Religious Studies 1010 Introduction to the Western Religious Traditions Fall Semester, 2013 Professor: Heather A.

Warren Phone: 924-6719, 882-2180, 974-6086 e-mail: hwarren@virginia.edu Office hours: TBA Gibson Hall, South Lawn - #223 (look for Appalachian Trail marker) Lectures: MW 10:00-10:50 McLeod 2014 Course Description: This course is an introductory historical survey of the major religious traditions of the western world: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Subjects include the origins of monotheism, the rise of Israel as a nation, early Christianity, the rise of Islam, all three faiths in the Middle Ages, the Protestant Reformation, Christianity and Judaism in the Enlightenment, the influence of modern science, industrialism, and politics on religious life in all three faiths from the 19th century to the present, and the emergence of resurgent Islam. Course Requirements and Policies: - TESTS will be given in class, WED., OCT. 9 and WED., NOV. 13. Review sheets will be provided. - A FINAL EXAM will be given SAT., DEC. 14, 9-12 in our lecture room. - ATTENDANCE at LECTURES and DISCUSSION SECTIONS is MANDATORY. You are expected to clear absences with the instructor ahead of time. Otherwise in the event of illness, emergency, or similar crisis a written statement accompanied by the Honor Pledge attesting to its veracity is required before the possibility of make-up work will be considered. Absence for a religious holiday is acceptable. - All work MUST BE PLEDGED. -COURSE BREAKDOWN: Test #1 -10%; Test #2-25%; Final Exam 40%; Participation -25%. -No extra credit will be available. -COMPUTER USE: You may NOT use a COMPUTER during lecture unless you have a learning disability accommodation certified through LNEC. You may NOT record lectures unless you have a learning disability accommodation certified through the LNEC. All note taking during lectures is to be done with pen or pencil and paper. Outlines for the lectures are on Collab. -Books are available at the UVA Bookstore, in the libraries, and through on-line sellers. Other required reading is on Collab. Bring printed copies to class. Material from Goldberg and Rayners The Jewish People will be accessible on Collab. Books: Chadwick, The Early Church Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path The Bible (Old Testament and New Testament) The Cloud of Unknowing Elie Wiesel, Night **DISCUSSION SECTIONS BEGIN on THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5 .** ________________________________________________________________________________________

Week Date 1 8/28 2 9/2 9/4 9/9 9/11

Approximate Lecture Topic Introduction Patriarchs Monarchy and Classical Prophecy Exile and Restoration Hellenism and Judaism

Week Date 4 9/16 9/18 9/23 9/25 9/30 10/2

Approximate Lecture Topic Judaism and Jesus The Roman Empire and Early Christianity Christianity and Monotheism Rabbinic Judaism Islam I Islam II

10/7 Medieval Christianity I 10/9 **TEST** 10/14 NO CLASSREADING DAYS 10/16 Medieval Christianity II 10/21 Medieval Islam 10/23 Medieval Judaism 10/28 Reformation I: Martin Luther and Reformation in Germany 10/30 Reformation II: Calvin and the Anabaptists 11/4 11/6 Reformation III: Reformation in England Pietism and Hasidism

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11/11 Response to Enlightenment: Emergence of Reform and Conservative Judaism 11/13 **TEST** 11/18 Nationalism and Western Religion: Zionism and Christian Missions 11/20 Effects of Nationalism: Christian Realism and Holocaust 11/25 11/27 Vatican II NO CLASSTHANKSGIVING BREAK

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12/2 Modern Islam I 12/4 Modern Islam II

Readings Week #2 Sept. 2, 4 Goldberg and Rayner, The Jewish People, 3-48 Bible: Gen.: 11:31-12:3; 15:1-21; 17:1-14; 27:41-45; 28:10-17; 32:3-5,22-32; Ex. 1:1-14:31; 19:16-17 [Discussions meeting 9/5-9/11] Week #3 - Sept. 9, 11 Goldberg and Rayner, 49-72 Bible: Daniel 7:1-12:13 [Discussions meeting 9/12-9/18] Week #4 - Sept. 16, 18 Chadwick, The Early Church, 9-31, 74-79, 123-132, 216-219 New Testament: Galatians [Discussions meeting 9/19-9/25]

Week #5 Sept. 23, 25 Nicene Creed Goldberg and Rayner, 73-91 [Discussions meeting 9/26-10/2] Week #6 Sept. 30, Oct. 2 Esposito, Islam: The Straight Path, Chap.1; Chap. 2: from the beginning to Islam and the West; Chap. 3: from Islamic Law to Popular Religion Selections from the Quran [Discussions meeting 10/3-10/9] Week #7 Oct. 7, 9 Letter of Pope Gelasisus [Discussions meeting 10/10-10/16] Week #8 - Oct. 14, 16 The Cloud of Unknowing: Introduction 11-27, "The Epistle of Privy Counsel," "Dionysius' Mystical Teaching," and pp. 153-156, 201-203 [Discussions 10/17-10/23] Week #9 - Oct. 21, 23 Esposito, Chap. 2: from Islam and the West to the end of the chapter; Chap. 3: from the beginning to Islamic Law Goldberg and Rayner, 91-109 [Discussions meeting 10/24-10/30] Week #10 - Oct. 28, 30 Luther excerpt, "An Appeal to the Ruling Class of the German Nationality" [Discussions meeting 10/31-11/6] Week #11 Nov. 4, 6 Goldberg and Rayner, 110-132 Buber, "Israel Ben Eliezer - The Baal Shem Tov [Discussions meeting 11/7-11/13] Week #12 Nov. 11, 13 Goldberg and Rayner 132-156 [Discussions meeting 11/14-11/20] Week# 13 - Nov. 18, 20 Wiesel, Night [Discussions meeting 11/21-11/27] Week #14 Nov. 25, (27) Thanksgiving Break Goldberg and Rayner, 157-168 [Discussions meeting 11/28-12/2] Week #15 Dec. 2, 4 Esposito, Chap. 4: from the beginning to African Jihad Movements; from Modern Islamic Movements to The Indian Subcontinent; Chap. 5: beginning to Egypt [Discussions meeting 12/3-12/5]