Course Offerings Spring 2023
UMass Amherst — Spring 2023
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Jewish Experience I | JUDAIC 101 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | T/TH 11:30-12:45 |
| The Jewish Experience II | JUDAIC 102 | 4 | Aviva Ben-Ur | T/TH 10:00-11:15 |
| Post-Holocaust Thought | JUDAIC 376 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | T/TH 2:30-3:45 |
| Sufism: Islamic Mystical Tradition | MIDEAST 361 | 4 | Malissa Taylor | MW 4:00-5:15 |
| Religion Evolution | ANTHRO 494RI | 4 | Lynette Sievert | MW 2:30-3:45 |
| Magic/Ancient Mediterranean World | CLASSICS 330 | 4 | Debbie Felton | MWF 12:20-1:10 |
| Bible Myth/Lit/Soc | ENGLISH 203 | 3 | David Toomey | T/TH 10:00-11:15 |
| Intro to World Religions | HISTORY 112 | 4 | Timothy Hart | MW 12:20-1:10 |
| Age of the Crusades | HISTORY 394AI | 4 | Anne Broadbridge | MWF 1:25-2:15 |
| Intro to Philosophy of Religion | PHIL 383 | 3 | Cruz Davis | MW 4:00-5:15 |
Hampshire College — Spring 2023
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hopes and Fears: Religion, Gender and Possessions from the Middle Ages to the Pilgrims | CSI 0275 | 4 | James Wald | MW 2:30-3:50 |
Smith College — Spring 2023
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Religion and US Capitalism | HISTORY 271/REL 271 | 4 | Casey Bohlen | T/TH 1:20-2:35 |
| The Holy Land | REL 110hl | 4 | Suleiman Ali Mourad | MW 10:50-12:05 |
| Intro to the Bible I | REL 112 | 4 | Joel Kaminsky | MW 10:50-12:05 |
| Buddhist Meditation | REL 164 | 4 | Jamie Hubbard | T/TH 2:45-4:00 |
| Afterlife in World Religions | REL 206 | 4 | Carol Zaleski | T/TH 1:20-2:35 |
| Modern Jewish Experience | REL 223 | 4 | Lois C. Dubin | T/TH 9:25-10:40 |
| Jesus | REL 230 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T/TH 10:50-12:05 |
| Russian Sacred Art | REL 242 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T/TH 2:45-4:00 |
| Muslims, Modernity & Islam | REL 246 | 4 | Suleiman Ali Mourad | MW 9:25-10:40 |
| Why Believe? | REL 301wb | 4 | Carol Zaleski | W 1:20-4:00 |
| Zen Buddhism & Japanese Culture | REL 270 | 4 | Jamie Hubbard | M 3:05-4:20 W 2:45-4:00 |
| Social Justice, Spirituality, and the American Radical Tradition | REL 293 | 4 | David Howlett | T/TH 9:25-10:40 |
Mount Holyoke College — Spring 2023
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muslim Politics/ Modern S. Asia | HIST 222 | 4 | Suvaid Yaseen | MW 11:30-12:45 |
| Women and Gender in Islam | RELIG 207 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 11:30-12:45 |
| Religion and Science Fiction | RELIG 208 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 3:15-4:30 |
| Introduction to Judaism | RELIG 112 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | MW 1:45-3:00 |
| Religion and Conquest | RELIG 225CQ | 4 | TBA | MW 7:15-8:30PM |
| Sacred Space in Jewish Antiquity | RELIG 225JA | 4 | TBA | T/TH 1:45-3:00 |
| Kingdoms Human and Divine | RELIG 225KH | 4 | Bruce Arnold | MW 3:15-4:30 |
| Witchcraft and Healing | RELIG 225WT | 4 | Mark Auslander | MW 10:00-11:15 |
| Buddhist Ethics | RELIG 267 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | T/TH 1:45-3:00 |
| Citizens and Subjects: Jews in the Modern World | RELIG 269 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | MW 10:00-11:15 |
| Liberation Theology and Sexuality | RELIG 331LT | 4 | TBA | T/TH 3:15-4:45 |
| Body/Gender in Religious Tradition | RELIG 352 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | W 1:30-4:20 |
Amherst College — Spring 2023
| Course Name | Coursee # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buddhist Art of Asia | ARHA 261 | 4 | Samuel Morse | MWF 10:00-10:50 |
| Myth/Ritual West Africa | ARHA 315 | 4 | Rowland Abiodun | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Lives of Muslim Saints | ASLC 288 | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | T/TH 1:00-2:20 |
| Early Islam | ASLC 393 | 4 | Monica Ringer | MW 8:30-9:50 AM |
| African Music, Religion, and Ritual | BLST 122 | 4 | Monika Brodnicka | MW 8:30-9:50 AM |
| Greek Myth and Religion | CLAS 121 | 4 | Rebecca Sinos | MWF 12:00-12:50 |
| Jewish History in the Modern Age | HIST 204 | 4 | Adi Gordon | T/TH 11:30-12:50 |
| Religion and Violence | HIST 277 | 4 | Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos | MW 2:00-3:20 |
| Problem of Evil | PHIL 218 | 4 | Andrew Dole | T/TH 1:00-2:20 |
| What is Religion? | RELI 210 | 4 | Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos | MW 12:30-1:50 |
| Replacing Religion | RELI 321 | 4 | Andrew Dole | MW 2:00-3:20 |
| Folklore & the Bible | RELI 262 | 4 | Susan Niditch | T/TH 11:30-12:50 |