ROSE HILL

THEO 3100 Introduction to Old Testament

R01 (55203) TF 8:30-9:45 Prof. TBA

R02 (55204) TF 11:30-12:45 Prof. TBA

Focuses on the Old Testament's stories to explore authorship, cultural influences, and a complex relationship between the elusive figure of the LORD and God, and contemporary interpretations.  

Attributes: JSTH, JWST, MEST, MVST, MVTH, REST, STCJ, STOT, STXT.

THEO 3120 The Prophets 

R01 (55205) W 8:30-11:15 Prof. TBA

A study of prophecy in the Bible from its origin in the religious practices of the ancient Near East to the final literary shape of biblical books. 

Attributes: MEST, MVST, MVTH, STCJ, STOT, STXT.

THEO 3200 Introduction to New Testament   

R01 (10225) TF 2:30-3:45 Prof. Michael Peppard

R02 (55207) TF 8:30-9:45 Prof. Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina

Explores the historical context of the New Testament and the process of its creation while also comparing with themes from Jewish and Greco-Roman literature and offering methods of textual interpretation.

Attributes: AMCS, CLAS, MVST, MVTH, REST, STCJ, STNT, STXT.

THEO 3314 St. Augustine of Hippo  

R01 (53369) TF 10:00-11:15 Prof. Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina 

A study of the life and thought of St. Augustine (354-431). Particular attention is given to his early philosophical writings, the Confessions, and his teaching on sin and grace.

Attributes: CLAS, MVST, MVTH, OCST, STXT, THAM, THHC.

THEO 3335 Queer Sacred Interpretations  

R01 (53371) MR 8:30-9:45 Prof. Timothy Couper 

This course provides an introduction to the history, theory, and practice of queer interpretations of sacred texts and theology, introducing foundational concepts in queer and trans studies.

Attributes: PJGS, PJST, STXT.

THEO 3375 American Religious Texts & Traditions 

R01 (53373) TF 10:00-11:15 Prof. John Seitz 

R02 (55209) TF 11:30-12:45 Prof. John Seitz

Critical and contextual reading of significant texts in American religious history, focusing on diverse traditions and the history of religious debate about American culture, social structures and identity.

Attributes: ACUP, AMCS, AMST, APPI, ASHS, ASRP, PLUR, REST, STXT, THAC, THHC.

THEO 3376 Spirituals, Blues & Afr-Am Christianity  

R01 (49782) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Rufus Burnett

This course explores the involuntary presence of Africans in the Americas, the concept of God, and the religious significance of Africa through music as a form of expression of sacred meaning.

Attributes: ACUP, ADVD, AFAM, AMST, ASAM, ASRP, REST, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3420 Ecological Theologies 

R01 (NEW) Ecological Spiritualities W 11:30-2:15

Explores the interplay among ecological realities, theological frameworks and spiritual practices.  We’ll study Abrahamic traditions, the thematic approach to water and waterscapes, as well as art, ritual and movements for ecological justice.

Attributes:  STXT

THEO 3605 Scripture and Trauma 

R01 (55211) MR 10:00-11:15 Prof. Stephanie Arel

R02 (55212) MR 11:30-12:45 Prof. Stephanie Arel   

Explores the ways in which scripture functions within communities in the aftermath of trauma. The course focuses on Jewish and Christian scriptures, and engages in comparative study of other traditions. 

Attributes: PJRJ, PJST, REST, STXT.

THEO 3715 Classic Islamic Texts  

R01 (49822) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Iskander Abbasi

R02 (55212) MR 4:00-5:15 Prof. Iskander Abbasi

This course explores classical, medieval, modern, and contemporary texts of Islam, including the Quran, Hadith, and philosophical, historical, mystical, ritual, and legal texts. 

Attributes: GLBL, HHPA, HUST, INST, ISAS, ISFH, ISIN, ISME, MEST, MVST, MVTH, PJRJ, PJST, REST, STSN, STXT, THHC, WGSS.

THEO 3720 Hindu Literature & Ethics   

R01 (53376) MR 11:30-12:45 Prof. Joshua Schapiro

This course examines the four aims of life in Hinduism—kama, artha, dharma, and moksha—through readings from classic and modern texts, analyzed within their historical contexts to understand the evolution of Hindu thought.

