Topic 1: American Philosophy: Puritans through Transcendentalists. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 2: Classical Hinduism. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 3: Religions East and West. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 340 (Topic 3: Religions East and West) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 3) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 4: Indian Realism. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 5: Mysticism, East and West. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic 8: Mysticism, East and West) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 5) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 6: Indian Philosophies. Three lecture hours or two lecture hours and one laboratory/discussion hour a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 7: Early Indian Art and Aesthetic Theory. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For art history and visual art studies majors, Art History 302 and 303; for others, at least one of the following is advisable but not required: Art History 301, 302, 303.

Topic 8: Introduction to Germanic Religion and Myth. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For English majors, Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition; for others, upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 9: Religion in American Political Thought. Only one of the following may be counted: Government 335M (Topic: Religion in American Political Thought I), 335M (Topic: Religion in American Political Thought II), Religious Studies 361 (Topic 9), 361 (Topic: Religion in American Political Thought I), 361 (Topic: Religion in American Political Thought II). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and six semester hours of lower-division government.

Topic 11: Puritan New England, 1620-1750. Evolution of New England from Puritanism to the American Enlightenment. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing, and three semester hours of United States history before 1865 or consent of instructor.

Topic 12: History of Religion in America since 1800. Survey of religious thought and institutions from the Second Great Awakening to the present; emphasis given to Protestantism challenged by science, industrialism, immigration, urbanism, religious heterogeneity, and indifference, and to revivalism, reform, the social gospel. Partially fulfills legislative requirement for American history. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 13: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492. An introduction to the Islamic impact on Spain and North Africa, with emphasis on social, economic, and cultural development. History 366N (Topic: Islamic Spain and North Africa to 1492) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 13) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 14: The Bible and History. Designed to show the critical uses of biblical and extra-biblical data for a reconstruction of the history of the biblical period. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 372 (Topic 20: The Bible and History) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 14) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 15: Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence. Historical examination of religious beliefs and practices regarding warfare and violence. Religious Studies 361 (Topic 15) and Sociology 321K (Topic: Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 16: Religion and Society. The growth and decline of religious groups and traditions; "cults" and new religions; comparative sociology of religion; the United States religious landscape; religion and individual health and well-being; spirituality and other aspects of social life. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 17: Reformation Theology. English 323M (Topic 10: Reformation Theology) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 17) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For English majors, nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent; for others, upper-division standing.

Topic 18: History of Religious Ideas. Only one of the following may be counted: Asian Studies 340 (Topic: History of Religious Ideas II), 340 (Topic: History of Religious Ideas III), Middle Eastern Languages and Cultures 340 (Topic 2: History of Religious Ideas), Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 340 (Topic 11: History of Religious Ideas), 340 (Topic: History of Religious Ideas II), 340 (Topic: History of Religious Ideas III), Religious Studies 361 (Topic 18). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 19: Death. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Rhetoric and Composition 306 and English 316K or their equivalents, and three additional semester hours of lower-division coursework in either English or rhetoric and composition.

Topic 20: The Bible in English and American Literature. The reading of biblical masterpieces as literature; consideration of different versions of the Bible and their influence on English and American literature. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Nine semester hours of lower-division English, including English 316K or the equivalent.

Topic 21: Jewish Life in Medieval Europe. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 341 (Topic 30: Jewish Life in Medieval Europe) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 21) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 22: History of Hindu Religious Traditions. History of major doctrines, practices, and institutions that shaped the development of Hinduism; how religions adapt to social and cultural change and often provide the catalyst for change. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 23: History of Iran to 1800. A survey of the social, economic, and religious components unique to Iran from the pre-Islamic empire of the Achaemenids through the development of Iran as a medieval and premodern Islamic state. History 366N (Topic: History of Iran to 1800) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 23) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 24: Rome and Jerusalem. A study of daily life in Israel during the Roman period, focusing on Jerusalem, ancient Palestinian synagogues and churches, Jewish and Christian symbolism, agriculture, warfare, and burial practices. Only one of the following may be counted: History 366N (Topic: Rome and Jerusalem), Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 341 (Topic 29: Rome and Jerusalem), Religious Studies 361 (Topic 24). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 25: Prophet of Islam: His Life and Times. A detailed study of the prophet Muhammad's life and message, and of the means by which his life was recorded and popularized. Only one of the following may be counted: Middle Eastern Studies 321K (Topic: Muhammad: Life of the Prophet), Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 340 (Topic: Muhammad: Life of the Prophet), 372 (Topic: Muhammad: Life of the Prophet), Religious Studies 361 (Topic 25), 361 (Topic: Muhammad: Life of the Prophet). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 26: The Age of Reformation. Examines late medieval religion, the rise of Protestant movements, and the Catholic response in their cultural, political, and social contexts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 27: Heresy and the Inquisition. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing and consent of instructor.

Topic 28: Medieval Islam: Faith and History. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing.

Topic 29: Jewish Prayer: The Siddur. The philosophical basis, nature, and historical development of Jewish prayer as it is reflected in the Jewish prayer book, the Siddur. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 30: Renaissance Art: Beliefs, Images, and Ideas. The content (not the aesthetics or the technical, compositional features) of selected Renaissance paintings, sculptures, and prints. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.

Topic 31: Dead Sea Scrolls. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 32: The Islamic Middle East in the Visual Arts. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 33: Popular Iranian Rituals and Traditions. Adoption of old Persian cultural heritage into Islamic practices, past and present. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 34: History of Indian Buddhism. The institutional, social, economic, and doctrinal history of Buddhism in India. Oriental and African Languages and Literatures 340 (Topic: History of Indian Buddhism) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 34) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.

Topic 35: Early Art of India. Artistic achievements of South Asia up to 1000 CE, with a focus on the function and meaning of works of art within the context of Indian culture. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For art history and visual art studies majors, Art History 302 and 303; for others, at least one of the following is advisable but not required: Art History 301, 302, 303.

Topic 36: Formation of Indian Art. The major artistic achievements of South Asia up to 500 CE within the context of Indian culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 372 (Topic: Early Indian Art and Aesthetic Theory), 372 (Topic: Formation of Indian Art), Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Early Indian Art and Aesthetic Theory), Religious Studies 361 (Topic: Early Indian Art and Aesthetic Theory), 361 (Topic 36). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For art history and visual art studies majors, Art History 302 and 303; for others, at least one of the following is advisable but not required: Art History 301, 302, 303.

Topic 37: Diversity of Indian Traditions. Art and architecture in South Asia from 1200 to 1900 CE within the context of Indian culture. Only one of the following may be counted: Art History 372 (Topic: Art of Later India), 372 (Topic: Diversity of Indian Traditions), 372 (Topic: Later Art of India), Asian Studies 372 (Topic: Later Art of India), Religious Studies 361 (Topic 37), 361 (Topic: Later Art of India). Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: For art history and visual art studies majors, Art History 302 and 303; for others, at least one of the following is advisable but not required: Art History 301, 302, 303.

Topic 38: The Islamic City. African and African American Studies 374 (Topic 24: The Islamic City) and Religious Studies 361 (Topic 38) may not both be counted. Three lecture hours a week for one semester. Additional prerequisite: Upper-division standing or consent of instructor.