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RELI101
Introduction To Religion
RELI101 SP
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 50 | 5 | Times: .T.T... 1:10PM-2:30PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:00:40 EST 1998
)
This course examines the many ways in which religion is
understood and practiced by a variety of communities as well
as by scholars in the field of religious studies. The three
divisions of the curriculum of the Department--critical
approaches, religious traditions, religion and society--are
used to describe and analyze religious experiences of the
sacred, the place of ritual in the formation of
communities, the ways in which practice and performance
generate conviction and belief, and the significance of myth
and religious narrative in providing schemes of meaning.
MAJOR READINGS
Mircea Eliade, THE MYTH OF THE ETERNAL
RETURN
Rudolph Otto, THE IDEA OF THE HOLY
Sigmund Freud, THE FUTURE OF AN ILLUSION
Paul Tillich, THE DYNAMICS OF FAITH
C.G. Jung, PSYCHOLOGY AND RELIGION
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Students will be given a
midterm examination consisting of short answers and brief
essays that will count 20% of the final grade. A final
examination consisting of longer essays will count for 30%
of the final grade. A term paper of 8-10 pages will be due
approximately two weeks before the final day of class and
will count for 30% of the final grade. A proposal for the
final paper will be due at the time of the midterm, and a
draft of the paper will be due two weeks before the due date
for the paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
There will be a
weekly writing assignment on the assigned readings until
shortly before the term paper is due. The quality of the
writing assignments, class and section participation, and
attendance will together count for 20% of the final grade.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting
or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the
first class, they will be dropped from the class list.
NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form
to the Registrar's Office.
COURSE FORMAT: Discussion Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS RELI
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Burris, J
- Times: .T.T... 1:10PM- 2:30PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 1
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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