This paper deals with perceptions of the historical Jesus in films produced since 1950. Some attention will be paid to the portrait of Jesus in one of the four gospels in the New Testament. Each year specific texts and themes will be selected for in-depth study. The Psychology of Religious Experiences. The response to these questions will be discussed in this paper with reference to contemporary psychological and social theories about the nature of religion.
Attention is paid to history, art, ritual, social institutions, and modern developments.
This paper explores the rise of unbelief and the modern transformations of religions, secularism and the implications of these in contemporary culture. This paper examines the relationship between religion and politics in a number of different contexts. This paper looks at the religious art and architecture in a number of religious traditions. Topics include the Hindu temple, Buddhist imagery, Christian art, Islamic architecture and art, and Jewish iconography. Also taught as ARTH 225.