Attributes: GLBL, HHPA, HUST, INST, ISAS, REST, RSCS, RSTE, STSN, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3733 Chinese Religions 

R01 (55214) MR 10:00-11:15 Prof. Joshua Schapiro

An introduction to “The Three Teachings” (san jiao): Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Explores what these traditions have to say about what it means to be human and about humans’ most essential ethical qualities. Philosophical and ethical works will be discussed, as well as how these ideas relate to Chinese religious rituals and “folk religion.” 

Attributes: CNST, GLBL, INST, ISAS, STSN, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3847 Latinx Theology 

R01 (55215) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Natalia Imperatori-Lee

Focuses on the theology and spirituality of U.S. Latinxs. Special attention will be given to how this explicitly contextual theology accounts for the role of popular religiosity, ethnicity, gender, race, and class in its reflection on Christian theological themes. 

Attributes: ADVD, AMST, ASRP, LAHA, LAIN, LALS, MEST, PLUR, STXT

THEO 3854 Ignatian Spirituality 

R01 (55216) MR 8:30-9:45 Prof. Curtis McKenzie

This course offers a historical-critical, hermeneutical, and theological engagement with selected texts by Ignatius. Various methods of Ignatian contemplation, meditation, discernment of spirits, and discernment of God's will in our lives will be explored.

Attributes: STXT, THHC.

THEO 3884 Sufism: Islam’s Mystical Tradition 

R01 (53378) TF 10:00-11:15 Prof. Iskander Abbasi

R02 (51803) TF 11:30-12:45 Prof. Iskander Abbasi

An investigation of Sufism, distinguishing its nature, its practical and theoretical dimensions, particularly its views on love, beauty, self, God, desire, and ecstasy.

Attributes: ISTP, MEST, REST, STSN, STXT, THHC.

LINCOLN CENTER 

THEO 3130 Bible as Migration Literature

L01 (51913) T 2:30-5:15 Prof. Ki-Eun Jang

This course approaches the Bible (with a focus on the Hebrew Bible) as migration literature, exploring the Bible’s engagement with the themes of immigration, exile, multilingualism, and diaspora, among others.  

Attributes: EP3, GLBL, LAHA, LALS, PJRJ, PJST, RSCS, STCJ, STOT, STXT.

THEO 3310 Early Christian Writings

L01 (55323) W 2:30-5:15 Prof. Anna Irwin

A selective study of the writing of prominent Christian theologians from Justin Martyr to Augustine, concentrating on early beliefs concerning God, Christ, the Church and the sacraments.

Attributes: CLAS, MEST, MVST, MVTH, OCST, REST, STXT, THAM, THHC.

THEO 3314 St. Augustine of Hippo

L01 (55324) MR 10:00-11:15 Prof. Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina

A study of the life and thought of St. Augustine (354-431). Particular attention is given to his early philosophical writings, the Confessions, and his teaching on sin and grace.

Attributes: CLAS, MVST, MVTH, OCST, STXT, THAM, THHC.

THEO 3317 Women of the Christian East  

L01 (49694) MR 8:30-9:45 Prof. Rachel Contos

This course will explore key texts in the Orthodox Christian tradition, including scriptures, writings of the Church Fathers, and historical sources, to examine women's religious life in Eastern Christian societies.

Attributes: OCST, PJGS, PJST, STXT, THAM, THHC.

THEO 3375 American Religious Texts & Traditions

L01 (53718) W 2:30-5:15 Prof. Emmanuel de Leon

Critical and contextual reading of significant texts in American religious history, focusing on diverse traditions and the history of religious debate about American culture, social structures and identity.

Attributes: ACUP, AMCS, AMST, APPI, ASHS, ASRP, PLUR, REST, STXT, THAC, THHC.

THEO 3546 The Bible and Social Justice

L01 (55325) W 8:30-11:15 Prof. Hillary Bylund

A study of social justice in the Hebrew and Christian scriptures that involves historical, literary, theological, and ethical interpretations.

Attributes: AMST, APPI, ASRP, LAHA, LALS, PJRJ, PJST, REST, STXT, THAM, THHC.

THEO 3711 Sacred Texts of the Middle East

L01 (51916) MR 8:30-9:45 Prof. Marie-Ange Rakotoniaina

The course analyzes and contextualizes texts from Ancient Egypt and Mesopotamia as well as foundational texts of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Zoroastrianism.  

