentary, and modern newspaper articles with the theme of life within the family and community. | ||||
| 14418 | MWF 1300-1350 | SH 314 | P. Daccarett | |
| RS 320 | hebrew bible | 3.0 units | ||
| This course is intended as a survey of the literature, institutions, and ideas in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. The major events in the history of Ancient Israel will be examined. The focus of the first half of the class will be on the Pentateuch/Torah. | ||||
| 17324 | R 1900-2145 | SH 314 | E. Goodfriend | |
| RS 325 | New Testament | 3.0 units | ||
A focus on the contents of the Christian cannon (New Testament) with critical analysis of the text and inherent religious ideals. What it meant at its origin, how it has impacted the world in the past, and how or if it is relevant in contemporary times will also be investigated. |
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| 14626 | MWF 1100-1150 | SH 192 | J. Brown | |
| RS 356 | Contemporary religious thought | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| Why are some of the books on the 'best seller-list' these days written by atheists? Is belief in God finally coming to an end after all? RS 356 will examine atheism in the context of the problem of evil, secularization, religion and science, and modern responses from theology. | ||||
| 17327 | R 1900-2145 | SH 384 | R. Talbott | |
| RS 361 | Contemporary ethical issues | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: C3) | (GE-R: S2) | |||
| This course consist of a general introduction to ethical theory followed by in-depth analysis of a number of issues, including the relationship between ethics and economics, Post-modern theory as applied to radical feminism and gender equality, animal rights, homosexuality, and Just War theory. | ||||
| 14419 | MWF 1100-1150 | SH 314 | J. Herrero | |
| 14421 | M 1620-1850 | SH 314 | J. Herrero | |
| This course will emphasize the development of skills in informed and critical reasoning through the analysis of contemporary ethical issues such as scandals in business, sexual behavior, abortion, euthanasia, genetic engineering, racism, gender bias, punishment, animal rights, the environment, economics and the common good, and the relationships between religions and morality that inform all these issues. Throughout, there will be a particular emphasis on ethics in the professions. |
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| 17328 | TR 1400-1515 | SH 384 | P. Nichelson | |
| 14420 | MW 1400-1515 | SH 192 | V. Coppola | |
| 17329 | W 1900-2145 | SH 384 | V. Coppola | |
| 17330 | T 1900-2145 | SH 384 | V. Coppola | |
| RS 363 | Islam in the Modern World | 3.0 units | ||
| This course will examine the most urgent issues facing Muslims in the world today. Questions regarding politics, identity, gender, migration, polemics, and the problematics of modernism will be explored through readings and discussion. | ||||
| 17331 | MW 1400-1515 | SH 314 | M. J. O'Donnell | |
| RS 365 | Islam | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| The focus of this course is to introduce students to Islam. We will discuss central themes that facilitate a thorough understanding of Islam, basic tenets, prominent figures, rituals, sacred texts, symbols and introductory Islamic concepts. Different aspects of Islamic institutions such as Sufism, Islamic theology, Sunni and Shi’i traditions will be addressed. | ||||
| 14423 | MWF 1200-1250 | SH 314 | M. Ruzgar | |
| 14425 | M 1620-1850 | SH 314 | M. Ruzgar | |
| RS 378 | American Jewish Experience | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F3) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| This course describes the experience of the Jewish community in America, and the relationship of the community to the general American culture and to other subcultures or ethnic groups.
