The basic contours of thought and practice of selected Indian religions, including the Vedas, Upanishads, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sufism, Sikhism, and the epic and poetic traditions.

Offered every odd-numbered year.

The meaning, nature, and validity of religious discourse, beliefs, and practices, involving theories concerning the existence and nature of God and humanity's relation to God.

Not offered on a regular basis.

The relation of theology to philosophy, science, technology, and the arts, with special attention to the theological attempts to deal with the impact of science and technology upon culture and civilization.

Offered every odd-numbered year.

The aims, methods, and content of theology as related to the theistic religions of humanity.

Offered every odd-numbered year.

An examination of religious themes in literature, focusing on religion generally, not a particular religion. The Enlightenment challenge to religion and literature's dealings with that challenge; identity in modern and postmodern fiction and world, community and modernity; and orthodox and unorthodox religious understandings in modern fiction.

What do religions say about women? What do women say about religions? This class will examine women’s lives in a variety of religious traditions around the world.

A survey of popular Christian readings highlighting contemporary Christian theological debates and their relationships to historical Christian doctrine.

Offered fall semester every even-numbered year.

The social, cultural, and economic influences on canon formation and on canon reformation in various cultures. The valences of canon in such environments and its impact on society.

An exploration of various topics linking the languages of science and religion in the ancient world. For example, the relationships among Babylonian astrology and omenology, and Biblical and Greek thought, in the 8th-6th centuries BCE (the "Axial Age"), focusing on cosmology. Socially contextualized, this is a source of monotheism and philosophy.

The study of classical Sanskrit through an emphasis on reading texts. As such, it is an examination of both the religious language and literature of India.