108 courses in the 1980–81 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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
W. J. Bildstein, BA (W. Ont.), STB (Greorian), MA (Windsor), STD (Angelicum) J
M.S. Bird, BA, MA, PhD (lowa) R
M. D. Bryant, BA (Concordia), STB (Harvard), MA, PhD (St. Michael's) R
F. C. Gérard, MA (College St. Dominique, France), BD, STM (McGill), PhD (Hartford Seminary Foundation) P
J. W. Miller, BA (Goshen), MA (NYU), BD (Princeton), ThD (Basel) G
D. Sahas, BD (Athens), STM (Christian Theological Seminary), PhD (Hartford Seminary Foundation)
A. F. Thompson, BA (Toronto), BTh (Huron}, MA (W. Ont.), STM, PhD (McGill)
Assistant Professors
R. D. Legge, BA (Transylvania), STB (Harvard), PhD (McMaster) P
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
S. A. MacDonald, BA, STB (W. Ont.), MA (San Francisco) J
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 A (Renison) are located in the respective Colleges.
Course Descriptions 441 Religious Studies
Course Descriptions
Note
Numbers below the course description indicate the area of Religious Studies to which the course belongs. Refer to page 115 in programme section.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
History and Thought of Christian Pacifism 2
Christian Ethics 1
Christian Ethics 2
Religion and Politics 1
Religion and Politics 2
Religion and Psychotherapy
Ethics in Indian Thought
Social Development Studies
Psych 221R Soc 221R Soc 225R
Soc 226R Soc 327R
Listed without a description.
An introduction to the religious traditions of the East: history, religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto.
Area 1, Thampson and Legge
Encounter with Judaism, Christianity and Islam: the characteristics and interection of the three major religious traditions that have shaped the image of the Western Worid.
Area 1, Sahas
R S 1000 F 3C 0.5
Religious Quests
Profiles, biographies and autobiographies of individuals in search of ultimate meaning. Persons studied are spiritual seekers from all walks of life: traditional religious figures, artists, novelists, scientists and others.
Area 5, Bryant
R§ 100D Ww 3C 0.5
Religious Movements
A consideration of religious movements, old and new, inside as well as outside the traditional churches. Also, an exploration of religiously-inspired cultural movements in the social, political and artistic realms of society.
Area 5, Bryant
A survey of the literature, history and religion of ancient Israel as seen in its cultural setting in the ancient Near East.
Area 3, Miller
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.
Area 3, Hubbard
A study of the principal teachings of the Christian Faith affecting Catholics today. Topics will include Bible and Tradition; worship and sacraments; authority; changing views concerning laity, women, ministry and ecumenism.
Area 4, Bildstein
An introduction to the study of the sources and issues of traditional and contemporary, liberal and conservative, Protestantism.
Area 4, Gérard
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.
Area 3, Shillington
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.
Note: Open to RS majors only, Legge
Listed without a description.
A study of psalms, prayers, hymns, and liturgical texts used in the worship of ancient Israel, against the background of religious practices in the ancient Near East.
Area 3, Miller
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
R 205 W 3C 0.5
The Hebrew Prophets
A study of the prophetic movement from Amos to Malachi in the historical, social, and religious context of israel and the ancient Near East.
Area 3, Hubbard
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.
Area 3, Miller
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. Area 3, Staff
An examination of the career and thought of Paul as seen in his letters and in the Acts of the Apostles. Area 3, Hubbard
Listed without a description.
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.
Area 1, Legge
Listed without a description.
An introduction to the religious tradition of the Jews, in terms of beliefs, practices, ideals and institutions from the beginning to the present time.
Area 1, Sahas
An introduction to the Christian tradition in retrospect; the facts and the experiences pertinent to the evolution of beliefs, institutions, practices and cultural expressions, as these elements delineate the essential identity of Christianity as one of the religious traditions of the world.
Area 1, Sahas
A descriptive, historical and theological review of the wing of North American Christianity known as evangelicalism, fundamentalism, or revivalism.
Area 2, Sawatsky
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. Area 2, Sawatsky
The development of Western and Eastern Christianity to the end of the medieval period. Area 2, Klaassen
Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism from the Reformation to the present. Area 2, Klaassen
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.
Area 4, Bryant
Course Descriptions 443 Religious Studies
An analysis of the major theological developments in the Christian traditions from the Reformation to the present.
Area 4, Bryant
An examination of interpretations of Jesus in a secular and pluralistic world.
Area 4, MacDonald
An examination of some historical-theological symbolic images of the Christ figure, current and past.
Area 4, MacDonald
A study in moral theology of current social problems. Concrete possibilities for individual initiative towad needed social change will be stressed.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor.
Area 4, Bildstein
An investigation of the moral implications of an evolving sexual consciousness in the Christian tradition.