Fulfills the GE requirement for Information Competency (IC). |
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| 14427 | TR 0930-1045 | SH 314 | A. Shevitz | |
| RS 380 | Asian Religions | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| This course seeks to examine primary texts in three Asian traditions. The "Bhagavat Gita", the "Chuang Tzu", and "Zen in Japanese Culture" will form the background for exploring Hinduism, Taoism and Buddhism in India, China and Japan. The interpretation and comparison of primary texts in context will be the skills learned that are applicable in other cultures and contexts. | ||||
| 14665 | TR 1100-1215 | SH 192 | Lam-Easton | |
| RS 385 | Hinduism | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| 14638 | T 1900-2145 | SH 314 | Shimkhada | |
| RS 390 | Buddhism | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| This course will examine the emergence of the Buddhisms in India, Southeast Asia, and in Tibet. It will examine monastic and lay Buddhisms, the development of Mahayana and Vajrayana vehicles of Buddhism, and the emergence of engaged Buddhism and contemporary meditation movements. Attention will be paid to Buddhist saints, meditative practices and ritual, art and architecture, and philosophy. | ||||
| 14428 | MW 0900-0950 | SH 314 | R. Goss | |
| Class meets MW and Friday on line | ||||
| This course is a study of the various primary texts and classic religious traditions of India, China and Japan. An examination of these texts will lead both to an understaning of Buddhism in general and to the contextualized Buddhist expressions in various cultural contexts. |
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| 14639 | R 1620-1850 | SH 314 | L. Lam-Easton | |
| RS 390OL | Buddhism | 3.0 units | ||
| (GE-C: F2) | (GE-R: S5) | |||
| This course will introduce students to the study of Buddhist philosophy and religious traditions, beginning with the life of Siddhārtha Gautama, through the development of Buddhism in ancient India – Theravāda and Mahāyāna – the spread of Buddhism to China, Tibet and Japan. The course concludes with an examination of the coming of Buddhism to the West. | ||||
| 17332 | ONLINE | ARR | K. Lee | |
| 17333 | ONLINE | ARR | K. Lee | |
| Information on registration for online classes and instructions | ||||
| RS 396G | Gnosticism | 3.0 units | ||
| Was the Da Vinci Code right? Why is Gnosticism so popular today? Part of the answer comes from kowing something about "Gnosticism" and how it shaped early Christianity. Why did many of the early Christians label the Gnostics as heritics? The course will examine several famous Gnostic texts including the Gospels of Thomas, Mary, Phillip and Judas. |
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| 17334 | TR 1230-1345 | SH 192 | R. Talbott | |
| RS 450 | Death and Dying in the World's Religions | 3.0 units | ||
| This course is designed to introduce students to basic concepts related to death and dying. This course will offer a historical and cross-cultural survey of the varieties of perceptions regarding death and afterlife found in different religio-cultural settings. Students will have the opportunity to appreciate the death customs and beliefs of their own and other ethnic groups. Additionally, students will be challenged to examine their own personal attitudes toward the issues discussed, including but not limited to psychological, medical, legal, ethical, religious and cultural aspects of death, dying, and bereavement. | ||||
| 17335 | MWF 1000-1050 | SH 314 | K. Lee | |
| RS 498C | Tutorial | 3.0 units | ||
| “True Confessions: Translations from the Heart” | ||||
| The senior tutorial will proceed simultaneously on two levels. On level one students will read, analyze and discuss poems and a lengthy letter that “translate” the deepest anxieties, joys and beliefs of a few ancient geniuses who profoundly influenced the development of three major religions: the Psalmist, Lao Tsu, Plato and Augustine. While the tutorial will proceed only in English, students will examine the question of how religious experiences are converted into oral or written language, and how these translations may shape the experiences. At the same time, students will compare translations that currently have considerable stature among readers of American English: The King James and Robert Alter translations of the Psalms; the Ellen Chen and Stephen Mitchell translations of the “Tao Te Ching”; the F.J. Sheed and Garry Wills translations of “The Confessions” (for Wills, “The Testimony”), and the Harold Tarrant revision of “The Last Days of Socrates”. On level one students will actively discuss the translations and write critical essays on them. On level two students will endeavor to translate their own religious or spiritual experiences into written English through the production of a series of brief, personal “discovery” papers. | ||||
| 14429 | W 1620-1850 | SH 314 | P. Nichelson | |
| Students must obtain a permission number from the instructor. Please contact Dr. Nichelson at 818/677-2740 or Email: pnichelson@csun.edu. | ||||
| (**Note: the tutorial is offered in the spring semester only) | ||||
| RS 499A-C | Independent Study | 1.0 - 3.0 units | ||
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| RS 699 A, C | Independent Study | 1.0 or 3.0 units | ||
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