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Special attention will be given to the nature of their relationship and the religious and spiritual issues currently present in their interface. (4 units), Despite the often anxious relationship between Christianity and the performing arts, Jesuit education has long emphasized the importance of performance in forming integral human beings conscious of their place in the universe and competent to assume their roles on the stage of the world ad maiorem Dei gloriam. Course readings and discussions will center on the relationship between religion and the development of American culture. (5 units), Following a survey of Buddhist teachings and the history of the transmission of Buddhism to America, this course explores the diverse array of Buddhist groups in Silicon Valley. Beginning with suggestions of God's death in the Bible; then in Nietzsche, through an analysis of death-of-God positions submitted in 19th-century theology and philosophy; a consideration of Thomas J. J. Altizer and William Hamilton; and finally, the curriculum offers consideration of current Christian responses to secularization, human suffering and death-of-God (DOG) theology. Key themes to explore include: notions of a noble death in antiquity, imperial violence (crucifixion), the book of Revelation, martyrdom in early Christianity, the Crusades, Jonestown, Branch Davidians, secularization, fundamentalism (Jewish, Christian, and Muslim), suicide bombing, school shootings, and the rise of the Islamic State. (4 units), How do religious traditions, beliefs, and practices shape human attitudes toward earth and earth's creatures? The department also offers a minor program for those who wish to concentrate in theological and religious studies. The Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine - Westphalia is Germany's largest church-sponsored university with state certification. (5 units), One of the most popular Marian devotions for Hispanic people (of primarily Mexican descent) is that of Our Lady of Guadalupe. "Doctrinal Responsibilities": Evenhanded, Open and Fair, Michael J. Buckley S.J. The Ongoing Search for a Catholic University, Paul G. Crowley, Augustine on the Couch: Psychohistorical (Mis)Readings of the Confessions, Diane Jonte-Pace, Psychoanalysis after Feminism, Diane Jonte-Pace, Printing and Religion in China: Some Evidence from the Taishang Ganying Pian, Catherine M. Bell. Not only a matter of belief, religion also is a primary mode for creating a sense of belonging and influences the entire scope of human societies, including ethical and political systems. (5 units), This course is a comparative study of the beliefs, ethics, values, and religious expressions of the major world religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Taoism, and Confucianism. Also listed as WGST 146. The power of history, geography, and political domination over the shaping of religion is matched by the power of religion as a medium of cultural expressiveness and political resistance. Cases may include: deception in advertising and marketing; flawed products; affirmative action; environment and pollution; discrimination; workplace issues. We will examine themes such as human dignity and human rights, the common good, economic justice, sin, solidarity, and a preferential option for the poor. We are a graduate school of Santa Clara University offering a number of full and part-time degree programs. Basic principles of biomedical ethics, genetic interventions and reproductive technologies, euthanasia, professional responsibilities, confidentiality, and public policy issues regarding the system of delivery of health care. Theorists might include Durkheim, Weber, Malinowski, Freud, Alfred Schutz, Jan Patocka, Peter Berger, Robert Bellah, Clifford Geertz, Jurgen Habermas, and Niklas Luhmann. This course explores how people express their beliefs and how the technologies they use shape what they say. A wide-ranging course of study, a real exchange on equal terms, a diverse range of activities in and outside the university, a welcome with open arms - that's what makes studying at the katho so special. Welcome to the Jesuit School of Theology, located in Berkeley, CA. [5] The university's campus surrounds the historic Mission Santa Clara de Ass which traces its founding to 1777. (4 units), Focuses on Abraham Joshua Heschel and Martin Luther King Jr., two religious intellectuals whose lives and works draw on this tradition to raise and address questions basic to any discussion of the role of religion in public life. Through readings of Barack Obama and student-directed "hope projects," we will also focus on contemporary examples of what it means to both think and live in hope. Modernity and the Satanic Face of God, Michael J. Buckley S.J. While anchored in the premodern