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RELI 111 INTRO TO AFRICAN RELIGIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
An introductory reading course in the structures of African religions
(indigeous, Christian and Islamic). Course will include community,
cosmology, ritual, ethical values, magic, witchcraft, contribution to
nationalism, independence, social change and the transplantation of
African religions in the Americas.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM FL*412 Bongmba, Elias *CURRENT ENR: 3
RELI 123 GOD, TIME AND HISTORY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
How is the passage of time given meaning, and what role--if any--is
assigned to divinity in shaping the direction of events? Course
explores various forms of recording and interpreting events, drawing
from ancient Mesopotamia, Israel, and the Greco-Roman world--the
cultures in which modern ideas of history began.
Also offered as Hist 113 and Huma 113.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SH*301 Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 24
001 Maas, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 24
RELI 200 THE BIBLE IN WESTERN TRADITION Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Explores multiple roles the Bible has played in Western culture.
Emphasis will be on the Bible as catalyst in media history, as generator
of the artistic imagination, and as author of ideas that shaped social
history.
Enrollment is limited to 28.
Also offered as Huma 107.
001 TTH 01:00PM-02:20PM SH*309 Kelber, Werner *CURRENT ENR: 15
RELI 209 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A historical survey of the Jewish tradition, from the biblical period to
the present day. Focus on Rabbinics, mysticism, Zionism, and feminism,
among other themes.
001 MWF 01:00PM-01:50PM SH*460 Kavka, Martin *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 211 INTRO TO ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* RESTRICTED DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Introduction to the great cultural traditions of Asia, past and present,
with emphasis on evolving religious and philosophical traditions,
artistic and literary achievements, and patterns of political, social,
and economic change.
Enrollment limited to 40.
Also offered as Asia 211, Hist 206 and Huma 211.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM RH*110 Klein, Anne *CURRENT ENR: 7
001 Smith, Richard *CURRENT ENR: 7
001 Thal, Sarah *CURRENT ENR: 7
RELI 280 SEARCH FOR GOD IN POSTMODERN WORLD Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Explores forms of theistic religious experience, concentrating on the
Western Christian tradition; past and present cultural and philosophical
challenges to traditional religious belief; the possibility of Christian
faith and the struggle for justice and meaning in the postmodern world.
001 M 02:00PM-05:00PM FL*524 Stroup, John *CURRENT ENR: 6
RELI 286 THE REFORMATION & ITS RESULTS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Theology and church-state issues from 16th-century Reformation to 17th
century; medieval background; Luther, Calvin, Catholic Reformation;
religious wars; Protestant orthodoxy; Pietist spirituality; Puritanism;
calls for toleration.
Also offered as Hist 286.
001 TH 02:30PM-05:30PM FL*524 Stroup, John *CURRENT ENR: 6
RELI 330 CLASSICAL & COLLOQUIAL TIBETAN Credits 4.00 Fall 99
Readings in Tibetan Bon and Buddhist religious texts.
Offered with additional work as Reli 532.
Also offered as Tibt 330.
Section 1:Introduction to Tibetan with emphasis on the language of the
classical Buddhist texts. Prereq- none but curiosity.
Section 2: Intermediate level. Prereq- at least 1 semester of
introductory Tibetan.
Section 3: Advanced level. Prereq- at least 1 year of classical Tibetan.
001 MW 11:00AM-12:20PM SH*352 Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 2
002 MW 01:00PM-02:20PM Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 1
003 TTH 04:00PM-05:20PM PL*117 Klein, Anne *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 401 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 1.00 Fall 99
001 TBA TBA Bongmba, Elias *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 TBA TBA Heitman, Elizabeth *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 TBA TBA Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 0
004 TBA TBA Kelber, Werner *CURRENT ENR: 0
005 TBA TBA Klein, Anne *CURRENT ENR: 0
006 TBA TBA Lobel, Diana *CURRENT ENR: 0
007 TBA TBA McKenny, Gerald *CURRENT ENR: 0
008 TBA TBA Parsons, William *CURRENT ENR: 0
009 TBA TBA Stroup, John *CURRENT ENR: 0
010 TBA TBA Wyschogrod, Edith *CURRENT ENR: 0
011 TBA TBA Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 411 INTRO TO CLASSICAL HEBREW I Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
A one-year (two semesters) introduction to Hebrew. The emphasis is on
Biblical Hebrew (basic grammar and vocabulary), with occasional
exercises in modern Hebrew (reading, speaking, and writing skills).
