Refer to the Special Majors entry in this catalog on page 10 for more information. With the cooperation of faculty in various departments and with an extended adjunct faculty, the Department of Classics offers courses in religious studies. The approach is academic and is based upon objective, critical methods. Texts will be studied in the context of history and literature of the ancient Near East. Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Shinto, Judaism, and modern religious substitutes.
Emphasis is placed on the important leaders and issues of each era.
This course surveys the background and development of the Christian church in American history from the first establishment to the present era. By way of comparison and contrast, the book of Apocalypse or Revelations. Specific ethical issues in light of the message of Jesus, the Christian concept of love, how ethical decisions are made, the role of Jesus in ethics.