Christian tradition, the course also explores more contemporary phenomena, persons, and movements. (5 units), This course will explore the relationship between religion and peace by examining the call to peacemaking in several religious traditions. (5 units), Through the analysis of a selected sample of feminist theological voices and themes, explores the phenomenon of feminist theologies in their emerging unity and diversity. Ecclesial Mysticism in the Spiritual Exercises: Two Notes on Ignatius, the Church, and Life in the Spirit, Michael J. Buckley S.J. Introduces the construction of gender in antiquity, Jewish and Greco-Roman laws and customs, the biblical canon, and other Christian texts. The Department of Religious Studies offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of arts in religious studies. (1--5 units), An introduction to Catholic Christianity's notion of transcendence using fantasy literature to describe and inspect the selected Christian truth claims about reality: a personal God, grace, sin, doctrine, ritual, sacred texts, and the nature and role of authority. (5 units), Explores the spiritual creativity that stands at the center of the American experience and asks what characteristics facilitated such religious diversity. Explores religion as living practice enacted through fashioning and controlling of religious bodies and identities; appropriation, production, circulation, and consumption of religious goods; social and political structuring of authority and resistance; cultivation and nurturing of domestic, social, economic and other relationships through religious frameworks; creation and maintenance of spaces understood as "sacred" or "spiritual," etc. To declare or change a major, minor, or emphasis,fill out the SCU Registrar'sProgram Petition form. Focuses on the human rights of women and examines ways in which globalization has affected, supported, or undermined the human rights of women and the role of religion in their lives. Religion, Carceral Studies, American Religious Histories, Tupac Shakur, Religion and social theory, religion and health/medicine, religion and bodies/embodiment, religion and social movements, theories of ideology, power, and identity, Vari Hall500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053(408) 554-4455, Director of the Graduate Program in Pastoral Ministries, Associate Professor & Associate Provost for Faculty Personnel and Policy, Paid Research, Internship & Creative Expression Opportunities. (5 units), This course is an introduction to religious ethics in a business setting. Regions and cultures of the world include: Africa, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and North America. Contemporary feminist perspectives will inform the discussion. Professor, courtesy appointment with Psychology), Associate Professors: James B. Bennett [Department Chair], Teresia Hinga, Akiba J. Lerner, Catherine M. Murphy, Thao Nguyen, S.J., Ana Maria Pineda, R.S.M., Philip Boo Riley, Assistant Professors: Pearl M. Barros, Cathleen Chopra-McGowan, Mark Fusco, S.J., Roberto Mata, Daniel Morgan, Karen Peterson-Iyer, Elyse Raby, Paul J. Schutz, Haruka Umetsu Cho, Bryson White, Senior Lecturers: William Dohar, Margaret R. McLean, Sarita Tamayo-Moraga, Sally Vance-Trembath, Lecturers: Robert Scholla, S.J., Eugene Schlesinger. The rankings are determined by analyzing 16.8M citations received by 513K academic publications made by 64 universities from North Rhine-Westphalia, the popularity of 1,731 recognized alumni, and the largest reference database available. Explores the exercise of power by biblical women in actual and figurative situations, in culturally positive and negative ways. The Church and Its Responsibility to Foster Knowledge, Michael J. Buckley S.J. The Religious Studies Department offers major and minor programs for those who wish to concentrate in the study of scripture and tradition; religion and society; and theology, ethics, and spirituality. A community-based learning placement through Arrupe Partnership will give students the opportunity to ground reflections on justice. Find Your Purpose (5 units), Examines the development and global spread of tantric traditions. Within the Christian tradition, particular focus on the experience of Christ's kenotic (self-emptying) love in the lives of mystics in the Catholic faith, with consideration of the role played by Christian spiritual practitioners (such as Pre Charles de Foucauld) in interfaith encounters with Islam. (4 units), Introduction to the Islamic tradition focusing on the dialectic between normative theology and popular devotion. A special focus on contemporary issues of Christianity and political ethics. It will explore the historical development, religious practices, and important role of the female deities in these two religious traditions. This course