Religious Studies (RS)

RS 50J Grace and the Sacraments

Grace; concepts pertaining to all the sacraments; the meaning of sacramental life to the individual and to society. 3 lectures. (at Resurrection College only)

RS 100G Biblical Foundations of Christian Faith

A survey and interpretation of the history of Israel and of the life and teachings of Jesus. 3 lectures.

RS 100P New Testament Greek

This course will consist of two parts: (a) An Introduction to Greek grammar with appropriate grammatical exercises and development of vocabulary.

(b) An exegetical study of the Greek Text of the Synoptic Gospels, with Mark as the basis. 3 lectures.

Religious Studies

RS 101J Introduction to the Old Testament. Principles of Exegesis: date of composition,

authorship, literary forms, historical and psychological backgrounds. 3 lectures, Fall Term

RS 102J Introduction to the New Testament. This course will be conducted on the same

lines as RS 101J*. 3 lectures, Winter Term

RS 105P Introductory Hebrew

An introduction to Hebrew grammar. Translation and exegesis of selected passages from the Old Testament. 3 hours. Not offered in 1968-69.

RS 110P–111P Introduction to Theology A survey of the basic elements of Christian

Faith, the relationship between revelation and reason, the authority of Scripture, the doctrine of God, of man, of the Church, of God’s activity in history.

3 lectures (Fall & Winter Terms)

RS 110R History and Philosophy of the World’s Major Religions

The history and philosophy of the world’s major religions, compared and contrasted with the unique message of Christianity.

3 lectures.

RS 200G The Left Wing of the Reformation

The history and philosophy of the sixteenth century sectarians contrasted with the major refoerms and evaluation of their place in modern Christianity.

3 lectures.

RS 201J Christian Doctrine

A consideration of selected theological problems arising out of Biblical teaching: the nature of theology; faith and reason; one God; the Incarnation and Redemption; Original Sin and the Fall; Trinity, Mariology.

3 lectures

RS 210G History of the Ancient Church (A.D. 33-450)

A study of the history of the ancient church, special emphasis being placed on the new Testament period and on subsequent developments in form and doctrine and their relation to the culture and thought of the time.

3 lectures.

RS 210P Philosophies of Education

A study of religious and secular theories of the nature and purpose of education. The thought of classical Greek and Biblical writers, Reformation and Renaissance thinkers, and selected educators of the present day.

3 hours, one term.

RS 212P Psychology of Religion

A study of theories of the psychological nature of religious experience and the sources of religious belief. Special attention to such questions as faith and doubt, conversion, revivalism, conscience, and religious prejudice.

3 hours, one term.

RS 212G History of the Late Medieval and Reformation Church (A.D. 1200-1560)

Especially emphasized are parish life and belief and the cuases of the reformation. The Anabaptist movement is studied as a significant part of the reformation in addition to the traditional concern with Lutheran, Reformed and Anglican Christianity.

3 lectures.

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RS 236 The History of Christian Thought to 1800

A consideration of basic Christian statements of belief, and the arguments advanced for them, from the patristic period to the eighteenth century.

3 lectures

RS 300J Contemporary Social Doctrine of the Church

The Church and society; the pronouncements of the Church on civil, domestic, professional and international societies. 3 lectures.

RS 336P Contemporary Theology

The sources of contemporary theology in 19th century thought with particular reference to Schleiermacher, Kierkegaard and Nietzsche. The thought of selected contemporary theologicans, including Barth, Tillich and Bonhoeffer. Special attention to certain problems such as secularization and the ‘death of God’.

3 hours.

RS 400 The Religion of Ancient Egypt

This course will concentrate on those aspects of Egyptian Religion which are of universal significance as well as of philosophical interest. Beginning with the religious origin of Egyptian civilization, it will survey the great theological systems and the varying degrees of spiritualization to which they attained. An account will be given of the principal myths of chaos and creation, and of the divine kingship. Other topics to be discussed include the Egyptian conceptions of the human soul and the beliefs concerning the dead. The ethical aspect will also come under consideration.

3 lectures (Not offered in 1968-69).

Department of Sociology and Anthropology

H.J. Fallding, B.A., B.Sc., M.A. (Sydney) Professor Ph.D. (Australian National University} Chairman of the Department Helen Abel (Miss) MZ.S. (Cornell), Ph.D. (Corneil) Professor

J.W. Fretz, A.B. (Bluffion), B.D. (Chicago Theol. Seminary}, M.A., Ph.D. (Chicago) Professor G N.H. High, B.S.A. (Toronto), M.S., Ph.D. (Cornell) Professor H.D. Kirk, B.S. (City College, New York), M.A., Ph.D. {Cornell} Professor F.A. Fasick, B.A. (Pennsylvania State), M.A., Ph.D. (Columbia) Associate Professor W.L. Sauer, B.A. (Wayne State), M.A., Ph.D. (Michigan State) Associate Professor

W.G. Scott, B.A. (Western), M.A. {Toronto) Associate Professor E.W. Vaz, B.A., M.A. (McGill), Ph.D. (Indiana) Associate Professor T.S. Abler, B.A. (Northwestern), M.S. (Wisconsin-Milwaukee) Assistant Professor R.D. Lambert, B.A., M.A. (McMaster), Ph.D. (Michigan) Assistant Professor K.A. Peter, B.A., M.A. (Alberta) Assistant Professor Wm. B. Roosa, B.A. {Texas Christian), M.A. (New Mexico) Assistant Professor Sally M. Weaver (Mrs.), 8.4., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto) Assistant Professor Audrey Wipper (Miss), B.A., M.A., (McGill) Assistant Professor

N.L. Choate, C.R., B.A. (St. Mary's, Kentucky), M.A. (St. Louis) Lecturer J (on leave)

Undergraduate Courses

Notes.

(1) Students electing an Honours programme or a major in Sociology should register in Sociology 100. Students electing to major in Anthropology should register in Anthropology 101 and 102, but Anthropology t01 and 102 cannot be substituted for Sociology 100 towards further work in Sociology.

(2) General students who major in Sociology must elect the following courses: Sociology 100, Anthropology 102, Sociology 212, 320, 325, and one other full or two half courses in Sociology. Courses listed under Anthropology are accepted as credit in Sociology.

(3) General students who major in Anthropology must elect the following courses: Anthropology 101 and 102, 222 or 223, 225 or 226, Anthropology 350, and at least one other full course in Anthropology at the 300 level. Under certain conditions the following Sociology courses will be accepted for credit in Anthropology: Sociology 230, 251, 260, 270, 300, 301, 320, 331, and 355. Anthropology major must have their full programme approved for the second and third years by an anthropologist in the department.

(4) Students who pursue an Honours Programme in Sociology must take the following courses in their 4th year: Sociology 450, 470, 499 and two electives. Courses at the 400 level are normally open to Honours students only, but may be open to General students with the permission of the instructor.

(5) The number of hours or lectures shown after the course description is an attempt to indicate the ‘‘normal’’; each instructor determines how often his particular class will meet.

(6) All courses are not necessarily offered in 1968-69.