Discipline ID
06a6acf3-73c3-4ed3-9f03-6e1dafb7e2cb
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RELIGION AND STATE IN ISRAEL: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Country
Israel
Host Institution
The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
Program(s)
Explore Israel,Hebrew University of Jerusalem
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Political Science
UCEAP Course Number
113
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
RELIGION AND STATE IN ISRAEL: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
UCEAP Transcript Title
RELIGN&STATE ISRAEL
UCEAP Quarter Units
3.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.00
Course Description
The course addresses the conflicts between religion and state from a number of different perspectives. Historical and philosophical perspectives of the relations between the two will be presented. The particulars of the situation in Israel will be presented in light of Israeli history and in comparison to other states' arrangements. The course aims to give students a view of the variety of relations that have existed and do exist between religious bodies and states and to present the Israeli situation in these perspectives.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
56156
Host Institution Course Title
RELIGION AND STATE IN ISRAEL: HISTORICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL PERSPECTIVES
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Social Sciences, HUJ
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Political Science
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ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CATHOLICISM
Country
United Kingdom - Scotland
Host Institution
University of Glasgow
Program(s)
University of Glasgow
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
101
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CATHOLICISM
UCEAP Transcript Title
CONTEMP CATHOLOCISM
UCEAP Quarter Units
8.00
UCEAP Semester Units
5.30
Course Description
With over a billion Catholics across the globe, the Catholic Church is an influential force at both the religious and the geo-political level. This course explores the key features of contemporary Catholicism, including its ecclesiological structure and practices, and its theological, moral, and social teachings; assesses the legacy of the Second Vatican Council; and discusses contemporary controversies inside the faith and Catholicism's influence on the wider world and the international stage.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
TRS4095
Host Institution Course Title
ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY CATHOLICISM
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
University of Glasgow
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
School of Critical Studies
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BUDDHIST ETHICS
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
King's College London
Program(s)
English Universities,King's College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
121
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
BUDDHIST ETHICS
UCEAP Transcript Title
BUDDHIST ETHICS
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course introduces the broad character and coverage of Buddhist ethics, engaging with the central principles that inform Buddhist ethics. The course develops a critical evaluation of Buddhist responses to some contemporary ethical problems and offers an informed understanding of various streams of the Buddhist ethical tradition. Students develop critical skills in understanding the ontological and epistemological bases of Buddhist answers to primary ethical questions and evaluate the modern applications of Buddhist ethics in some areas of contemporary ethical concern.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
5AAT2901
Host Institution Course Title
BUDDHIST ETHICS
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
King's College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Theology & Religious Studies
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MYSTICISM IN THE EAST AND THE WEST
Country
Japan
Host Institution
International Christian University
Program(s)
International Christian University
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
141
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MYSTICISM IN THE EAST AND THE WEST
UCEAP Transcript Title
MYSTICISM EAST&WEST
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
The theme for this comparative thought course varies each semester. The theme of "Mysticism East and West" explores the nature and significance of mystical experience from the angles of philosophy, psychology, theology and religious history. Mystical documents representing the Christian, Hindu, Buddhist, Daoist, and Muslim traditions are read and discussed.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
PHR323E
Host Institution Course Title
COMPARATIVE THOUGHT
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
International Christian University
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Philosophy and Religion
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RELIGION IN PUBLIC: GREAT SPEECHES
Country
Ireland
Host Institution
Trinity College Dublin
Program(s)
Irish Universities,Trinity College Dublin
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
RELIGION IN PUBLIC: GREAT SPEECHES
UCEAP Transcript Title
RELIGION IN PUBLIC
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course provides different scholarly perspectives on the diversity of how religion is mediated and has been part of public debate in many, and often unexpected ways. Through the lenses of biblical, Islamic and literary studies, theology, and the cultural study of religion students analyze the speeches and their contexts, from politics and cultural life, linked to the relevance of religion as argument, as rhetoric and as value background. Names such has Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Arundhati Roy and Albert Camus, Mohammad the Prophet and Ayatollah Khomeini, Saladin at the time of the Crusades, and Friedrich Schleiermacher at the turn of the Enlightenment into Romanticism, demonstrate the scope of backgrounds addressed in this course. Knowing about the impact of religion as a cultural force builds up a competence which is most important for the encounter within a multi-cultural globalized world.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
BCRE08
Host Institution Course Title
RELIGION IN PUBLIC: GREAT SPEECHES
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Trinity College Dublin
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Religions, Peace Studies & Theology
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RELIGION AND POLITICS IN FRANCE
Country
France
Host Institution
Institut d'Etudes Politiques (Sciences Po)
Program(s)
Sciences Po Paris
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Political Science
History
UCEAP Course Number
148
UCEAP Course Suffix
L
UCEAP Official Title
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN FRANCE
UCEAP Transcript Title
REL & POL IN FRANCE
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.50
UCEAP Semester Units
3.00
Course Description
The French notion of “secularism” (or laïcité) is one of the most original aspects of the political, social and cultural reality of France. We speak of "laïcité à la française" to designate a certain type of relationship between the public political sphere and the status of religion(s). Through history, these relationships have been marked by distance and, sometimes, by a dimension of struggle and direct confrontation. Religions tend to be reduced to the private sphere. The “ideal” is that religions must in no way influence political life or even public and cultural life. The French adventure of secularism was thus founded on the project of radically separating politics and religion. This adventure began as early as the sixteenth century and was often confrontational. Secularism has mainly concerned relations between the state and the Catholic religion. But, today, the question arises in a new context marked by the development of Islam. This course is mainly a history class but it is also intended to shed light on contemporary issues and debates. It's about understanding the current issue of secularism through its long history. The following topics are discussed: the impact of the wars of religion (sixteenth century), the place of the Catholic Church in the Ancien Régime, the formulation of the idea of secularism in the Age of Enlightenment, the installation of a "model" of modern secularism under the Modern Republic, the existence of a "culture" of anticlericalism, the school quarrel, the new situation posed by the rise of Islam since the years 1970 and the idea of a crisis of secularism today (new or “post” laïcité).
