Religious Studies 200: Introduction to Religious Ethics
Tentative Schedule of Classes and Assignments, Spring Term 2011-2012
Week One
January
5 Introduction to Abrahamic Traditions
Week Two
10 History of Judaism
12 Foundations of Judaism: The Covenant
Week Three
17 Social Justice in Judaism
19 Current Issues in Jewish Ethics
Week Four
24 History of Christianity
26 No class – Dr. Kennedy Away – View film on-line
Assignment: http://www.nfb.ca/film/strangest_dream
Week Five
31 Discussion of Film, “The Strangest Dream”; Christian Ethics
February
2 Foundations of Christian Ethics
Week Six
7 Modern Ethics
9 Review
Week Seven
14 Mid-Term Examination
16 Christian Social Ethics
Reading Week
Week Eight
28 Introduction to Islam
March
1 Foundations of Muslim Ethics
Week Nine
6 Social Justice in Muslim Thought
8 The Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
Week Ten
13 Issues in Islamic Jurisprudence
15 Islam and the West
Week Eleven
20 Liberation Theologies
22 Methods of Ethics and the Question of Liberation
Week Twelve
27 Just War Theory Research Paper Due
29 Religion and Violence: East and West
Week Thirteen
April
3 Native American Worldviews
5 Ecology and Environmental Ethics
Week Fourteen
10 Review