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Religious Studies (RL ST)  
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RL ST 001
 
Introduction to World Religions
 
An historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world's major religions.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Bachelor of Arts - Other Cultures
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111 CHAM  SMITH, CURTIS D (814) 865-3403
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160 WILLARD  SEN, SUCHISMITA RO (814) 865-3403
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RL ST 001
 
Introduction to World Religions
FIRST YEAR ONLY 
An historical and comparative survey of the principal beliefs and practices of the world's major religions.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Bachelor of Arts - Other Cultures
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160 WILLARD  SEN, SUCHISMITA RO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 003
 
Introduction to the Religions of the East
 
Religious experience, thought, patterns of worship, morals, and institutions in relation to culture in Eastern religions.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Bachelor of Arts - Other Cultures
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     T R 04:15P - 05:30P 110 WARTIK  BRINDLEY, ERICA FO (814) 865-3403
402481 002 50
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     T R 11:15A - 12:30P 322 HHD EAST  TAM, YIK FAI (814) 865-3403

RL ST 004
 
Jewish and Christian Foundations
 
Introduction to the perspectives, patterns of worship, morality, historical roots, and institutions of the Judaeo-Christian traditions; their relationships to cu more...
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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CAMS 004, J ST 004    M W F 11:15A - 12:05P 118 THOMAS  RISTAU, KENNETH AN (814) 865-3403

RL ST 004
 
Jewish and Christian Foundations
W/CAMS 004.1 
Introduction to the perspectives, patterns of worship, morality, historical roots, and institutions of the Judaeo-Christian traditions; their relationships to cu more...
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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CAMS 004, J ST 004    T R 08:00A - 09:15A 160 WILLARD  BETLYON, JOHN W (814) 865-3403

RL ST 012
 
Lands of the Bible
W/CAMS 012.1 
Textual and archaeological evidence for the lands, cities, and peoples associated with the Hebrew Bible and Christian scriptures.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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275443 001 15
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CAMS 012, J ST 012    T R 11:15A - 12:30P 107 WARTIK  BETLYON, JOHN W (814) 865-3403

RL ST 044
 
Ancient Near Eastern and Egyptian Mythology
 
Survey of major ancient Mediterranean myths, gods, and goddesses in their cultural contexts; influence on later cultures.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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314215 003 20
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CAMS 044    M W F 09:05A - 09:55A 365 WILLARD  FULTON, DEIRDRE NO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 070
 
Prophecy: The Near East Then and Now
 
Prophecy in the ancient Near East, the ancient Jewish and Christrian traditions, and today.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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CAMS 070, J ST 070    M W F 11:15A - 12:05P 106 WARTIK  FULTON, DEIRDRE NO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 083T
 
First-Year Seminar in Religious Studies
 
Critical approaches to the dimensions and directions in Religious Studies.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies First-Year Seminar
Satisfies Schreyer Honors College Honors Course and Credit Requirements
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352801 001 20
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     T R 01:00P - 02:15P 112 KELLER  BRINDLEY, ERICA FO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 090U
 
Archaeology of Jerusalem: Past and Present
 
Archaeology and history of Jerusalem from earliest times (c. 3000 BCE) to the present.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Schreyer Honors College Honors Course and Credit Requirements
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322336 001 10
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CAMS 090U, J ST 090U    W 04:00P - 07:00P 124 THOMAS  KILLEBREW, ANN ELO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 103
 
Introduction to Hinduism
 
Historical development of Hinduism to the present.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Bachelor of Arts - Other Cultures
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275449 001 50
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     M W F 10:10A - 11:00A 107 FOR R BL  SEN, SUCHISMITA RO (814) 865-3403

RL ST 104
 
Introduction to Buddhism
 
A general survey of the basic doctrine, practice, and historical development of Hinayana and Mahayana Buddhism.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Bachelor of Arts - Other Cultures
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     M W 03:35P - 04:50P 273 WILLARD  TAM, YIK FAI (814) 865-3403
388918 002 50
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     M W 06:00P - 07:15P 267 WILLARD  TAM, YIK FAI (814) 865-3403

RL ST 108H
 
Muhammad and the Qur'an
 
History of the Qur'an and its interpretation by the early Muslim community; life of Muhammad and his role within Islam.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies Schreyer Honors College Honors Course and Credit Requirements
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322234 001 25
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     T R 11:15A - 12:30P 169 WILLARD  BROCKOPP, JONATHAN (814) 865-3403

RL ST 110
 
Hebrew Bible: Old Testament
 
Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of ancient Israel.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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311899 001 15
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CAMS 110, J ST 110    T R 02:30P - 03:45P 111 CHAM  OSTRICH, DAVID EDW (814) 865-3403

RL ST 115
 
American Jewish History and Culture
 
Examination of the history, culture, social tensions, and contributions of Jews and Judaism in America.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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314227 001 20
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HIST 115, J ST 115    M W 04:15P - 05:30P 106 FOR R BL  PENCAK, WILLIAM AN (814) 865-3403