Prereq: Second year standing or consent of instructor.
Area 4, Bildstein
A study of those unitive efforts which marked the history of the Christian Church, emphasizing developments from the Reformation to the present. Area 4; Gérard
Listed without a description.
The Biblical materials. An examination of the documents of the early church, notably the Bible, with reference to their teaching on war and peace. Area 4, Staff
The Contemporary Discussion. A survey of Christian teaching on war and peace, focusing on the twentieth century discussion.
Area 4, Sawatsky
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.
Area 4, Legge
Listed without a description.
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.
Area 5, Legge
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
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.
Area 5, Staff
A continuation 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.
Area 5, Staff
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
A theological approach to the study of film as a world-transforming phenomenon for man. An assessment of film’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
Area 5, Bird
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
Area 5, Bryant
A discussion of religious perspectives in contemporary literary works. Emphasis will be on religious pluralism as reflected in the culture with a primary focus on man’s search for meaning, both individually and culturally.
Area 5, Bryant
Listed without a description.
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.
Area 1, Thompson
A study 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, tongues-speaking.
Area 5, Evans
A study of the psychology of personality in its relationship between personality and religious thought, experience and behaviour.
Area 5, Evans
A critical historical review of Judaeo-Christian approaches to emotional and interpersonal problems, with an analysis of the clinical pastoral education movement in the church.
Area 5, Lebold
A review 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.
Area 5, Miller
Detailed examination of the stories Jesus told, their form, method, message, and significance for religious thought, past and present.
Area 3, Miller
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Extensive reading of the New Testament, selected sections of the Didache and other related materials. Advanced grammar and syntax arising from the readings.
Prereq: R S 106 or consent of Instructor
Area 3, Shillington
Listed without a description.
A study of the religio-cultural forces which influenced early Christianity, Jewish rabbinic and apocalyptic literature (including the Dead Sea Scrolls), Greek mystery religions and Gnosticism will receive special emphasis.
Area 3, Hubbard
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 100F or consent of the instructor.
Area 3, Staff
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Not offered in 1980–81.
Not offered in 1980–81.
Not offered in 1980–81.
Not offered in 1980–81.
Not offered in 1980–81.
Not offered in 1980–81.
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: R S 100C/100D or 100H/100K and a 200-level course in theology or history of Christianity.
Area 2, MacDonald
A critical study of the church’s role in contemporary secular society.
Area 2, MacDonald
Listed without a description.
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, Tillich, Bonhoeffer, and Teilhard de Chardin.
Prereq: R S 100H or 100K or consent of instructor Area 4, Legge
Listed without a description.
This course will examine the religious experience and the theologies of Martin Luther and John Calvin in their respective historical contexts.
Prereq: one of RS 100H, RS 218, R S 227 or consent of instructor
Area 4, Gérard
Listed without a description.
A consideration 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 cinemaencountered through slides, films, recordings, and readings.
Prereq: R S 100C or 266 or 267, or consent of the instructor
Area 5, Bird
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
Listed without a description.
An examination of essentially religious issues in the writings of Karl Marx and in selected ‘classical literature’ of Marxism. The nature of transcendence, the question of uitimate reality, the nature of man, the meaning of history, the problems of alienation ideology and ethics.
Area 4, Rempel!
A travel seminar on the historical route of Eastern and Western Christianity and its interaction with Judaism and Islam. The travel includes visiting sites of interest and personalities of importance in Israel, Sinai, Constantinople, Greece, italy, Switzerland and France.
Prereq: R S 100B or 218 or 227/228, or consent of the instructors.
Interested students should contact the Department Area 2, Sahas/Gérard
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.
Area 5, Staft
The course examines the place of dreams in religious experience from ancient to modern 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: R S 271 or consent of instructor.
Area 5, Evans
R 371 W 3C 0.5
Religion and Suicidal Behaviour
A study of self-destructive behaviour and its relation to relevant religious concepts. The range of experience from illness to suicide will be explored and related to the concepts of guilt, hope, and meaning in the Christian faith.
Prereq: R S 271 or consent of instructor.
Area 5, Evans
Studies of issues that have arisen in the interaction of religious tradition with social change.
Area 5, Siebert
A course of study and research designed to provide the student with guidance and supervision towards completing an Honours research assignment. Prereq: Fourth year standing and consent of the Undergraduate Officer.
Note Every student In the Honours RS Programme is required to take this seminar.
tStudents wishing to enrol in a course marked with a dagger (t) should consult the department.
Course Descriptions 447
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
Listed without a description.
A study of theories of the psychological nature of religious experience, the sources of religious belief and religious significance of psychological phenomena. Topics include faith, doubt, evangelism, conversion, faith healing and mysticism, drugs and religious experience, tongue-speaking.
A study of the psychology of personality in its relationship between personality and religious thought, experience and behaviour.
Psychology