IBS Specialized topic related to the history or application of Buddhist thought as selected by the instructor. Course may be repeated for credit, if topic is different. IBS Continuation of the study of Shinran's major treatise. Course will utlize the English translation to support the study of the original text. HR 4567 Works of Shinran II is prerequisite to enrollment.
Course is required for ministerial aspirants.
Featuring a visiting professor from the Ryukoku University faculty, these lectures focus on different topics each year. Course may be repeated for credit. An investigation of faith and practice in Islam through the study of the 12th century Muslim theologian al-Ghazali. Although problems concerning faith and practice first arose thousands of years ago, debates over how to solve them still resonate through the world. Discourse with other religious traditions is central to a contemporary discussion of these important issues in Islamic theology and philosophy.