Christianity Studies Cluster
Department website: http://www.wesleyan.edu/christianitystudies/index.html
COORDINATOR
Christianity has been a defining force in European and Euro-American history and culture, and has profoundly influenced the visual arts, theater, music, poetry, and philosophy. It has also spread throughout the world. The Christianity Studies cluster offers a way to study it without the constraints of a conventional major. As befits its place within a university curriculum, Christianity Studies courses are taught by people who come from a variety of faith commitments, including secular ones.
Pathways
The Christianity Studies cluster offers a set of courses, changing from year to year, which can be grouped under the following headings, as pathways to assist in gaining a coherent understanding of Christianity. These are:
Christianity’s Role in the Development of Modern Institutions
Although these pathways should provide assistance in devising a more coherent educational experience, those marked with an asterisk also suggest links to various information available through the internet, such as bibliographies, important texts, and musical and video clips.
COURSES ASSOCIATED WITH THE CLUSTER
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFAM361 | The Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination | 1 |
| ARHA151 | European Architecture and Urbanism to 1750 | 1 |
| ENGL207 | Chaucer and His World | 1 |
| GOVT337 | Virtue and Glory: Classical Political Theory | 1 |
| GOVT379 | Access to Civil Justice | 1 |
| HIST201 | Medieval Europe | 1 |
| HIST202 | Early Modern Europe | 1 |
| MUSC274 | Hymnody in the United States Before the Civil War | 1 |
| MUSC448 | Ebony Singers: Gospel Music | 0.5 |
| RELI201 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) | 1 |
| RELI212 | Introduction to the New Testament | 1 |
| RELI220 | Modern Christian Thought | 1 |
| RELI240 | Religion in the Roman Empire | 1 |
| RELI291 | From Jerusalem to Ground Zero: Muslim, Jewish, Christian, Sioux, and Hindu Notions of Sacredness | 1 |
| RELI391 | Religion and the Social Construction of Race | 1 |
| RELI393 | "If there is no God, then everything is permitted?" Moral Life in a Secular World | 1 |