RL ST 120
 
New Testament
 
Introduction to the history, literature, and religion of early Christianity in its Jewish-Hellenistic setting.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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275464 002 15
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CAMS 120, J ST 120    M W F 01:25P - 02:15P 140 FENSKE  RUBIN, KIMBERLY SU (814) 865-3403
317491 003 37
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CAMS 120, J ST 120    T R 04:15P - 05:30P 133 FOOD SCI  DILLEY, PAUL CHAND (814) 865-3403

RL ST 124
 
Early and Medieval Christianity
 
Analysis in cultural context of selected thinkers, ideas, and movements in Christianity from the second through the fifteenth century.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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326875 002 15
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CAMS 124, J ST 124    M W F 08:00A - 08:50A 215 THOMAS  RUBIN, KIMBERLY SU (814) 865-3403
326884 003 15
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CAMS 124, J ST 124    M W F 09:05A - 09:55A 117 THOMAS  RUBIN, KIMBERLY SU (814) 865-3403

RL ST 131
 
Introduction to Bioethics
 
Studies questions of ethics in relation to biotechnology research and implementation, genetic engineering, medicine, animal and human rights.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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313132 001 10
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PHIL 132    T R 04:15P - 05:30P 203 SACKETT  BROCKOPP, JONATHAN (814) 865-3403

RL ST 132W
 
Sects and Cults
 
The origins, beliefs, and practices of new or dissenting religious groups and their relationship to the dominant religious culture.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies Writing Across the Curriculum
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298081 001 25
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     T R 01:00P - 02:15P 115 WAGNER  JENKINS, JOHN PHIL (814) 865-3403

RL ST 137
 
Women and Religion
 
Jewish and Christian religious views on womanhood; thought and lives of important religious women; and feminist understandings of these.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
 Prerequisite: third-semester standing
 
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395506 001 25
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     T R 02:30P - 03:45P 109 BOUCKE  BRUNOTTE, ULRIKE (814) 865-3403

RL ST 140Y
 
Religion in American Life and Thought
 
The function, contributions, tensions, and perspectives of religion in American culture.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US)
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298084 001 25
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     M W F 09:05A - 09:55A 010 LIFE SCI  ROSE, ANNE CARVER (814) 865-3403

RL ST 145
 
African American Religion
 
History and significance of the religious dimension of the Black American struggle for equality from enslavement to the contemporary period.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
Satisfies U.S. Cultures (US) OR Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
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341533 001 8
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AAA S145    T R 11:15A - 12:30P 106 BOUCKE  MC BRIDE, DAVID (814) 865-3403

RL ST 146
 
The Life and Thought of Martin Luther King, Jr.
 
A survey of the civil rights leader including his religious beliefs, intellectual development, and philosophy for social change.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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341539 001 10
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AAA S146    W 03:35P - 06:35P 360 WILLARD  LUMPKINS, CHARLES (814) 865-3403

RL ST 147
 
The Life and Thought of Malcolm X
 
The life of Malcolm X/El Hajj Malik El Shabazz (1925-1965) and his social, political, economic, and moral thought.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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341542 001 10
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AAA S147    T R 11:15A - 12:30P 108 CHAM  CAMPBELL, JAMIE (814) 865-3403

RL ST 280
 
WOMEN AND JUDAISM
 
Explores the Jewish views of women that have influenced the roles of women within both the religion and Western culture.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies General Education - Humanities (GH)
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312022 001 10
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WMNST280, J ST 280    M W F 11:15A - 12:05P 369 WILLARD  PARADISO-MICHAU, M (814) 865-3403

RL ST 400
 
Theories of Religion
 
Comparative and interdisciplinary study of two or more systematic theories of religion: anthropological, psychological, sociological, philosophical/theol more...
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
 Prerequisite: 6 credits in religious studies or seventh-semester standing
 
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298093 001 35
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     T R 01:00P - 02:15P 104 CHAM  WANNER, CATHERINE (814) 865-3403

RL ST 407Y
 
European Anti-Semitism from Antiquity to the Present
 
Surveys the history of anti-Semitism in Europe from antiquity through the Middle Ages to the present.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
Satisfies International Cultures (IL)
Satisfies Writing Across the Curriculum
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HIST 409Y, J ST 409Y    W 03:35P - 06:35P 301 WILLARD  ROSE, PAUL LAWRENC (814) 865-3403

RL ST 495
 
Internship
 
Supervised off-campus, non-group instruction, including field experience, practica, or internships.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 1.0 - 18.0
 Prerequisite: prior approval of proposed assignment by instructor
 
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RL ST 496
 
Independent Studies
 
Creative projects, including research and design, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 1.0 - 18.0
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275509 002 5
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275512 003 5
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RL ST 497A
 
Ancient Mediterranean Religions
 
This course is an introduction to the religions of the ancient Mediterranean world, from the Hellenistic Period to Late Antiquity.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 3.0
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CAMS 497A, J ST 497B    T R 01:00P - 02:15P 106 SACKETT  DILLEY, PAUL CHAND (814) 865-3403

RL ST 596
 
Individual Studies
 
Creative projects, including nonthesis research, which are supervised on an individual basis and which fall outside the scope of formal courses.
  08/24/2009-12/11/2009   Credits: 1.0 - 9.0
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