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Religion Department Courses

SPRING 2008
FALL 2007
REL 121A	Religion in Philadelphia LE: 35	J. Dubler	TTh 10:00-11:30	Chase 101
REL 107A	Vocabularies of Islam	T. Zadeh	MW 12:30-2	Gest 101
REL 122A	Introduction to the New Testament	A.McGuire	MW TTh 1-2:30	Gest 101
REL 208A	Religion, Ideology, Power	J. Dubler	TTh 2:30-4:00	Chase 101
REL 222A	Women and Gender in Early Christianity	A. McGuire	TTh 10-11:30	Gest 102
REL 256A	Zen Thought, Zen Culture, Zen History	H. Glassman	MW 2:30-4	Chase 101
REL 284A	American Judaism	K. Koltun-Fromm	TTh 11:30-1	Gest 102
REL 286A	Religion and American Public Life	T. Johnson	MW 11-12:30	Gest 101
REL 288A	Religion, Ethics, and Politics	T. Johnson	W 1:30-4	Stokes 207
REL 301A	Seminar A: Religion and Magic LE: 15	S.Schwarz	W 1:30-4	Shrp 217
REL 301A	Seminar A: Jerusalem: History and Representation	N. Koltun-Fromm	M 1:30-4	Hall 106
REL 303A	Seminar B: Al-Andalus: Religion & Literature in the Iberian Peninsula LE: 15	T.Zadeh	T 1:30-4	Link 309
REL 305A	Seminar C: Ethical Dimensions of Fieldwork	T. Hucks	Th 1:30-4	Hall 106
REL 330A	Religious History of African American Women	T. Hucks	W 1:30-4	Roberts 007
REL 460A	Teaching Assistant	Staff	TBA
REL 480A	Independent Study	Staff	TBA

COURSE NUMBER	COURSE TITLE AND LINKS (if available)	Instructor	Classtime	Location
REL 101B	Introduction to the Study of Religion LE: 50	J. Dubler	MWF 9:30-10:30	Chase 104
REL 118B	Hebrew Bible: Literary Text and Historical Context LE:35	N. Koltun-Fromm	TTH 10-11:30	Hall 106
REL 137B	Black Religion and Liberation Thought	T. Johnson	TTh 11:30-1	Hall 107
REL 165b	New Course The Divine Guide: An Introduction to Shi'ism This course examines the religious, social, and political dimensions of Shi'i Islam, from its early formation until the modern period. Topics include authority and guidance; theology and jurisprudence; messianism and eschatology; scriptural hermeneutics and exegesis; ritual and performance; gender and the body; and modern intersections between religion and politics. LE: 25	T. Zadeh	MW 12:30-2:00	Hall 112
REL 222B	Gnosticism LE: 20	A. McGuire	TTh 10-11:30	Gest 101
REL 231B	Religious Themes in African American Literature	T. Hucks	MW 11-12:30	Hall 201
REL/HIST 240B	History and Principles of Quakerism	E. Lapsansky	TTh 10-11:30	Chase 101
REL/HIST 240B	The Religious Writings of James Baldwin LE:25	T. Hucks	M 1:30-4	Stokes 301
REL 250B	Jewish Images, Imagining Jews LE: 25	K. Koltun-Fromm	TTh 1:00-2:30	Hall 106
REL 307B	New Course Of Monsters and Marvels: Wonder in Islamic Traditions	T. Zadeh	TTh 11:30-1:00	Gest 102
REL 309B	Religion and Prison LE: 15	J. Dubler	M 7:30-10	Chase 101
REL 318B	New Course Religion, Modernity and Colonialism LE: 15	T. Johnson	T 1:30-4:00	Gest 102
REL 343b	Mary Magdalene: Female Disciple, Witnes, Icon LE: 15	A. McGuire	W 1:30-4:00	Gest 103
REL 370b	Topics in Buddhist Studies: The Lotus Sutra	H. Glassman	W 1:30-4:00	Shrp 202
REL 399B	Senior Seminar and Thesis Guidelines and Due Dates	Koltun-Fromm /McGuire/Hucks/ Dubler /Johnson	T 7:30pm-10pm	Gest Lounge

REL 460B	Teaching Assistant	Staff	TBA
REL 480B	Independent Study	Staff	TBA

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