Course Offerings Fall 2019
UMass Amherst
| Course | Number | Credit | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Experience I | JUDAIC 101 | 4 | Shapiro | TUTH 11:30-12:45 |
| The Jewish Experience II | JUDAIC 102 | 4 | Ben-Ur | TUTH 10:-11:15 |
| Representing the Holocaust | JUDAIC 319 / ENGLISH 319 / COMP-LIT 319 | 4 | Skolnik | TU 2:30-3:45 |
| Film and Society in Israel | JUDAIC / MIDEAST 344 | 4 | Gershenson | TU 4:00-6:45 |
| Religion and State | JUDAIC 363 | 4 | Shapiro | TUTH 2:30-3:45 |
| Honors Colloquium for Religion and State |
JUDAIC H363 | 4 | Shapiro | TUTH 2:30-3:45 |
| Popular Culture in Israel and Palestine | JUDAIC / MIDEAST 377 | 4 | Gershenson | W 4:00-6:45 |
| Islamic Art and Architecture | ART-HIST 347 | 4 | Denny | MWF 12:20-1:10 |
| Bible Myth/Lit/Soc | ENGLISH 203 | 4 | Toomey | TUTH 1:00-2:15 |
| Witches: Myth and Reality | GERMAN 363 | 4 | Kerstin Mueller Dembling | MWF 12:20-1:10 |
| Introduction to World Religions | HISTORY 112 | 4 | Moralee | MW 10:10-11:00 |
| Middle East History I | HISTORY 130 | 4 | Broadbridge | TUTH 2:30-4:45 |
| Islamic Movements in History | HISTORY 397MV | 4 | Broadbridge | TUTH 10:00-11:15 |
| Religion and Politics in the Early Modern Middle East | MIDEAST 362 | 4 | Taylor | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Mideast & the World: 1400-1800 | MIDEAST 362 | 4 | Taylor | MW 2:30-3:45 |
| God, Creation, and the Soul: The Emergence of Arabic Philosophy | MIDEAST 397G | 3 | Jorati | MWF 10:10-11:00 |
Amherst College
| Course | Number | Credit | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion, Democracy, and American Culture | AMST 217 | 4 | Couvares | TUTH 8:30-9:50 |
| Rethinking Pocahontas: | AMST / SWAG 240 | 4 | Vigil | TUTH 10:00-11:20 |
| Model Minorities: Jewish and Asian Americans | AMST / SOCI 345 | 4 | Odo/Bergoffen | W 2:00-4:45 |
| Islamic Arts of the Book | ARHA / ASLC 267 | 4 | Rice | TUTH 10:00-11:30 |
| African Art and the Diaspora | ARHA 270 | 4 | Abiodun | MW 8:30-9:50 |
| Intro to Buddhist Traditions | ASLC / RELI 152 | 4 | Heim | TUTH 1:00-2:20 |
| Islamic Intellectual Tradition: The Classics | ASLC 287 / RELI 382 | 4 | Jaffer | TUTH 2:30-3:50 |
| Anthro and the Middle East | ANTH 331 / ASLC 341 | 4 | Dole | TUTH 1:00-2:20 |
| Christianity Capitalism | RELI 172 | 4 | Dole | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Early Islam: Construction of an Historical Tradition | ASLC 355 / HIST 393 | 4 | Ringer | MW 2:00-3:20 |
| Christianity and Islam | BLST / HIST / RELI 210 | 4 | Vaughan | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Introduction to Religion | RELI 111 | 4 | Doran/Niditch | MWF 10:00-10:50 |
| Beginning the Bible | RELI 166 | 4 | Niditch | MWF 11:00-11:50 |
| Latinx Religion | LLAS / RELI 330 | 4 | Barba | W 2:00-4:45 |
| Material Religion in the U.S. | RELI 232 | 4 | Barba | TUTH 2:30-3:50 |
| Islamic Intellectual Tradition | ASLC / RELI | 4 | Jaffer | TUTH 2:30-3:50 |
| Law, Religion & Politics | LJST 382 | 4 | Oraby | T 1:00-3:45 |
Hampshire College
| Course | Number | Credit | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World Religions: Text, Cannon, Tradition | HACU 0164 | 4 | Hodder | MW 1:00-2:20 |
| The Battle Between Science and Religion | CSI 0217 | 4 | Fried | TUTH 1:00-2:20 |
| History of Science in the Muslim World | CS 0180 | 4 | Hameed | MW 10:30-11:15 |
Mount Holyoke College
| Course | Number | Credit | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aquatic Life of Black Devotion | AFCNA / RELIG 361 | 4 | Coleman-Tobias | W 1:30-4:20 |
| Intro to African Diaspora Religion | AFCNA 181/ CST 149AD / RELIG 181 | 4 | Coleman-Tobias | TUTH 1:30-2:45 |
| Religion and Climate Change | FYSEM 110RE | 4 | Girard | TUTH 11:30-12:45 |
| Jews & Christians in Medieval Europe | HIST 232ME/ JWST 225ME / RELIG 225ME | 4 | TBA | TUTH 10:00-11:15 |
| Introduction to Religion | RELIG 100 | 4 | Steinfels | MW 1:30-2:45 |
| Women & Gender in Islam | RELIG / GNDST 207 | 4 | Steinfels | MW 9:30-10:45 |
| Introduction to Buddhism | RELIG 163 | 4 | Mrozik | MW 2:55-4:10 |
| Women & Gender in Judaism | RELIG 234 / JWST 234 / GNDST | 4 | Benjamin | WF 1:30-2:45 |
| Eat This Book: Intro to Sacred Texts | RELIG 254 / JWST 254 | 4 | Benjamin | WF 11:00-12:15 |
| Germans, Slavs, Jews: 1900-1950 | HIST / JWST 350GE | 4 | King | TH 1:30-4:20 |
Smith College
| Course | Number | Credit | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Anthropology of Religion | ANT 274 | 4 | Hota | TUTH 10:50-12:05 |
| Coll: Appr to Study Religion | REL 200 | 4 | Rotman | MW 2:45-4:00 |
| Mystical Traditions in Islam | REL 257 | 4 | TBD | MW 1:20-2:35 |
| An Intro to World Religions | REL 105 | 4 | Zaleski | TUTH 10:50-12:05 |
| Women & Gender in Jewish History | REL 227 | 4 | Dubin | TUTH 9:25-10:40 |
| Coll: Christianity & Culturegnostic | REL 237 | 4 | Brand | TUTH 10:50-12:05 |
| South Asian Masculinities | REL 277 | 4 | Rotman | MW 1:20-2:35 |
| Buddhist Meditation | REL 264 | 4 | Hubbard | TUTH 2:45-4:00 |
| Zen Buddhism & Japanese Culture | REL 270 | 4 | Hubbard | MW 2:45-4:00 |