Issues in one or more religions of South or East Asia, focusing on textual, historical, and/or interpretive problems.

1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Not offered on a regular basis.

Major issues in Islamic studies, Qur'anic exegesis, Islamic law, philosophy, history, literature, hadith, sectarianism, and Sufism.

1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Offered every even-numbered year.

Traditional and contemporary problems and topics in theology. Substantive and methodological issues will be addressed.

1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Offered every even-numbered year.

The life, thought, and religious activities of a selected major or innovative Christian leader and his/her impact on the development of Christianity.

1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Not offered on a regular basis.

Major issues in arts, literature, and religion with concentration on cultural and theoretical literature. The course may involve a topic or concentrate on one or several key theorists in the study of religion and the arts.

The works of Christian theologians both past and present. Substantive and methodological issues will be addressed.

1 hours lecture and 2 hours lab per week. Offered every odd-numbered year.

Major topics in the philosophy of religion, such as the nature and existence of God, the problem of evil, and the character of religious discourse.

Offered every year.

Major issues in religion research. Topics will vary according to the area of discussion. Such areas will include biblical studies, religious history and philosophy, rabbinics, Islamics, Buddhism, canonical criticism.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

This course belongs to a progressive research course sequence to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. This course requires the close supervision of a faculty member as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the student will work collaboratively as part of a research team. The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret data. The student will present results in writing or through participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work per credit hour per semester is required.

Faculty-supervised independent or collaborative inquiry into fundamental and applied problems within a discipline that requires students to gather, analyze, and synthesize and interpret data and to present results in writing and other relevant communication formats.

These courses belong to a progressive research course sequence to promote a student's increasing skill development and depth of inquiry, as well as growing independent research capability. The courses require the close supervision of a faculty member as the student undertakes a systematic and in-depth inquiry into unknown, fundamental, and applied problems. In some cases, the student will work collaboratively as part of a research team. The student will have to apply understanding of the discipline to identify or shape research questions and apply skills and techniques learned to the research project. Students will gather data, synthesize relevant literature, analyze, and interpret data. The student will present results in writing or through participation in research-group or program meetings and meetings with their faculty mentor. The student will receive feedback from the faculty mentor on their research progress and written or oral presentation of results. A minimum of 45 hours of work per credit hour per semester is required.