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within the Christian community can appreciate and appropriate the legacy of these
movements.
386 John Calvin: Reformer and Theologian
Building on a close reading of the Institutes of the Christian Religion and selected other works, this course will study the life and theology of John Calvin, including the development of his thought in its sixteenth-century context and recent scholarship on Calvin. (Cross-listed as BTS 386)
Humanities (HUM)
211 Civilization and Culture I: Ancient societies to the 16th century
This course surveys the development of civilization and culture throughout the world. Taught from an interdisciplinary humanities perspective, this course stresses the integral nature of culture with emphasis on art, music, literature, religion, and philosophy. Beginning with ancient civilizations and the appearance of cities, the course examines classical civilizations of the Mediterranean world, the origins and growth of Christianity in late antiquity and the Middle Ages, and worldwide implications of the cultural, religious, and economic transformations of the Reformation in the sixteenth century. (3 credits)
212 Civilization and Culture II: From the 16th century to the present
This course surveys the development of Western and World civilizations and cultures from the emergence of the colonizing secular state in the sixteenth century to the twenty-first century. Taught from an interdisciplinary humanities perspective, this course stresses the integral development of art, music, literature, and philosophy in the broader context of world civilizations. The course will examine the colonial expansion of Europe, the French Revolution, the development of ideologies and their impact on the wider world through revolution and imperialism, the intellectual, cultural, and political conflicts of the twentieth century, and globalization. The interaction of European and non-Western cultures will be emphasized, as well as the integral nature of cultural development. (3 credits)
285- Special Topics in Humanities
295 These courses will cover a variety of topics that are not studied in depth in other departmental
courses. Topics will be chosen according to student interest and instructor expertise. (1-3 credits)
300 Critical Theory
This course helps students refine a range of literary-critical skills including close-reading, and contextual analysis, as well as familiarizes them with historic schools of literary theory such as structuralism, deconstruction, reader-response, psychoanalysis, and gender theory. The student will gain skills in evaluating, reflecting on and writing about both primary literary texts and secondary criticism. A few novels of the instructor’s choosing will help to orient the course around pertinent themes and subject matter. Required for ENG, HIS, and HUM concentrations. Prerequisites: ENG 101. (3 credits) (Cross-listed as ENG 300)
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