RS 268B Evangelical Christianity
Religions of Waterloo County
Religion in Canada 1
Religion in Canada 2
Religious Perspectives in Contemporary Canadian Literature
Religious Studies (RS)
111 courses in the 1979–80 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
Notes
Faculty listed in 1979–80
Associate Professor and Chairperson B. J. Hubbard, BA (Seattle), MA (Marquette), PhD (lowa) J
Professor W. Klaassen, BA (McMaster), BD (McMaster Divinity School), PhD (Oxford) G
Associate Professors
Faculty listed in 1979–80
W. J. Bildstein, BA (W.Ont.), STB (Gregorian), MA (Windsor), STD (Angelicum) J
M.S. Bird, BA, MA, PhD (lowa) R
F.C. Gérard, MA (College St. Dominique, France), BD, STM (McGill), PhD (Hartford Seminary Foundation) P
H. S. Kim, BA (Kyungpook), BD (Hankook), ThM (Pittsburgh), ThD (Knox)P
Faculty listed in 1979–80
J. W. Miller, BA (Goshen), MA(NYU), BD (Princeton), ThD (Basel) G
D. Sahas, 8D (Athens), STM (Christian Theological Seminary), PhD (Hartford Seminary Foundation)
Faculty listed in 1979–80
A. F. Thompson, BA (Toronto), BTh (Huron), MA (W.Ont.), STM, PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professors
Faculty listed in 1979–80
M.D. Bryant, BA (Concordia), STB (Harvard), MA, PhD (St. Michael's) R
R. D. Legge, BA (Transylvania), STB (Harvard), PhD (McMaster)
R. J. Sawatsky, BA (Bethel, Kansas), MA (Minnesota), MA, PhD (Princeton) G
Lecturers
A.L. Evans, BA (Toronto), BD (Emmanuel), STM (McGill), DMin (Andover-Newton) P
Faculty listed in 1979–80
S.A. MacDonald, BA, STB (W.Ont.), MA (San Francisco)
V.G. Shillington, BA, MA (W.Laur.) P
Note
Professors designated with suffix G (Conrad Grebel), J (St. Jerome's), P (St. Paul’s), and R (Renison) are located in the respective Colleges.
Course Descriptions
Note Please consult the Course Offerings List to determine which courses are offered in the church colleges.
RS 103 Introduction to Biblical Studies 1F 3C 0.5
A survey of the literature, history and religion of ancient \srael as seen in its cultural background in the ancient Near East.
Offered at Conrad Grebe! College
RS 104 Introduction to Biblical Studies 2W 3C 0.5
A survey of the literature, history and religious thought ‘of the Christian community during the New Testament period as seen in its cultural setting in the Greco-Roman world.
Offered at Conrad Grebel and St. Jerome's College
RS 105 Elementary Biblical Hebrew Nat Offered 1979-80
Listed without a description.
RS 106 New Testament GreekY 3C 1.0
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.
Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 110 Religions of Mankind 1F,W,S 3C 0.5
An introduction to the religious traditions of the East: history, religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto.
RS FLW 3C 0.5
Religions of Mankind 2
Encounter with Judaism, Christianity and Islam: the characteristics and interaction of the three major religious traditions that have shaped the image of the Western World.
RS 130 Introduction to TheologyF 3G 0.5
A study of the nature of the Christian faith with
consideration of questions such as these: How do you
speak of God in a secular age? What significance have
the Bible and Church doctrines for history and faith?
Who is Jesus? The cross and resurrection; the question ' of salvation.
Offered at St. Paul's and St. Jerome's
RS 131 Introduction to TheologyW 3c 0.5
Further study of the Christian faith to include the questions and issues: What is freedom? Is there a Christian lifestyle? The new morality; man and nature; the Church: mission and worship; the future.
Offered at St. Paul's
Course Descriptions 417 Religious Studies
RS 160 The Religious Quest: Men and Women in Search ofF 3C 0.5
God
The great questions of religion and culture, Who am |?
What are my roots? What is my destiny?, will be
explored through the study of individual lives, e.g.
Augustine, Gandhi, Michelangelo, Luther, in traditions
East & West.
Offered at Renison College
RS 161 The Religious Quest: Movement Towards theW 3c 0.5
Kingdom. .
