Rice Course Schedule, Fall 2000
Religious Studies (RELI)
Rice Course Schedule as of 05/15/2001.
This schedule is maintained by the Office of the Registrar
(reg@rice.edu).
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NOTE: Course web pages are available for some RELI courses.
RELI 101 INTRO TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Comparative and interdisclinary analysis of key elements (including scripture,
religious experience, ideas of the divine, religious art and practices) of two
Western and two non-Western religions, of the scholarly study of religion, and
of the role of religion in the contemporary world.
001 HUM 117 - MWF 01:00PM - 01:50PM Carroll, Beverlee Jill Enr: 56 Max: NA
Parsons, William B.
RELI 209 INTRODUCTION TO JUDAISM Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Post-biblical Judaism reflected in ancient rabbinic (legal
and non-legal)
literature, medieval Jewish philosophy with
special emphasis on Maimonides, and
modern developments such as Hasidism, Musar, liberal Judaism, and Zionism.
001 HUM 328 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Wyschogrod, Michael Enr: 9 Max: NA
RELI 211 INTRO TO ASIAN CIVILIZATIONS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
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.
Also offered as ASIA 211.
001 HUM 117 - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Hillis, Gregory Enr: 3 Max: NA
RELI 260 RELIGION & THE SOCIAL SCIENCES Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Designed to introduce the student to classic and contemporary texts in the
social scientific study of religion. Topics include: mysticism, the social
construction of gender, the guru-disciple relationship, secularization, healing
traditions East and West, cross-cultural debates.
001 HUM 226 - MWF 11:00AM - 11:50AM Parsons, William B. Enr: 13 Max: NA
RELI 286 THE REFORMATION & ITS RESULTS Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
Theology and church-state issues from 16th-century Reformation to 17th century;
medieval background; Luther and Calvin, the Catholic Reformation; religious
wars; Protestant orthodoxy; Pietist spirituality; Puritanism; calls for
toleration. Also offered as HIST 286.
001 FL 524 - TH 02:30PM - 05:30PM Stroup, John M. Enr: 3 Max: NA
RELI 371 MODERN JEWISH THOUGHT Credits 3.00 Fall 00
* DISTRIBUTION COURSE: GROUP I
The impact of modernity, the englightment, Kant, Hegel, and existentialism on
Jewish thought. Among figures considered are Spinoza, Mendelssohn, Hermann,
Cohen, Buber, and Rosenzweig. The interaction of modern Judaism andChristianity
will also be discussed.
001 TBA - TTH 02:30PM - 03:50PM Wyschogrod, Michael Enr: Max: NA
RELI 397 EGOISM, ALTRUISM, AND THE POSTMODERN SEL Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Consider origins and contemporary manifestions of self-love and other-regarding
love from biological, philosophical, psychological and social perspectives.
Relation of religious beliefs and practices to empathy, sympathy and formation
of the self. Offered with additional work as RELI 599.
001 HUM 226 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Wyschogrod, Edith Enr: 4 Max: NA
RELI 401 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits Fall 00
No description
001 TBA - TBA Bongmba, Elias K. Enr: 0 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Heitman, Elizabeth Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Henze, Matthias Enr: 0 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Kelber, Werner H. Enr: 0 Max: NA
005 TBA - TBA Klein, Anne C. Enr: 0 Max: NA
006 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
007 TBA - TBA McKenny, Gerald P. Enr: 0 Max: NA
008 TBA - TBA Parsons, William B. Enr: 0 Max: NA
009 TBA - TBA Stroup, John M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
010 TBA - TBA Wyschogrod, Edith Enr: 0 Max: NA
011 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
RELI 457 MODERNITY, ANTI-MODERNITY & POST-MODERNI Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Exploration of the problem of defining "modernity" and corollary concepts.
Includes contemporary sociological, political, and cultural theory (e.g.,
Baudrillard) in connection with typologies of religious experience and grouping
from mainline through New Age. Offered with additional work as Reli 519.
001 FL 524 - M 02:30AM - 05:30AM Stroup, John M. Enr: 3 Max: NA
RELI 462 MEDICAL ETHICS & AMER VALUES I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Readings and discussion of the principles and priorities of medical ethics,
with attention to historical development. 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.
Prereq- permission of instructor.
001 TBA - TH 03:00PM - 05:00PM Heitman, Elizabeth Enr: 9 Max: NA
Reiser, Stanley J.
RELI 519 MODERNITY, ANTIMODERNITY & POSTMODERNITY Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Graduate version of RELI 457.
001 FL 524 - M 02:30PM - 05:30PM Stroup, John M. Enr: 1 Max: NA
RELI 523 INDEPENDENT STUDY Credits Fall 00
No description
001 TBA - TBA Bongmba, Elias K. Enr: 1 Max: NA
002 TBA - TBA Heitman, Elizabeth Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Henze, Matthias Enr: 0 Max: NA
004 TBA - TBA Kelber, Werner H. Enr: 0 Max: NA
005 TBA - TBA Klein, Anne C. Enr: 1 Max: NA
006 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
007 TBA - TBA McKenny, Gerald P. Enr: 0 Max: NA
008 TBA - TBA Parsons, William B. Enr: 1 Max: NA
009 TBA - TBA Stroup, John M. Enr: 0 Max: NA
010 TBA - TBA Wyschogrod, Edith Enr: 1 Max: NA
011 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
RELI 532 INTRODUCTION TIBETAN LANGUAGE Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Graduate version of Reli 132 and Tibt 132.
002 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
003 TBA - TBA Staff Enr: 0 Max: NA
RELI 543 MEDICAL ETHICS & AMER VALUES I Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Graduate version of Reli 462. Taught in conjunction with University of
Texas-Houston Health Science Center. Classes meet at UT School of Public
Health.
Permission of instructor required.
001 TBA - TH 03:00PM - 05:00PM Heitman, Elizabeth Enr: 0 Max: NA
RELI 595 GOD AND POSTMODERNISM Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Examination of the meanings of postmodernism and their implications for
concepts of God, faith, and religious experience. Includes Nietzsche,
Bataille, Derrida, Kristeva, Jean-Luc Marion, and selected radical orthodox
thinkers.
001 HUM 226 - T 01:00PM - 04:00PM Wyschogrod, Edith Enr: 2 Max: NA
RELI 599 EGOISM, ALTRUISM AND THE POSTMODERN SELF Credits 3.00 Fall 00
Graduate version of RELI 397.
001 HUM 226 - TTH 09:25AM - 10:40AM Wyschogrod, Edith Enr: 2 Max: NA
RELI 800 RESEARCH AND THESIS Credits Fall 00
No description
001 TBA - TBA McKenny, Gerald P. Enr: 4 Max: NA
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