Language(s) of Instruction
French
Host Institution Course Number
DHIS 25A09
Host Institution Course Title
RELIGION AND POLITICS IN FRANCE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
English Seminar
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
History
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MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT
Country
Ghana
Host Institution
University of Ghana, Legon
Program(s)
University of Ghana
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
122
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT
UCEAP Transcript Title
MAGIC & WITCHCRAFT
UCEAP Quarter Units
4.00
UCEAP Semester Units
2.70
Course Description
This course offers an in-depth study of witchcraft and magic. Topics include the history of witch hunting; witchcraft in the Bible; witch meetings; cannibalism; the Black Mass; witches and devils; interpretations of European and American witchcraft and magic; modern African witchcraft and magic; activities of African witches; confessions of African witches; African witch hunting; witch doctors; the social setting of witchcraft and magic; and the future of witchcraft and magic.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
SREL368
Host Institution Course Title
MAGIC AND WITCHCRAFT
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Study of Religion
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN ENGLAND SINCE 1500
Country
United Kingdom - England
Host Institution
King's College London
Program(s)
King's College London
UCEAP Course Level
Upper Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
109
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN ENGLAND SINCE 1500
UCEAP Transcript Title
CHRISTIANTY/ENGLAND
UCEAP Quarter Units
6.00
UCEAP Semester Units
4.00
Course Description
This course covers the history of Christianity in England since the 16th century. The course lays a foundation for later study of the history of Christianity by providing basic information about core theological ideas and how they relate to ecclesiastical structures, practices, and personnel, while also informing students about methods of historical analysis and standards of argumentation.
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
4AAT1021
Host Institution Course Title
TURNING POINTS: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY IN ENGLAND SINCE 1500
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
King's College London
Host Institution Faculty
Host Institution Degree
Host Institution Department
Theology and Religious Studies
Course Last Reviewed
2019-2020
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RELIGIONS OF EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST
Country
Spain
Host Institution
Complutense University of Madrid
Program(s)
Complutense University of Madrid
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
UCEAP Course Number
68
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
RELIGIONS OF EGYPT AND THE MIDDLE EAST
UCEAP Transcript Title
RELS EGYPT&MID EAST
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
This course is divided into two parts. The first part focuses on Egyptian religion from its origins in pre-history to its influence on later religions, including Christianity. This course discusses dogma, ritual, and element of religious culture such as temples, tombs, and representations in visual arts. The second part focuses on religions of the Near East. This course examines the geographic area that encompassed the Sumero-Akkadian cuneiform culture. It explores the concept of divinity in Mesopotamia and the main divinities. This course analyzes the temple, representations of the gods in the temple, and worship in the temple, as well as types of prayer, rituals, and divination.
Language(s) of Instruction
Spanish
Host Institution Course Number
805888
Host Institution Course Title
RELIGIONES DE EGIPTO Y PRÓXIMO ORIENTE
Host Institution Course Details
Host Institution Campus
Moncloa
Host Institution Faculty
Facultad de Filosofía
Host Institution Degree
GRADO EN CIENCIAS DE LAS RELIGIONES
Host Institution Department
Departamento de Prehistoria, Historia Antigua y Arqueología
Course Last Reviewed
2021-2022
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A LIFE WORTH LIVING
Country
Hong Kong
Host Institution
University of Hong Kong
Program(s)
University of Hong Kong
UCEAP Course Level
Lower Division
UCEAP Subject Area(s)
Religious Studies
Philosophy
UCEAP Course Number
65
UCEAP Course Suffix
UCEAP Official Title
A LIFE WORTH LIVING
UCEAP Transcript Title
LIFE WORTH LIVING
UCEAP Quarter Units
5.00
UCEAP Semester Units
3.30
Course Description
What does it mean to live a worthy life? This is one of the most fundamental questions of human existence and this course addresses the relevant issues through an engagement with various philosophical and religious traditions, such as Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Hinduism, Christianity, Islam and Secular Humanism. The course discusses how the teachings of important historical figures from these traditions have influenced the choices of people over the centuries, and how they have been contextualized and adopted in contemporary society; examines how these figures regard the place of bodily pleasures, intellectual pursuits, power, status, possessions, accomplishments, virtues, relationship with other human beings and the relationship (or not) with the transcendent in their vision of a good life; explores the resources they offer for dealing with stress, temptations, disappointments and failures, social oppression, the loss of possessions and of loved ones, and with one's own death. The course helps students connect across different disciplines and cultures, and develop the ability to examine controversial issues from multiple perspectives. Students will achieve these aims through interactive learning and high impact practices such as group debates and interviewing contemporary advocates of different worldviews concerning the question of “What makes a worthy life?”
Language(s) of Instruction
English
Host Institution Course Number
CCHU9065
Host Institution Course Title
A LIFE WORTH LIVING
Host Institution Course Details
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Host Institution Faculty
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Host Institution Department
Common Core: Humanities
Course Last Reviewed
2024-2025