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297: Christian Tradition |
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This syllabus is subject to change. The latest version on this website is the binding syllabus. |
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E297,
Spring 2009
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3:25 pm - 4:15 pm, Newman Center Library
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Course: European and American literature is permeated with Christian ideas, images, and debates. This course introduces students to the long history of the Christian religion, its major images, selections of its art and literature, and its most important debates. Beginning with the Pauline epistles, we will cover early Christianity, the Age of Faith, the Reformation, and Christianity in the present day. Section: This is a one-credit independent study. Attendance: Attendance is very strongly encouraged. Our lectures are copyrighted material. Any use of our lectures in written, electronic, or recorded form without our prior consent is illegal and very bad form. So please don't record them to give to your absent friends. Books: Will be available at Amhest Book in Amherst (8 Main St).
Not all Bibles are the same. Please use the Bible we have designated so that we can literally be on the same page. Structure & Objectives: The general objectives of this course are three: 1) to give you an overview of the Christian New Testament; 2) to introduce you to the history of Christian churches; and 3) to familiarize you with the major themes and images of Western Christian tradition. You are expected to complete your readings prior to each class--the readings average about 50 pages per class. Conferences: You are welcome to make an appointment to meet at a time convenient to you and we will try to oblige.
Assignments: Because this is only a one-credit course, there are no assignments. None. Not one. Some? No, none. Your grade will be based entirely on your attendance and participation. |
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Harris' Notes:
NOTE 1: Warning. This course is NOT a come-to-Jesus course. It is a history of ideas, institutions, and symbols. Your interpretation of Scripture and Christianity may differ significantly from those presented during this course. The aim of this course is to introduce you to those interpretations, whether you agree with them or not. If you foresee yourself arguing vehemently about the truth or falsity of Catholicism, Lutheranism, Anglicanism, fundamentalism, evangelicalism, or any other variety of Christian institutional life, then please be aware that this course is not a platform for proselytizing.
NOTE 2: The course schedule is subject to change. It is not to be construed as a substitute for your attendance or as a catalogue of all the information for which you are responsible. All changes will be announced with a reasonable lead time. This syllabus constitutes a binding contract between the student and the professor. If you do not agree with any of the provisions set herein or if you foresee disagreeing with any of the provisions which may be reasonably added during the course of the term, then you are free to drop this class within the time allotted by the university.
NOTE 3: All material pertaining to this course--namely but not exclusively handouts, quizzes, exams, tests, maps, graphs, charts, printed matter, recorded matter, electronic matter including but not limited to this syllabus and associated electronic documents, films, video clips, conversations, office consultations, classroom responses, lectures, asides, answers to classroom queries, and related utterances--is copyrighted material and is subject to international and US laws of copyright. Enrollment in this course constitutes tacit acceptance of this agreement and of the copyright claims made therein. Any breach of this agreement or use of copyrighted material by any member of the university or the public without prior consent will be met with legal action.