Also offered as Hebr 411.
001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM SH*562 Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 8
RELI 425 AFRICANA THOUGHT & PHILOSOPHY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Reading and discussion of important issues in 20th century African,
African American Caribbean and African diasporan existential thought.
001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM FL*524 Bongmba, Elias *CURRENT ENR: 3
RELI 462 MEDICAL ETHICS & AMER VALUES I Credits 3.00 Fall 99
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Readings and discussion of the principles and priorities of medical
ethics, with attention to historical development.
Prereq- permission of instructor. Offered with additional work as Reli
543.
Taught in conjunction with University of Texas-Houston Health Science
Center. Classes meet at UT School of Public Health. Intended only for
highly qualified undergraduates.
Enrollment limited to 15.
001 TH 03:00PM-05:00PM Heitman, Elizabeth *CURRENT ENR: 2
001 Reiser, Stanley *CURRENT ENR: 2
RELI 506 GOSPEL AND TRADITION Credits 3.00 Fall 99
Explores narrative features of the canonical gospels, their implications
in tradition, and their rhetorical outreach.
001 F 01:00PM-04:00PM SH*562 Kelber, Werner *CURRENT ENR: 1
RELI 523 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits 1.00 Fall 99
001 TBA TBA Bongmba, Elias *CURRENT ENR: 0
002 TBA TBA Heitman, Elizabeth *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 TBA TBA Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 1
004 TBA TBA Kelber, Werner *CURRENT ENR: 0
005 TBA TBA Klein, Anne *CURRENT ENR: 3
006 TBA TBA Lobel, Diana *CURRENT ENR: 0
007 TBA TBA McKenny, Gerald *CURRENT ENR: 0
008 TBA TBA Parsons, William *CURRENT ENR: 1
009 TBA TBA Stroup, John *CURRENT ENR: 1
010 TBA TBA Wyschogrod, Edith *CURRENT ENR: 2
011 TBA TBA Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 1
RELI 532 CLASSICAL & COLLOQUIAL TIBETAN Credits 4.00 Fall 99
Graduate version of Reli 330 and Tibt 330.
Section 001: Introduction to Tibetan with emphasis on the
language of the classical Buddhist texts. Prereq- none but curiosity.
Section 002: Intermediate level. Prereq- at least 1 semester of
introductory Tibetan.
Section 003: Advanced level. Prereq- at least 1 year of classical
Tibetan.
001 MW 11:00AM-12:20PM SH*352 Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 3
002 MW 01:00PM-02:20PM Pietsch, C. *CURRENT ENR: 0
003 TTH 04:00PM-05:20PM PL*117 Klein, Anne *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 543 MEDICAL ETHICS & AMER VALUES I Credits 3.00 Fall 99
Also offered as Reli 462.
Taught in conjunction with University of Texas-Houston Health Science
Center. Classes meet at UT School of Public Health.
001 TH 03:00PM-05:00PM Heitman, Elizabeth *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Reiser, Stanley *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 547 REL ETHICS & MODERNITY/POST- MODERNITY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
001 W 01:00PM-04:00PM SH*352 McKenny, Gerald *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 551 INTRO TO CLASSICAL HEBREW I Credits 3.00 Fall 99
See Reli 411.
001 TTH 10:50AM-12:05PM SH*562 Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 585 GOD, TIME AND HISTORY Credits 3.00 Fall 99
Also offered as Reli 123, Hist/Huma 113.
001 TTH 02:30PM-03:50PM SS*106 Henze, Matthias *CURRENT ENR: 0
001 Maas, Michael *CURRENT ENR: 0
RELI 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits 3.00 Fall 99
001 TBA TBA McKenny, Gerald *CURRENT ENR: 4
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