77 courses in the 1990–91 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
*n introduction to means of assessing roposed approaches to environmenly and socially significant problems and opportunities. Special emphasis on the nature and limitations of convenonal means of assessing the impacts, ‘1d overall desirability of technologies, projects, plans and policies. Close examination of case examples. Prereq: Environment and Resource ‘tudies students only or consent of istructor
See description for ERS 490A. Prereq: Honours Environment and tesource Studies students only A letter grade for ERS 492A will be submitted only after the completion of ERS 4928
Continuation of ERS 492A.
Prereq: ERS 492A
OURSES NOT OFFERED 1990-91
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An introduction to Religion, religious phenomena, beliefs, ideas, practices and experience through the study of material and examples from the various fields in Religious Studies.
An introduction to the religious traditions of the East: history, religious beliefs and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism and Shinto.
Area 1
and (stam: the characteristics and interaction of the 3 major religious traditions originating in the Middle East that have shaped the image of the Western World.
Area 1
Profiles, biographies and autobiographies of individuats in search of ultimate meaning. Persons studied are spiritual seekers from ail walks of life: traditional religious figures, artists, novelists, scientists and others.
Area §
A survey of the literature, history and
religion of ancient israel as seen in its
cultural setting in the ancient Near East. Area 3
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
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
The basics of Christian theology explored systematically and historically: theological language, revelation and truth, God and creation, sin and the fall, Christ and salvation, tradition and church, consummation and the end of history. °
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
An introduction to Greek grammar with appropriate grammatical exercises and development of vocabulary. —
RS 106A and GRK 100A may not both be taken for credit.
Area 3
A continuation of the study of Greek
grammar with an exegetical study of
some texts from the Gospel of Mark. Area 3
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.
A continuation and completion of the - study of the Greek Grammar of the New Testament, with appropriate exercises and a number of readings of the Greek New Testament and the Didache.
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
Detailed examination of the stories Jesus told, their form, method, message, and significance for religious thought, past and present.
Area 3
An examination of the career and
thought of Paul as seen in his letters
and in the Acts of the Apostles. Area 3
An introduction to the unifying beliefs and philosophical presuppositions of the Buddhist world-view, and an overview of the diverse forms of Buddhism in South and South-East Asia, Tibet, China and Japan.
Areal
An historical overview of the primary expressions of Chinese spirituality, from the Ancient Period to the 20th century. Special attention will be given to the interaction between the indigenous traditions (folk religion, Confucianism, Taoism) and Buddhism.
Area 1
An introduction to the Islamic faith and practice, with a review of the development, achievements and impact of the ~ Muslim community from Muhammad the Prophet to the present day.
Area 1
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
An analysis of minority religions considered deviant by the dominant society such as the Amish, Mormons, and Jehovah's Witnesses with special consideration of the recent new religjous Movements including Unification (Moonies), Scientology and Krishna consciousness.
Cross-listed as SOC 263
Area §
The development of Christianity in its Roman Catholic, Eastern Orthodox and Protestant traditions from the time of Christ to the present.
Cross-listed as HIST 235
Area 2
An analysis of the major theological
developments in the Christian traditions
from the apostolic era to the present. Area 4
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
256 W 3C 0.5 surrent Ethical issues An examination of specific current individual and social problems such as uman sexuality, social justice, urban ecay, and human rights, in the light of Christian moral consciousness. Area 4
1S 266 F 2C,1D 0.5 ‘ilm and the Quest for Meaning 1 An exploration of spiritual themes and issues in the cinema. An assessment of \m's special characteristics as an art orm capable of addressing the human quest for a significant existence. Emphasis upon the films of Ingmar "ergman. Cross-listed as FINE 252 Film fee $5.00. Area 5
267 WS 2C,1D 0.5
ilm and the Quest for Meaning 2 A consideration of selected themes — death, evil, guilt, fate, alienation.
ourage, love, redemption — in the
ms of several of today's leading direc- -
rs. Emphasis upon a variety of directors from divergent cultural backgrounds. Cross-listed as FINE 253 Film fee $5.00. Area 5
“S270 F. 3C 0.5 sychology of Religion study of theories of the psychological nature of religious experience, the sources of religious belief and the relig- ‘us significance of psychological henomena. Topics include faith, aoubt, evangelism, conversion, faith healing, mysticism, drugs and religious xperience, tongues-speaking. Area 5
study of the psychology of personality its relationship between personality and religious thought, experience and behaviour. Area 5
‘$272 W 3C 05 Sacred Places From Mecca to Benares, Stonehenge ) Chartres — a consideration of sacred ‘ties, shrines, rivers, mountains, worship centres and other places which have inspired the spiritual imagination of individuals and communities within arious religious traditions.
