Course Catalog - 2011-2012

     

RELI 324 - SECULAR JUDAISM

Long Title: SECULAR JUDAISM-ANCIENT & MODERN
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Credit Hours: 3
Description: Comparing the Second Temple and modern periods, the circumstances addressed by secular Jewish cultures are similar: defining the core of values and the limits of ethnic boundaries; cultivating languages; transmitting literatures; forging nationalities; relating homeland and exile; engaging with popular art and philosophy. Longer final paper.