examines biblical theologies of social responsibility and solidarity, selected Christian social movements concerned with care for the other, and major theologians and ethicists on poverty and justice. Although we will be using the lenses of Christian ethics to approach these topics, no assumptions will be made that students taking the course identify as Christian. Research Interests: Main focus on the interaction of religion and culture. Through fieldwork-based independent projects, students with an interest in anthropology, creative writing, filmmaking, journalism, political science, sociology, and other fields will document, analyze and communicate the complex relationship between religious practice and urban culture. Understanding the impact ofreligion on both social andpolitical levels is veryimportant. Issues to be analyzed will include those pertaining to human life (e.g., euthanasia, HIV/AIDS), human sexuality (e.g., marriage), and global issues (e.g., war, environmental degradation, and poverty). Established in 1851, Santa Clara University is the oldest operating institution of higher learning in California. Navigate here to Religious Studies Conversations, Navigate here to Living Religion Collaborative, RS Students, Faculty & Staff Gather for Annual Reception, Paid Research, Internship & Creative Expression Opportunities. Consider how depictions of religion in popular cultural forms affects how we understand religious experiences, practitioners, and communities, and how religion itself functions as an element of cultural production that contributes to popular interest. (4 units), Introduces academic approaches to the study of religion as practiced by ordinary people in everyday life. Santa Clara University is a private institution that was founded in 1851. Also listed as WGST 44 and ETHN 25. (5 units), A study of contemporary Catholic Christology approached as Christology "from below." (4 units), Exploration of the historical development, theologies, symbols, rituals, scriptures, social institutions, and 20th-century politics of Hinduism, primarily in India. (4 units), This course will introduce students to the history, major teachings, and practices of the major Asian religious traditions of South, Central, East, and Southeast Asia, namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Confucianism, Daoism, and Shintoism. Vari Hall500 El Camino RealSanta Clara, CA 95053(408) 554-4455, Paid Research, Internship & Creative Expression Opportunities. The Department of Religious Studies offers a degree program leading to the bachelor of arts in religious studies. Beginning with the study of origins and basic doctrines of Islam, this course will study its development to the modern world. Beginning with archaeological and textual evidence from the first five centuries CE, the course explores the qualities that subsequent eras project upon this "golden age" of Celtic Christianity, how Celtic Christianity actually manifests in these eras, and what current projections upon Celtic Christianity can tell us about our cultures today. Also listed as WGST 21. Location: The Department of Religious Studies is located in Kenna Hall. Key themes to explore include: race/ethnicity, colonialism and imperialism, the quests for historical Jesus, Hitler's Third Reich, eugenics, interreligious dialogue, police violence (Ferguson & Baltimore), and the polemic over Jesus' wife. As we examine the sacred texts of Jews, Christians, and Muslims (Hebrew Bible, New Testament, and Quran), and various methods of interpreting them, our focus will remain on what is shared and what characteristically distinguishes between the monotheistic faiths. Universality, Learned Ministry, and Depth of Thought and Imagination: Reflections on Shaping the Future Conference, Mexico City, 2010, Paul G. Crowley, Psychology of Religion and Gender: Freud, Pfister, and the Body of the Mother, Diane Jonte-Pace and Isabelle Noth, Ignatian Values in the Core Curriculum, Phyllis Brown and Diane Jonte-Pace, Encountering the Religious Other: Challenges to Rahners Transcendental Project, Paul G. Crowley, Jesuit Theology, Scientific Culture and the Challenge of Climate Change, Paul G. Crowley, The Rediscovery of God and the Recovery of Systematic Theology: Questions for East Asian Contexts, Paul G. Crowley, Santa Clara University's Faculty Student Research Assistant Program, Diane Jonte-Pace, When Throne and Altar are in Danger: Freud, Mourning, and Religion in Modernity, Diane Jonte-Pace, Reflections on Mourning Religion: A Response to the Respondents, William B. Parsons, Diane Jonte-Pace, and Susan E. Henking, Introduction to Ritual Theory Ritual Practice, Catherine M. Bell, Songs from the Missions, review of Chanticleer disk Mission Road, Paul G. Crowley, Julia Kristeva and the Psychoanalytic Study of Religion: Re-reading Mourning and