Questions of religion in society - What is the ‘‘perfect™
society? How achieved? - are explored through the
study of religious movements that aim at the
transformation of the earth: Monasticism, Millennialism.
the Social Gospel and Communal Groups.
Offered at Renison College
RS 200 The Study of ReligionW 3c 0.5
An exploration of the nature of religion through: 1) the history of the study of religion, 2) exposure to varying methods and ways of approaching religious phenomena, and 3) consideration of accounts of religious experience.
RS 203 Wisdom Literature in the Old Testament
Listed without a description.
RS 204 Song and Poetry in Ancient IsraelW 3C 0.5
Aselection of songs and psalms which were used in the worship of ancient Israel will be studied against the background of religious practices and poetry in the ancient Near East.
Offered at Conrad Grebe! College
RS 205 The Hebrew ProphetsS,W 3C 0.5
A study of the prophetic movement from Amos to Malachi in the historical, social, and religious context of Israel and the ancient Near East.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 206 Modern Study of JesusF,S 2C,1D 0.5
An examination of recent approaches to the study of Jesus of Nazareth to determine his significance for the beginnings of the Christian Church and for modern man.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
R 207 F 2C,1D 0.5
The Gospel of John
An interpretation of the Fourth Gospel in the light of the situation of the Church at the end of the first century, with an emphasis on the Johannine portrait of Jesus. The letters of John will also be studied.
Offered at St. Jerome's College
RS 209 The Apostle Paul: Lite and Letters
Listed without a description.
RS 212 Ancient Near Eastern Religions
Listed without a description.
RS 214 Buddhism in india and South-East AsiaF 2C,1T 0.5
An historical survey of the essential doctrines and practices of Buddhism in India and South-East Asia, along with a study of representative texts that illustrate interpretations of the Buddha's teachings that proved to be so significant for the cultures of these areas.
RS 215A Religion in China 1F 2C,1T 0.5
A study of the development of religious beliefs and practices in China from the Ancient Period through the Early Han Dynasty, and of the contributions of the philosophers of the Classical Period to Chinese spirituality.
RS 215B Religion in China 2W 2C,1T 0.5
Beginning with the time of the Later Han, the course will deal primarily with the introduction of Buddhism into China and the subsequent interaction between the Indian form of this religion and the classical Chinese world-view.
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
RS 216A Islam: ‘Religion Perfected”F 3C 0.5
The study of the religious experience of the Muslim community with an emphasis on pre-Islamic Arabia, Muhammad the Prophet, the Qur'an as the World of God, the Articles of Faith and the Pillars of Islam.
RS 216B Islamic Civilization
Listed without a description.
RS 217 JudaismF,S 3C 0.5
An introduction to the religious tradition of the Jews, in terms of beliefs, practices, ideals and institutions from the beginning to the present time.
RS 218 Christianity
Listed without a description.
RS 220 Evangelical ChristianityF,S 2C,1D 0.5
A descriptive, historical and theological review of that wing of North American Christianity known as evangelicalism, fundamentalism, or revivalism. Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 221 Religions of Waterloo CountyW 2C,1D 0.5
A consideration of North American religion through the study of a variety of local religious groups, such as Mormons and Missionaries, Scientologists and Presbyterians, Amish and newly emergent religions. Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 227 -228 (Hist 235-236) FW 3C 1.0 History of Christianity 1 and 2
Listed without a description.
RS 231A The Evolution of Christian Thought 1F 20.18 0.5
An analysis of the major theological developments in the Christian traditions from the apostolic era to the Reformation. Major documents of the Greek and Latin patristic literature are analysed.
Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 231B The Evolution of Christian Thought 2 Not Offered 1979-80
Listed without a description.
RS 232A Christ and Contemporary ManF 20,1S 0.5
An examination of interpretations of Jesus in a secular . and pluralistic world. .
Offered at St. Jerome's College
RS 232B Christ and Contemporary ManW 20,18 0.5
An examination of some historical-theological symbolic images of the Christ figure, current and past.
Oftered at St. Jerome's College
RS 233 Contemporary Atheism & Christian Faith 1F 20,18 0.5
The sources of atheism in Western culture. The God of philosophical proof and the God of Christian faith. Christian responses to contributions to present day atheism made by Hegel, Feuerbach, Nietzsche, Marx and Lenin.
Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 234 Contemporary Atheism & Christian Faith 2
Listed without a description.
RS 235 Catholic Moral Consciousness: Theory and PracticeF 2C,1D 0.5
A study in moral theology of current social problems. Concrete possibilities for individual initiative toward needed social change will be stressed.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor. Offered at St. Jerome's College
RS 236 Human Sexuality and Christian MoralityW 2C,1D 0.5
An investigation of the moral implications of an evolving sexual consciousness in the Christian tradition.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor. Offered at St. Jerome’s College
RS 238A The Ecumenical Movement
Listed without a description.
RS 238B The Ecumenical Movement
Listed without a description.
RS 253 History and Thought of Christian Pacifism 1
Listed without a description.
RS 254 History and Thought of Christian Pacifism 2
Listed without a description.
RS 255 Christian EthicsF 3C 0.5
An introductory study of the relationship between Christian faith and moral decision as expressed in major ethical writings both historical and contemporary. Special reference will be made to such historical authors as Augustine, Aquinas, Luther and Calvin, and among more recent authors, Barth, Bonhoeffer, the Niebuhrs, Lehmann, Curran and Gustafson.
Offered at St. Paul's College
Course Descriptions 419 Religious Studies
RS 256 Protestant EthicsW 3C 0.5
The study of Protestant ethical thinking. Thematic considerations such as Protestant views of human nature, the tension between freedom and law, principle vs. situation, love as an ethical norm and the individual and community, will be discussed.
Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 260 Tssues in Science, Technology and ReligionW 3C 0.5
An exploration of issues, themes and personalities in the encounter of modern science and religion. Questions such as the impact of technology, modern physics and the theory of evolution upon the religious traditions will be considered.
RS 262 Religion and Politics 1
Listed without a description.
RS 263 Religion and Politics 2
Listed without a description.
RS 264 Religion in Canada 1F 2C,1D 0.5
An examination of religion in Canada with particular attention to topics such as the introduction of Christianity into Canada, Amerindian religion, religious life in colonial times, denominational differences and ecumenism, the impact of religion on social and political activity.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 265 Religion in Canada 2W 2C,1D 0.5
Acontinuation of the study of religion into the 20th Century, with special consideration of issues and motifs arising out of the Canadian experience, e.g. Social Gospel, immigration and nation building, ecumenism, the open society and transcendence, and the post-Christian era.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 266 Religion and the Film 1F 20,1S 0.5
A theological approach to the study of film asa world-transforming phenomenon for man. An assessment of filrh’s special characteristics as an art form capable of addressing man’s quest for a significant existence. Consideration of a wide range of films and directors, with particular emphasis on Ingmar Bergman.
Cross-listed as Fine 246(R)
Film fee $5.00
Offered at Renison College
RS 267 Religion and the Film 2W 2C,1S 0.5
An exploration of selected themes - death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation, love redemption - in the films of several of today's leading directors: Bunuel, Pasolini, Kurosawa, Fellini, Antonioni, Polanski.
Cross-listed as Fine 247 (R)
Film fee $5.00
Offered at Renison College
RS 268A Religious Perspectives in Contemporary Literature
Listed without a description.
RS 268B Religious Perspectives in Contemporary Canadian Literature
Listed without a description.
RS 269 Myths & Symbols of the Religions of IndiaW 3C 0.5
An approach to understanding symbols and perennial themes of Indian religion through a study of representative art, architecture and folk-literature of Hinduism, Indian Buddhism and Jainism.
RS 270 Psychology of ReligionF 3C 0.5
Astudy of theories of the psychological nature of religious experience, the sources of religious belief and the religious significance of psychological phenomena. Topics include faith, doubt, evangelism, conversion, faith healing, mysticism, drugs and religious experience, tongue-speaking.
