Research while enrolled for a doctoral degree under the direction of faculty members.

Independent research under the direction of a faculty member.

Advanced supervised experience in an applied setting. This course may not be used to satisfy a student's approved program of study.

Dissertation writing under the direction of the major professor.

Independent research and preparation of the doctoral dissertation.

A study of religious traditions in Africa with focus on advents, contacts, common grounds in religious beliefs, practices, and teachings. Referencing African Traditional Religion, Christianity, and Islam, this course examines themes such as faith, worship, concepts of creation, sin, salvation, and dynamics of interactions, including syncretism and religious dialogue.

Not offered on a regular basis.

An in-depth survey and examination of the identification, origins, formations, and developments of African Derived Religions outside the African Continent. It focuses on the religious and social emancipation and identity issues fostered by the religions in their different locations, particularly in contemporary religious, social, and legal dynamics.

Not offered on a regular basis.

A major field or issue in Judaic studies such as Rabbinic literature, Jewish Mysticism, or Post-Holocaust Theology, or a particular Jewish thinker or school of thought. Some topics will require a reading knowledge of Hebrew.

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

Major issues in Old Testament (Hebrew Bible) and/or New Testament research. Pentateuchal criticism, prophecy, apocalyptic movements, wisdom literature, the history of Religion of Ancient Israel, the text of the New Testament, the canon of the New Testament, Synoptic Gospels, Jesus, and Paul. Some topics will require a reading knowledge of Greek and/or Hebrew.

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

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.