Melancholia, Diane Jonte-Pace, Tributes to Peter Homans, Diane Jonte-Pace, Richard A. Rosengarten, and Jennifer Homans, Believing and the Practice of Religion, Catherine Bell, Extracting the ParadigmOuch!, Catherine Bell. With the increase of secularism in the modern period. This seminar addresses that question through different perspectives on the Valley's culture; scholarly approaches to the Buddhist, Catholic, and Muslim experiences in America; and interactions with local congregations. Also listed as WGST 153. The course involves in-depth reading, discussion, and application of hermeneutical methods to religious, ethical and theological texts, rituals and liturgies, and art, architecture, and music. Through readings, films, and site visits to local Buddhist communities, students will engage in intersectional, feminist methods for studying historical and contemporary Buddhist lives. The department also offers a minor program for those who wish to concentrate in theological and religious studies. The Study of Religion and the Rise of Atheism: Conflict or Confirmation? Our aim is to connect students withlocal religious and spiritual practitioners and communities. About | Considerations are then given to the effects the Christian message has had in this situation. We'll also try to appreciate what the Gospel authors were doing in translating Jesus for their communities, just as we are doing ourselves with the historical approach of the course. An academic minor is available for students who would like to pursue a limited but concentrated program in religious studies. Special attention to the origins of the term within Catholicism, issues of gender, the relationship between hierarchy and a personal relationship with God, and historical controversies and discussions surrounding the possibility of union with God. It will provide an introduction to research and writing skills, and then will segue into a structured independent study in which each student will work on an independent project with the support and feedback from the instructor and their peers. In the early 20th century, the institution of biomedicine became dominant, thus rendering religious approaches as quackery. (4 units), A survey of recent social theory as it bears on the comparative study of religious traditions. Focusing on Jewish and Christian "texts" (oral, written, visual, gesture), we'll examine the core beliefs that communities inscribe in them. (4 units), Acquaints students with the historical development of Hispanic theology in the United States. This is a text-driven course, built around "primary sources," mainly of a historical nature. Covers key teachings of Buddhist religious traditions, and provides an introduction to the field of film studies, with particular focus on the skills needed to write critically about film. "On behalf of a very grateful and blessed university, we are thankful for all that Paul has given us over his decades of teaching, learning, research, and service," Santa Clara University President Kevin O'Brien, S.J., said at Crowley's Aug. 24 funeral Mass. Why are notions of martyrdom so prevalent amongst Christian, Jewish, and Muslim fundamentalist groups today? (4 units), An examination of the fundamental theological issues of Catholicism such as the experience of God, revelation and faith, the historical foundations of the tradition, the mystery of Jesus, grace, sin and redemption, the Church sacraments, and religious pluralism, etc. (4 units), Introduces the categories by which religion is formally studied. (4 units), This course takes an interdisciplinary theoretical approach to investigate understandings of suffering, sexuality, and spirituality within the work of three major Chicanx thinkers: Gloria Anzalda, Cherre Moraga, and Ana Castillo. Considers the political/economic, religious, and other cultural dimensions of these images and ideas. We'll use these primary "texts" to reconstruct the most plausible context for Jesus' work so that we can better understand the Gospel message, and learn the criteria for assessing whether he really said and did what the Gospels report. (5 units), Begins with an examination of the living situation of people of African descent in the United States, as well as an analysis of their social context---economic, educational, and political aspects. (4 units), This course explores stores, tropes, metaphors, poetry, and archaeology related to Hebrew Bible and Old Testament (HB/OT) women. 