Course Offerings Spring 2020
UMass Amherst
| Course Name | Course Number | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragon Myth: Global Symbols of Power | Anthropology 297DM | 3 | Jean Forward | TTH 2:30-3:45 |
| Greek Mythology | Classics 224 | 4 | Johannes Wietzeke | MWF 1:25-2:15 |
| Greek Religion | Classics 328 | 4 | Katherine Kreindler | TTH 2:30-3:45 |
| Witchcraft and Magic | Classics 330 | 4 | Debbie Felton | MWF 12:20-1:10 |
| Intro to World Religions | History 112 | 4 | Timothy Hart | MW 12:20-1:10 |
| Age of the Crusades | History 394AI | 4 | Anne Broadbridge | MWF 10:10-11:00 |
| History of Shi’i Islam | History/Mideast397LM | 3 | Hadi Jorati | TTHU 8:30-9:45 |
| The Jewish Experience I | Judaic 101 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | TTH 11:30-12:45 |
| The Jewish Experience II | Judaic 102 | 4 | Aviva Ben-Ur | TTH 10-11:15 |
| Post-Holocaust Thought | Judaic 376 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | TTH 2:30-3:45 |
| Persian Epic: Book of Kings | Mideast 297S | 3 | Hadi Jorati | TTH 10-11:15 |
| Sufism: Islamic Mystical Traditions and Legacies | Mideast 361 | 4 | Malissa Taylor | MW 4-5:15 |
| Scandinavian Mythology | Scandinavian 265` | 4 | Frank Hugus | TTHU 11:30-12:45 |
Amherst College
| Course Name | Course Number | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Images & Icons | ARHA/ASLC 325 | 4 | Samuel Morse | T 1:00-4:00pm |
| Greek Myth and Religion | Classics 121 | 4 | Rebecca Sinos | MWF 11-11:50 |
| Life of a Buddhist Farmer | Religion 161 | 4 | Susan Darlington | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Orthodoxy and Heresy in Islam | Religion 185 | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | TTH 8:30-9:50am |
| What is Religion? | Religion 210 | 4 | Andrew Dole | TTH 11:30-12:50 |
| Evangelical Christianity | Religion 239 | 4 | Andrew DoleLloyd Barba | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Religion and Migration | Religion 240 | 4 | Lloyd Barba | TTH 2:30-3:50pm |
| Buddhism Social Justice | Religion 249 | 4 | Susan Darlington | TTH 10-11:20 |
| Jewish Identity/Me Too | Religion 261/SWAG 239 | 4 | Susan Niditch | TTH 10-11:20 |
| Christian Scriptures | Religion 273 | 4 | Robert Doran | MWF 11-11:50 |
| Muslim Reformers 19th/20th | Religion 281 | 4 | Monica Ringer | MW 2-3:20 |
| Reading the Rabbis | Religion 367 | 4 | Susan Niditch | T 1-3:45 |
| Qur’an Controversies | Religion 385` | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | TTH 1-2:20pm |
Smith College
| Course Name | Course Number | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Native American Religions | Religion 191 | 4 | David Howlett | TTH 1:20-2:35 |
| Ritual: Performance & Paradox | Religion 201 | 4 | Lois Dubin; David Howlett | TTH 2:45-4 |
| Afterlife in World Religions | Religion 206 | 4 | Carol Zaleski | TTH 10:50-12:05 |
| Women in the Hebrew Bible | Religion 214 | 4 | Joel Kaminsky | MW 10:50-12:05 |
| Philosophers & Mystics | Religion 221 | 4 | Lois Dubin | TTH 9:25-10:40 |
| Catholic Philosophical Tradition | Religion 235 | 4 | Carol Zaleski | TTH 2:45-4 |
| Muslims, Modernity, & Islam | Religion 246 | 4 | Monica Ringer | MW 9:25-10:40 |
| Religious History of South Asia: Ancient-Medieval | Religion 275 | 4 | Andy Rotman | MW 2:45-4 |
| Mormonisms | Religion 288 | 4 | David Howlett | MW 1:20-2:35 |
| Advance Topics: Violence/Revolutions | Religion 305 | 4 | Andy Rotman | W 7-9:30 |
Mount Holyoke College
| Course Name | Course Number | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gods and Mortals | Classics 211 | 4 | Paula Debnar | TTH 2:55-4:10 |
| Ancient Rome | Classics/History 228 | 4 | Geoffrey Sumi | TTH 1:30-2:45 |
| Religious Nationalism: Russia, Ukraine, and Georgia | International Relations/RES 361 | 4 | Tamara Grdzelidze | TH 1:30-4:20pm |
| Introduction to Islam | Religion 102 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 1:30-2:45 |
| Introduction to Judaism | Religion 112Jewish Studies 112 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | MW 11-12:15 |
| Reading the Qur’an | Religion 201 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 9:30-10:45 |
| Knowing God | Religion 225KGClassics 260 | 4 | Bruce Arnold | MW 2:55-4:10 |
| Medieval Bodies | Religion 225MB | 4 | Christine Andrews | TTH 10-11:15 |
| Reimagining American Religious History | Religion 225NRCST 249NR/GNDST 210NR | 4 | Meredith Coleman-Tobias | TTH 1:30-2:45 |
| Women and Gender in Buddhism | Religion 241GNDST 210BD | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | TTH 2:55-4:10 |
| Womanist Religious Thought | Religion 246Africana 246/GNDST 210 | 4 | Meredith Coleman-Tobias | TTH 2:55-4:10 |
| Race & Religion in Latin America | Religion 331LAAnthropology 316LA | 4 | William Girard | M 1:30-4:20pm |
| The Sabbath | Religion 343Jewish Studies 343 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | M 1:30-4:20 |
| Body and Gender in Religious Tradition | Religion 352CST 349RE/GNDST 33RT | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | W 1:30-4:20 |