Offered at St. Paul’s College
R 271 W 3C 0.5 Personality and Religion Astudy of the psychology of personality in its
relationship between personality and religious thought.
experience and behaviour. Offered at St. Paul’s College
RS 275 Religion and PsychotherapyW 2C,1D 0.5
Areview and analysis of the dialogue between theistic religion in the West and the personality sciences since Freud: their respective views of God, man sin, sickness and the therapeutic process. Clinicians and theorists in psychotherapy and religion from the surrounding community will contribute to the exploration.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 280 The Parables of JesusW 3c. AS
Detailed examination of the stories Jesus told, their form, method, message, and significance for religious
thought, past and present. Offered at Conrad Grebel College
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
RS 281 Theology of Worship and SacramentF 20,10 0.5
Astudy of the nature of Sacrament as an encounter between man and God in Christ. The mysterious, communal, symbolic and personalizing aspects of sacramentality will be discussed. The course will critically examine and evaluate the impact of social change, the secularization process and traditional forms on the sacramental life in the Roman Catholic experience.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor. Offered at St. Jerome's College
RS 282 New Perspectives in Sacramental TheoryW 2C,1D 0.5
A discussion of sacramental theology in the light of the ongoing renewal, inaugurated by the Second Vatican Council, through a study of the individual sacraments and their role as meaningful cultic signs in contemporary Roman Catholicism.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor. Offered at St. Jerome's College
RS 291A -D Studies in the History of Religions
Listed without a description.
RS 298 Directed Reading in Special Subjects-299 0.5 each
May be taken with consent of department only.
RS 304 Selected Topics in Israelite Religion
Listed without a description.
RS 305 Intermediate New Testament Greek
Listed without a description.
RS 307A -D Selected Topics in Biblical Theology
Listed without a description.
RS 308 The New Testament World
Not offered in 1979–80.
RS 309 New Testament ThemesW 2C,1D 0.5
A comparative study of the distinctive ways in which New Testament writers view key issues in the early Church; e.g., freedom and authority, social responsibility, the role of law, relations with the Jewish religion, the person of Jesus. An attempt will be made to relate their views to issues facing Christianity today. Prereq: R S 202, R S 104 or consent of the instructor Offered at St. Jerome’s College
RS 313 Modern Religious Movements in IndiaW 3C 0.5
A study of the development of Hinduism from medieval times to the present, with emphasis on new movements of religion and thought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Prereq: RS 110, or 213 or consent of the instructor
RS 314 Zen Buddhism
Listed without a description.
RS 318 Jesus in IslamF 20,18 0.5
A study of the treatment of Jesus in the Qur'an, the Hadith and later Mustim literature, with an analysis of the origins of Muslim Christology in conjunction with the development of Christological doctrine in Christianity.
Prereq: RS 216A and 218, or consent of instructor
RS 321 Radical Reformation 1(Hist 347) F 3C 0.5
A study of spokesmen for radical reform of the Church including Andreas Carlstadt, Thomas Mintzer, Caspar Schwenckfeld, Sebastian Franck, Michael Servetus and others.
Offered at Conrad Grebel College
RS 322 (His 348) WwW 20,18 0.5 Radical Reformation 2
Listed without a description.
RS 323 Medieval Church History from 312-1122
Listed without a description.
RS 324 Medieval Church History from 1122-1449
Not offered in 1979–80.
RS 325 The Orthodox Church
Not offered in 1979–80.
RS 326 AnglicanismF 3C 0.5
This course surveys the development of Anglicanism, its origins, cultural involvements and expressions, its rituals, worship and distinctive thought.
RS 331A The Church in the Modern WorldW 3C 0.5
A study of the recent transformations of the Roman Catholic Church through the events, movements, personalities, and historical realities of the past fifty years.
Prereq: RS 103/104 or 130/131 and a 200-level course
in theology or history of Christianity Offered at St. Jerome’s College
RS 331B The Church in the Modern World
Listed without a description.
RS 334 Islamic Theology, Philosophy and Mysticism
Listed without a description.
RS 336A Contemporary Theology 1F 3C 0.5
A study of: a) the sources of contemporary theology in 18th and 19th century thought, with particular reference to Kant, Schleiermacher, and Kierkegaard; b) selected 20th century theologians, including Buber, Barth, Titlich, Bonhoeffer, and Teilnard de Chardin.
Prereq: R S 130 or 131, or consent of the instructor Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 336B Contemporary Theology 2W 3C 0.5
An examination of current theological issues, such as secularization, the ‘death of God”, hope, liberation, and the recovery of religion.