1851 Rate my chance College Info Courses & Fees Reviews Admissions Placements Rankings John Nobili, S.J. The aim is critical exposure to the cross-cultural diversity of understandings of Jesus within Christianity itself. Theology in the Light of Human Suffering: A Note on Taking the Crucified Down from the Cross", Paul G. Crowley, Melancholia and Religion in French Feminist Theory, Diane Jonte-Pace, Walking Different Pathways: Coming to Know our Own Journey Better, Diane Jonte-Pace, Response: Defining the Need for a Definition, Catherine Bell, Religion through Ritual, Catherine M. Bell, Paradigms Behind (and Before) the Study of Religion, Catherine M. Bell, Psychoanalysis, Colonialism, and Modernity, Diane Jonte-Pace, Alienated Catholics: Establishing the Groundwork for Dialogue, Catherine M. Murphy, Constraints on the Theological Absorption of Plurality, Catherine M. Bell. (5 units), Introduces students to postcolonial critical theory and uses it to explore the political contexts of New Testament texts, raising new questions about the ethical implications of how we read these texts today. 1974 Santa Clara University Theology Prize 1971 National Merit Scholarship Finalist Grants National Institute of Mental Health, "The structure and assessment of symptoms of . (5 units), Explores in depth the major traditions of East Asian Buddhism. John Adamss "El Nio", Paul G. Crowley, Introduction: Teaching Freud and Religion, Diane Jonte-Pace, Teaching Freud in the Language of Our Students: The Case of a Religiously Affiliated Undergraduate Institution, Diane Jonte-Pace, Introduction to Medieval and Early Modern Rituals: Formalized Behavior in Europe, China and Japan, Catherine M. Bell, Ritual Tensions: Tribal and Catholic, Catherine M. Bell, The Chinese believe in spirits: belief and believing in the study of religion, Catherine M. Bell, Music of the Invisible: Messiaens "Saint Francis", Paul G. Crowley, The Impact of Women's Studies on the Psychology of Religion: Feminist Critique, Gender Analysis, and the Inclusion of Women, Diane Jonte-Pace, Psychology and Religion: The Purist's Map: A Response to Peter Connolly, Diane Jonte-Pace and William Parsons, What's So Powerful about Ritual?, Catherine M. Bell, Finding "the Catholic Thing": Catholic Studies Should be "catholic", Paul G. Crowley, Analysts, Critics, and Inclusivists: Feminist Voices in the Psychology of Religion, Diane Jonte-Pace, Introduction - Misogyny and Religion under Analysis Masterplot and Counterthesis in Tension, Diane Jonte-Pace, Turning Away at the Navel of the Dream: Religion and the Body of the Mother at the Beginning and End of Interpretation,, Diane Jonte-Pace, Rahner, Doctrine and Ecclesial Pluralism, Paul G. Crowley, In Defense of an Unfriendly Freud: Psychoanalysis, Feminism, and Theology, Diane Jonte-Pace, Legitimation of Hatred or Inversion into Love:' Religion in Kristeva's Re-Reading of Freud, Diane Jonte-Pace, The Psychoanalyst and the Exorcist: Perspectives on Psychology and Religion, Diane Jonte-Pace, The Disposition of Wealth in the Damascus Document Tradition, Catherine M. Murphy. In 2018-20 Dr. Cattoi will serve as Chair of the Theology and Ethics Department of the GTU Doctoral Program. Presidential Address: The Rise of Atheism and the Religious Epoch, Michael J. Buckley S.J. Students are invited to immerse themselves in the depths of religious and cultural discourse not only by interpreting these stories but also by reflecting on their own contexts and understanding of religion, culture, politics, race/ethnicity, and gender/sexuality. Furthermore, in order to practice Christian ethical reflection, students will engage theological examination of significant contemporary social issues, including economics, migration, gender, marriage and the family, death and dying, violence and reconciliation, and ecology. Crowley died Aug. 7 from cancer. Main focus will be on Islam's interaction with different cultures, emphasizing political implications of the rise of revivalism. Islamic reform, Sufism, political philosophy of the Mughal Empire, occult sciences in the Islamic world. (5 units), Is something unique happening in Silicon Valley's religious landscape? (5 units), What role do rivers and olive groves play in the propagandistic program and military machine of empire? Specifically, we will study how the experiences of empires in antiquity colored the assumptions about power, the portrait of God, and narratives of salvation that fill biblical books. (4 units), Explores the portrayal of Buddhism in contemporary global cinema. The course applies methods from cultural anthropology, human geography, and social theory to develop insight on how religion is lived in urban environments. The Catholic University of Applied Sciences of North Rhine-Westphalia (katho) warmly welcomes its students from abroad. Systematic Theology; Sacramental Theology; Ecclesiology; Liturgical Theology, Fundamental Theology, Christology, and Christian Spirituality, Religion & Ecology; Theology & Science; Catholic Systematic Theology, Christian theology, Indigenous thought, comparative pneumatology, Latina/o Theology, Christian theology, East Asian literature, feminist/queer theories, post/decolonial studies, Race and U.S.