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AP/JWST 3848 3.00: Modernist Yiddish Poetry in Translation

This course is an introduction to Yiddish Modernist poetry of the early to mid-twentieth century with emphasis on the schools of Yiddish Modernism in America.

AP/JWST 3846 6.00: Contemporary Jewish Theologies: Challenges of the 21st Century

Introduces and explores Jewish theological challenges and issues of the 21st century as articulated in the writings of feminist, queer, secular and liberal thinkers. Analyzes perspectives and concepts regarding such issues as the relationship between science and religion, the relationship of gender to mainstream concepts of theology, the meaning of existence, revelation, and post Holocaust […]

AP/JWST 3823 3.0: Greeks and Jews in the Hellenistic World

A study of the encounter of Greek religious ideas, practices and institutions with the Egyptian, Persian and Jewish religions in the period from Alexander to the First Century BCE.

AP/JWST 3820 3.0: More Money Than God: Religion and Capitalism

This 3000-level course explores the fascinating, tangled history of religion & money. It examines ideas about wealth & poverty, virtue & vice in scriptures and classic texts of various religions, and considers how those ideas have changed over time. Major themes include: persecution and power, self-worth, security, success, legitimacy, corruption, cruelty, pride, religion and the […]

AP/JWST 3651 3.0: God/USA: Religion in America Since 1491

Explores the key themes, critical questions, and entrenched conflicts about the place of religion during the long and varied history of American civic and cultural life. It analyzes Native-Newcomer religious tensions, disestablishment, uniquely American religions, and the intersections of religion with war, nationalism, immigration, race, science, expansion, urbanization, gender, counterculture, and new media.

AP/JWST 3387 3.0: Bitter legacy: Jewish-non-Jewish Relations in Eastern Europe since 1945

Explores relations between Jews and other peoples in Eastern Europe after World War II.

AP/JWST 3600 3.0: Themes in Modern Israeli Literature and Society

An exploration of some major currents in contemporary Hebrew literature; how do Israeli writers respond and reflect upon the daily challenges of Israeli life? Internationally acclaimed, gifted Israeli authors help us better understand the moral, social and cultural challenges confronting the Israeli nation; its joys and sorrows, hope and despair, solidarity and conflict, pride and […]

AP/JWST 3370 3.0: Hagiographical Literature: Text and Classical Interpretation

A close textual analysis of selected passages from the later books of the Bible; Esther, Lamentations and Ecclesiastes, and interpretations of these books written in Hebrew throughout the ages.

AP/JWST 3260 6.00 War and Peace in the Middle East

This course examines the causes of conflicts in the Middle East. The history of foreign powers' involvement in the region, religious fundamentalism, authoritarianism, economic development and politics of oil and water provide the background to the conflicts. The second term focuses specifically on Arab-Israeli wars, the peace process, the conflicts in the Persian Gulf including […]

AP/JWST 3850 6.00: The Final Solution: Perspectives on the Holocaust

An examination of the Nazi attempt to exterminate the Jews: the historical and philosophical background, the theological and psychological implications, the history and literature of the period.