THRS 256 – FIRST SEMESTER HEBREW Unit(s): 4 Intensive study of grammar, composition, and conversation. Stress on the spoken language. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. Offered intermittently. Cross-listed With: HEBR 101
THRS 238 – ISR/PAL CONFLICT THRU FILM&LIT Unit(s): 4 The course examines the Israeli-Palestinian conflict through Palestinian and Israeli film and literature, seeking to understand everyday life and interpretations of the conflict through the representations and images presented by the… Continue Reading
THRS 237 – SOC JUST & ISRAEL-PALESTINE Unit(s): 4 In examining the Israel-Palestine conflict through the lenses of social justice and activism, this course de-exceptionalizes this ostensibly exceptional struggle, empowering students to understand ways to end conflicts that plague those… Continue Reading
THRS 236 – REFUGEES: JUSTICE AND ETHICS Unit(s): 4 This course explores “refugees” through personal narratives, history, migration, politics, and sociology, examining questions such as: What does it mean to be a refugee? When does one become a refugee? What… Continue Reading
THRS 230 – JEWISH-CHRISTIAN RELATIONSHIP Unit(s): 4 A theological and historical survey of Jewish-Christian relations that focuses on how Jews and Christians have conceptually related to each other. Addresses the Jewish-Christian relationship from Late Antiquity through contemporary times. Topics include… Continue Reading
THRS 136 – HOLOCAUST AND GENOCIDE Unit(s): 4 This course engages students in a critical consideration of the moral, religious, and social implications of the Holocaust and of genocide in the 20th and 21st centuries, and explores various memorial practices… Continue Reading
THRS 132 – FORGVNG UNFORGVBLE? APOLOGIES Unit(s): 4 This course will examine two ideas central to the human experience-apologies and forgiveness-by looking at both everyday and extreme situations such as war and genocide. We will cover case examples from WWII,… Continue Reading
THRS 131 – QUEERING RELIGION Unit(s): 4 This course explores the following queries: How do queer people navigate religious contexts, especially those that have often attempted to negate them? In what ways can religion be queer How do activists, theologians,… Continue Reading
THRS 130 – JEWS, JUDAISMS & JEWISH IDENTITY Unit(s): 4 As individuals and communities, we enact identities (or constructed senses of self) through our behavior and experiences. Shaped by cultures, value systems, histories, and narratives, our identities relate to virtually… Continue Reading
THRS 125 – SOC. JUSTICE, ACTIVISM & JEWS Unit(s): 4 “Social justice” recognizes disparities in societal opportunities, resources, and long-term outcomes among dominant and marginalized groups, communities with particular social identities. This course looks at social justice issues related to… Continue Reading
