Religion at Haverford College
PS#	CRS#	CR	TITLE OF COURSE	Professor(s)/Instructor(s)	DIV
	H122B01	1.0	Introduction to the New Testament Enrollment limited to 35 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	A.McGuire TTh 10:00-11:30	HU III
	H130B01	1.0	Material Religion in America Enrollment limited to 35 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	K.Koltun-Fromm MW 12:30-2:00	HU III
	H169B01	1.0	Black Religion and Liberation Thought: An Introduction Enrollment limited to 30 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	T.Johnson TTh 11:30-1:00	HU I
	H212B01	1.0	Jerusalem: City, history and representation NEW COURSE.An examination of the history of Jerusalem as well as a study of Jerusalem as religious symbol and how the two interact over the centuries. Readings from ancient, medieval, modern and contemporary sources as well as material culture and art.	N.Koltun-Fromm TTh 2:30-4:00	HU III
	H222B01	1.0	Gnosticism Enrollment limited to 20 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	A.McGuire TTh 1:00-2:30	HU III
	H240B01	1.0	History and Principles of Quakerism Cross-listed in History	E.Lapsansky TTh 10:00-11:30	SO I
	H242B01	1.0	The Religious Writings of James Baldwin Enrollment limited to 25 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors. TOPIC: This course will engage in a religious analysis of the writings of James Baldwin. Throughout the course, students will engage Baldwin's non-fiction, fiction, and dramatic works. We will discuss Baldwin's views on the Black Church, critiques of institutional religion, and suggestions for redefining religious discourse.	T.Hucks T 1:00-4:00	HU III
	H248B01	1.0	The Quran Cross-listed in Comparative Literature Enrollment limited to 25 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors. NEW COURSE.Overview of the Qur'an—the scripture of Islam. Major themes include: orality / textuality; sanctity and material culture; revelation, translation, and inimitability; calligraphy, bookmaking and architecture; along with modes of scriptural exegesis as practiced over time by both Muslims and non-Muslims alike.	T.Zadeh MW 12:30-2:00	HU I
	H270B01	1.0	War and Morality Enrollment limited to 20 students. NEW COURSE.This course studies Christian, Islamic, and Western secular versions of "just war" tradition, and compares them critically with realist and Christian pacifist approaches to warfare, political justice, and the nature of peace. As often as possible, course discussions will revolve around concrete cases that address past, present, and future (?) wars, as well as the continuing challenge of peace.	W.Werpehowski M 7:30-10:00pm	HU III
	H277B01	1.0	Modern Christian Thought Enrollment limited to 25 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	D.Dawson TTh 1:00-2:30	HU III
	H306B01	1.0	Of Monsters and Marvels: Wonder in Islamic Traditions Cross-listed in Comparative Literature Consent Enrollment limited to 15 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors. NEW COURSE.From contemplating the cosmos to encountering the monstrous, this course explores the place of wonder in Islamic traditions through readings from the Qur'an, exegesis, prophetic traditions, popular literature, travel narratives, descriptive geography, philosophy and theology.	T.Zadeh T 1:30-4:00	HU III
	H310B01	1.0	Sex and Gender in Japanese Buddhism Cross-listed in East Asian Studies In this seminar we will examine the intersection of religion & gender in Japanese literature from the 8th to the 16th centuries. The course assumes no prior academic experience in gender, literature, religion, or Japanese culture. It does require openness, curiosity, and a willingness to talk and listen.	M.Kaneko W 1:30-4:00	HU III
	H330B01	1.0	Seminar in the Religious History of African-American Women Fulfills Social Justice Enrollment limited to 15 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	T.Hucks W 1:30-4:00	HU III
	H347B01	1.0	Souls of Black Folk: W.E.B. Du Bois and the Problem of Religion Enrollment limited to 15 students. Lottery preference to Religion Majors.	T.Johnson Th 1:30-4:00	HU III
	H399B01	1.0	Senior Seminar and Thesis Religion 301, 303, or 305 and the approval of the Department of Religion..	McGuire/Hucks/Koltun-Fromm/Koltun-Fromm/Dawson/Johnson/Zadeh T 7:30pm-10:00pm	HU III
	H480B05	1.0	Independent Study	N.Koltun-Fromm	HU