Course Descriptions Religious Studies
The course will examine Christian corporate worship in its existential reality and historical development. New trends will be analyzed in the light of | both tradition and present needs.
Area 4
RS 291 A-D
Studies In the History of Religion Consult Department for offerings 1990-91.
A multi-disciplinary examination of the evolution of the relationship between women and the church in the Christian tradition.
Area 5
A multi-faceted examination of the religious development of the pre-adult, including such considerations as the moral, psychological, philosophical, sociological, sacramental and spiritual aspects.
Area &
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.
Prereq: RS 100F or consent of instructor
Area 3
Fathers. Advanced grammar and syntax arising from the readings. Prereq: RS 106 or consent of instructor. Area 3
Reading and grammatical analysis of selected prose and poetic portions of the Hebrew Bible.
Cross-listed as R&C 206
Taught at WLU
16:135
Continuation of RS 306A. Cross-listed as R&C 256 Taught at WLU
RS 307A A-D
Selected Topics in Biblical Studies Special topics will be offered in the Fall, Winter, 1990-91. Consult Department.
A comparative study of the distinctive ways in which New Testament writers view key issues in the early Church; 9.9. 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: RS 100F or consent of instructor
Area 3
A study of Anabaptism and its place in the history of the Christian Church and of the Reformation period.
Prereq: Second year standing
Area 2
Cross-listed as HIST 348
A study of the recent transformation of
the Roman Catholic Church through the
events, Movements, personalities, and
historical realities of the past fifty years. Area 2
A critical study of the church's roles in contemporary secular society. Area 2
A study of modern thinkers (for example, Kant, Hegel, Schleiermacher and Kierkegaard), with special emphasis on their influence on 19th-century theology.
Prereq: RS 230 or 231 or consent of instructor
Area 4
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, 230, 231. or consent of instructor
Area 4
A study of the spiritual experience and mystical knowledge of great Christian mystics, from the desert Fathers and Hesychasts in the Eastern Orthodox tradition to the mystical schools of the Western Catholic tradition.
Prereq: RS 230 or 231 or consent of instructor
Area 2
An examination of the unity and diversity of biblical views of peace with attention to their relevance for the various dimensions of the contemporary quest for peace.
Prereq: RS 100E or 100F or consent of instructor
Area 4
The contemporary discussion. A survey of Christian teaching on war and peace, focusing on the 20th-century discussion.
Prereq: RS 230 or 231 or consent of instructor
Area 4
A study of the encounter and dialogue of men and women of difterent faiths, emphasizing movements, figures and ideas central to the contemporary scene. Both bilateral, for example, Christian-Buddhist, and multilateral developments will be explored. Prereq: RS 200 or 221, or courses in Eastern religions, or consent of the instructor Area §
Course Descriptions : Religious Studies
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 cinema - encountered through slides, films, recordings, and readings. Prereq: RS 100C or 266 or 267, or consent of instructor Area 5
- RS 369A-F
Study-Travel Seminar in Religion Consult Department for offerings 1990-91
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: RS 271 or consent of instructor
Area 5
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: RS 271 or consent of instructor Area §
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.
Prereq: RS 270 or 271 or consent of instructor
Area 5
A study of the development of the theology of marriage in the Christian tradition.
Prereq: RS 236/256 or 281/282 or consent of instructor
Area 4
An examination of some influential thinkers in the Christian tradition who have played a critical role in Roman Catholic theology; including individuals ~ like Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, John Henry Newman, Karl Rahner.
Prereq: RS 100H or RS 230 or RS : 231 or consent of instructor
Area 4
Special topics will be offered in 1990-91. Consult department.
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
A continuation of the above.
Every student in the Honours RS Program is required to take RS 490A « and 490B.
RS 590-597 FW R O05 Directed Research in Special Subjects for Graduate Students
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