Attributes: GLBL, HHPA, HUST, INST, ISME, JSTH, JWST, MEST, MVST, MVTH, OCST, REST, STSN, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3720 Hindu Literature and Ethics

L01 (55326) TF 11:30-12:45 Prof. Joshua Schapiro

This course examines the four aims of life in Hinduism—kama, artha, dharma, and moksha—through readings from classic and modern texts, analyzed within their historical contexts to understand the evolution of Hindu thought.

Attributes: GLBL, HHPA, HUST, INST, ISAS, REST, RSCS, RSTE, STSN, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3733 Chinese Religions

L01 (55327) TF 10:00-11:15 Prof. Joshua Schapiro

An introduction to “The Three Teachings” (san jiao): Confucianism, Daoism, and Buddhism. Explores what these traditions have to say about what it means to be human and about humans’ most essential ethical qualities. Philosophical and ethical works will be discussed, as well as how these ideas relate to Chinese religious rituals and “folk religion.” 

Attributes: CNST, GLBL, INST, ISAS, STSN, STXT, THHC.

THEO 3997 Religion & Fashion

L01 (55502) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Kathryn Kueny

L02 (55503) MR 4:00-5:15 Prof. Kathryn Kueny

Description. This course explores how sacred texts and traditions fashion piety through dress and adornment. Throughout the semester, students will investigate Mesopotamian, Egyptian, Jewish, Christian, and Muslim scriptures and writings on dress and fashion, along with the ways those sources have been interpreted, expressed, or transgressed within or across faith traditions and contemporary American contexts. 

Attributes: STXT, FASH.

ROSE HILL

THEO 4026 Theologies of Peace 

R01 (55217) MR 8:30-9:45 Prof. Thomas Massaro

This “Eloquentia Perfecta” senior values seminar explores how to continue the long tradition of religious voices, ideas, and institutions contributing to reconciliation and playing a constructive role in forging more peaceful relationships among nations, communities and people of all faiths.. 

Attributes: BEVL, BIOE, EP4, INST, ISIN, PJCP, PJCR, PJST, REST, VAL. 

THEO 4100 Asian Americans, Religion, Law 

R01 (55314) W 11:30-2:15 Prof. Ki-Eun Jang

This course examines how Asian American histories have been shaped by the entanglement of law and religion in the United States.  We will read and discuss immigration laws, court cases, and policy documents alongside historical narratives of solidarity, legal redress, interfaith organizing and other religious responses that opened space for justice and belonging.

Attributes: ICC, PLUR.

THEO 4371 Islam in Modern Egypt 

R01 (55218) MR 4:00-5:15 Prof. Sarah Eltantawi

This course, which requires no background in Islamic or Middle Eastern Studies, examines one portion of Egypt’s long, religiously diverse history, roughly from the introduction of Christianity to the present. This study will enable us to deeply explore larger theoretical questions concerning the interaction of religion and politics, the rise of “global” or “pan-Islam,” the process of religious reform, the formation of orthodoxy, and vernacular vs. authoritative religious practice and expressions.

Attributes: GLBL, ISTP, MEST, THHC.

**Advanced Seminar fulfills requirement for majors and minors.

THEO 4500 Religion in NYC 

R01 (55219) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. Karina Hogan

With special attention to the dichotomy of “theory” and “practice,” this course introduces students to theories and methods in the academic study of religion and theology through study of historically influential texts, contemporary challenges to traditional scholarly categories, and productive partnership with communities of religious and spiritual practice in NYC. Students will engage in a community-based research project.

Attributes: SL.

**Advanced Seminar fulfills requirement for majors and minors.

THEO 4852 Spirituality, Health & Healing 

R01 (55220) R 2:30-5:15 Prof. Brenna Moore

This course will enable students to see the wide-ranging effects of the human capacity to connect to something greater than ourselves, and see this not as an esoteric, private affair, but deeply connected to the issues of social and collective well-being in our own time. Questions about the nature of “health” and “healing” will be addressed, as well as the relationship between medical, ritual and religious expertise in healing practices, and health scientists’ studies of spiritual practices on things like neural circuitry and overall brain functioning. 

Attributes: ICC.           

LINCOLN CENTER 

THEO 4028 Religion & Bioethics

L01 (55328) MR 2:30-3:45 Prof. C. Traina Hutchison

Explores how intersections between medicine and religion at the level of patients, practitioners, institutional providers, law, and international relations affect bioethics in our religiously diverse culture.

Attributes: BEVL, BIOE, EP4, THHC, VAL.