Prereq: RS 130 or 131, or consent of the instructor Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 339 Luther and Calvin: The Reformation in Theologica! Outline
Listed without a description.
RS 350 Christian Spirituality and MysticismF 3C 0.5
A study of the spiritual experience and mystical knowledge of great Christian mystics, from the desert Fathers and the Hesychasts in the Eastern Orthodox tradition to the mystical schools of the Western Catholic tradition.
Oftered at St. Paul’s College
RS 352 Situation Ethics
Listed without a description.
RS 360 Religion and the Arts 1F 3C 0.5
Aconsideration of the spiritual dimension in art, both sacred and secular. An exploration of the quest for meaning in the various arts - painting, music, architecture, sculpture, dance, and cinema - encountered through slides, films, recordings, and readings.
Prereq: R S 160 or 266 or 267, or consent of the instructor
Offered at Renison College
RS 361 Religion and Art 2
Listed without a description.
RS 365 Religious Issues in Marxism
Listed without a description.
RS 369A In the Footsteps of the Christian Tradition
Listed without a description.
RS 369B Study-Travel Seminars in Religion-F 1.0
Observation and analysis of religious life in particular geographical areas, or of particular themes or problems, by means of on-location study. Topics and countries will be announced.
RS 370 Dreams in Religious ExperienceW 3c 0.5
The course examines the place of dreams in religious experience from ancient to madern times. Present day advances in understanding dream symbols will be explored, as well as the possibility of incorporating the use of dreams in one’s personal religious growth and development.
Prereq: RS 271 or consent of instructor
Oftered at St. Paul’s College
RS 371 Religion and Suicidal BehaviourW 3C 0.5
A study of self-destructive behaviour and its relation to relevant religious concepts. The range of experience from iliness to suicide will be explored and related to the concepts of guilt, hope, and meaning in the Christian faith.
Prereq: R § 271 or consent of instructor
Offered at St. Paul's College
RS 373A -F Religion and Social Change
Listed without a description.
RS 398 Directed Reading in Special Subjects*-399
RS 401 Studies in Jewish Scripturest
Listed without a description.
RS 402 Studies in the Christian Scripturest
Listed without a description.
RS 415 Studies in Comparative Religion*
Listed without a description.
RS 425 Studies in Church History*
Listed without a description.
RS 430 Studies in Historical Theology*
Listed without a description.
RS 431 Studies in Contemporary Religious Thought*
Listed without a description.
RS 432 Studies in Selected Theological Problems*
Listed without a description.
RS 433 The Problem of Authority in Contemporary Catholicism
Listed without a description.
RS 460 Special Topics in Religion and Culture-463 W 3C 0.5
Focus on themes, development or the work of individual thinkers who have devoted study to the relationship of religion and culture.
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
RS 490 Senior Seminars in Special Topics-499 1.0 each
Seminars are offered each year for senior honours RS students and senior students from other departments who have taken sufficient relevant survey and/or depth courses in R S or related disciplines. The instructors of, and topics for, the seminars are announced prior to the preregistration period. In all cases the instructor's permission is required.
Note Every student in the Honours R S Programme is required to take at least one of these seminars.
RS 590 Directed Research in Special Subjects for Graduate Students-597 FLW R 0.5
RS 598 Directed Reading in Special Subjects for Graduate Students-599 R 0.5 each
+Students wishing to enrol in a course marked with a dagger (t) should consult the department.
RS 160 Religion and Culture, 1 and 2
Listed without a description.
RS 231A The Evolution of Christian. Thought 1
Listed without a description.
RS 231B The Evolution of Christian Thought 2
Listed without a description.
RS 262 Retigion and Politics 1 and 2
Listed without a description.
RS 266 Religion and the Film, 1 and 2
Listed without a description.
RS 268A Religious Perspectives in Contemporary Literature
Listed without a description.
RS 268B Religious Perspectives in Con- temporary Canadian Literature
Listed without a description.
RS 360 Sacred and Profane in the Arts, 1 and 2
Listed without a description.
RS 398 Directed Readings in : Special Subjects
Listed without a description.
RS 460 -463 Special Topics in Religion and Culture
Listed without a description.