This course looks at dominant trends in modern Japanese religion. Buddhism in Zen Perspective. Hellenism, Judaism and Early Christianity. The focus is the Greco-Roman world as the context for the emergence of Judaism and Christianity. The political, social and cultural elements of Hellenization are analyzed, including the historical process by which Judaism and Christianity were Hellenized.
Main objective is to understand patterns of beliefs and practices.
History and Religion of Ancient Judaism. May be elected independently of Religion 358. Problems of Religion. A philosophic examination of basic religious problems such as the nature of religion, the existence and nature of God, methods of attaining religious knowledge, the problem of evil, and immortality. Psychology and Religion.