Schedule of Classes

SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
(Dates in italics indicate assignments have not yet been finalized.)
Introduction		1/22	Setting up the class Individual approaches and research Christianity in the Qur'an and Hadith
Theological approaches		1/29	Frank Whaling on theological approaches Individual research Medieval heresiographies
		2/5	Modern theologies of religion Individual approaches
Philosophical approaches		2/12	Rob Fisher on philosophical approaches Individual research Medieval theological/philosophical debates
Anthropological and sociological approaches		2/19	David Gellner on anthropological approaches Individual approaches Christians and Muslims in medieval Iberia
		2/26	Michael Northcott on sociological approaches Individual research Muslims in the modern Christian West
Th 3/1 7:00 pm			Related event: "Reading the Qur'an and the Bible: Intellectual Contacts of Muslims and Jews in Medieval Iberia." Lecture by Angel Saenz-Badillos at the OCCE Forum Building, 1705 Asp Ave.
Artistic and literary approaches		3/5	Literature and religion Individual approaches Medieval European Christian images of Muslims
		3/12	Muslim accounts of the Crusades Christian art on the Crusades Individual research
	SPRING BREAK
Psychological approaches		3/26	Connolly on phsychological approaches Conversion narratives
Political approaches		4/2	Theories of religion, nation, and civilization Muslim-Christian conflict in the Balkans Individual research
Critical approaches		4/9	Postcolonial approaches: Edward Said Morgan on feminist approaches Interaction between feminists and "the veiled" Individual approaches
Phenomenological approaches		4/16	Erricker on phenomenological approaches Wilfred Cantwell Smith Conclusions on Muslim-Christian interaction
Conclusion		4/23	FINAL RESEARCH PAPER DUE Mini-conference: presentations of individual research
		4/30	FINAL EXAM DUE Round-table: individual statements of approach Analysis of the class Religious Studies Program assessment

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