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2012-2013 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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REL 295-02 - Special Topic: Global Christianities4 credits (Spring)
Christianity has long been much more than a Euro-American religion, a neglected fact never more true than today. We will examine these varied global Christianities historically in relationship to Judaism, Greek philosophy, empire and desert holy men. The course will also look at contemporary contexts, including the idea of Christ as a Hindu “yogi”, encounters of African religions and European missionaries, and Latin American liberation theology. We will ask: how is the Christianity we thought we knew challenged and transformed by historic and contemporary global networks?
Prerequisite: REL 111 , REL 115 , REL 117 or second year standing.
Instructor: Dobe
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