Course	REL / THEO 217 Comparing Religions Through Law and Technology: Judaism, Christianity and Islam
Professor	Bruce Chilton / Jacob Neusner / Ismail Acar
CRN	90885
Schedule	Wed Fri 1:30 – 2:50 pm OLIN 310
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Humanities

Cross-listed: Jewish Studies, Religion

This is a course in comparative religions, aiming at gaining perspective on religion through comparison and contrast: what do religions have in common, where do they differ, and how can we make sense of the points in common and in conflict? The focus is on comparison of theology of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, and of law in Judaism and Islam. The goal is to define what we mean by “religion” in the encounter with the facts of religions. We deal with the three monotheist religions, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. We describe the three religions one by one, by reference to the classical writings of each: Judaism represented by the Hebrew Scriptures a.k.a. the Old Testament as read by the Rabbis of the Mishnah, Talmuds, and Midrash; Christianity represented by the Bible, a.k.a. the Old Testament and the New Testament; Islam represented by the Quran, Sunna, and Hadith. We compare and contrast the three religious systems as portrayed in the classical writings to which all later developments of Judaism, Christianity and Islam refer. Texts will include Three Faiths, One God. The Formative Faith and Practice of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, with Bruce D. Chilton & William A. Graham; Comparing Religions Through Law: Judaism and Islam, with Tamara Sonn; Judaism and Islam in Practice. A Source Book of the Classical Age, with Tamara Sonn & Jonathan Brockopp.

Course	LIT 250 English Literature I
Professor	Mark Lambert
CRN	90170
Schedule	Mon Wed 10:30 - 11:50 am OLIN 305
Distribution	OLD: B/C	NEW: Literature in English

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Course	LIT 251 English Literature II
Professor	Nancy Leonard
CRN	90411
Schedule	Tu Th 10:30 - 11:50 am OLIN 310
Distribution	OLD: B	NEW: Literature in English

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Course	REL / LIT 2164 Spiritual Crises
Professor	Karen Sullivan
CRN	90032
Schedule	Tu Th 4:00 -5:20 pm ASP 302
Distribution	OLD: B	NEW: Literature in English

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Course	REL 106 Introduction to Islam
Professor	Ismail Acar
CRN	90423
Schedule	Tu Th 4:00 – 5:20 pm OLIN 301
Distribution	OLD: A	NEW: Humanities

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Course	REL 115 Christian Moral Decision Making
Professor	Paul Murray
CRN	90062
Schedule	Tu Th 2:30 -3:50 pm OLIN 203
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Humanities

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Course	REL 268 The Quran: Listening, Reading Viewing
Professor	Ismail Acar
CRN	90889
Schedule	Wed Fri 9:00 – 10:20 am OLIN 204
Distribution	OLD: C	NEW: Humanities

Course	REL 274 Jesus
Professor	Bruce Chilton
CRN	90167
Schedule	Wed Fr 12:00 -1:20 pm OLIN 107
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Humanities

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Course	REL 320 Sacred Pursuits: Seminar in Study of Religion
Professor	Paul Murray
CRN	90066
Schedule	Mon 4:00 -6:20 pm OLIN 303
Distribution	OLD: A/C	NEW: Humanities

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