REL 494

Spring 2023

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Topics in Religious Thought
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Various topics in religious thought.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated as topics vary.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
71825
Lecture-Discussion
MA3
2:00PM -3:30PM
TR
219 David Kinley Hall
Ali, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/17/23-05/03/23
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Rumi Poetry Wisdom Metaphysics
Section Info:
Religion 495: Rumi: Poetry, Wisdom, Metaphysics Hailed as one of the world’s greatest mystical poets, Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) transcends the boundaries of language, religion and ethnicity. Today Rumi’s poems can be heard in mosques, monasteries, churches and synagogues. This course examines Rumi’s teachings, the metaphysics of love and his perennial wisdom through translations of his sublime verse, the quintessential art form of the Sufis.
71826
Lecture-Discussion
MA4
2:00PM -3:30PM
TR
219 David Kinley Hall
Ali, M
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/17/23-05/03/23
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Rumi Poetry Wisdom Metaphysics
Section Info:
Religion 495: Rumi: Poetry, Wisdom, Metaphysics Hailed as one of the world’s greatest mystical poets, Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) transcends the boundaries of language, religion and ethnicity. Today Rumi’s poems can be heard in mosques, monasteries, churches and synagogues. This course examines Rumi’s teachings, the metaphysics of love and his perennial wisdom through translations of his sublime verse, the quintessential art form of the Sufis.
71830
Lecture-Discussion
MC
3:00PM -5:50PM
T
Location Pending
Chase, M
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
03/13/23-05/03/23
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Intro to Jain Ethics
Section Info:
This class will consider ethical concepts and codes of conduct in Jainism, a religion which has been described as “ethical realism.” We will examine how Jain thinkers laid out ethical principles for ascetics and lay practitioners in antiquity, including in narrative literature, and the evolution of Jain ethical engagements with modern social and political issues including environmental and animal rights activism, business and finance, and medicine and bioethics.
68315
Lecture-Discussion
MC1
3:00PM -5:50PM
T
219 Gregory Hall
Chase, M
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
03/13/23-05/03/23
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Intro to Jain Ethics
Section Info:
This class will consider ethical concepts and codes of conduct in Jainism, a religion which has been described as “ethical realism.” We will examine how Jain thinkers laid out ethical principles for ascetics and lay practitioners in antiquity, including in narrative literature, and the evolution of Jain ethical engagements with modern social and political issues including environmental and animal rights activism, business and finance, and medicine and bioethics.
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