Instructor: Jusuf Salih

This course studies the Qur’anic and Islamic portrayals of Mary. She is the only woman in the Qur’an who is mentioned by name and an entire chapter is dedicated to her story. In Islam, Mary is a symbol of piety, purity and devotion to worship. She gave a miraculous birth to Jesus, and together, with her son, are “signs” for humankind.

Instructor: Cyril Orji

Christology in an Evolutionary World is a course that answers the question of what it means today to say Jesus Christ is God-Man in the context of new findings in the science of evolution.

Instructor: Elizabeth Groppe

Explore faith traditions through the prism of reflection on our daily practices of eating, religious rituals related to food and agricultural practices and policies.

Instructor: Gloria Dodd

Are the cinematic presentations of the life of the Blessed Virgin Mary the real Mary? The Bible, Catholic teachings and other historical sources will be used to analyze clips from movies such as The Chosen and the Netflix Mary.

Instructor: Andrew McNeely

Explores key developments within contemporary American Protestant evangelicalism, with a particular focus on evangelicals' diverse responses to the social, political, economic and religious trends that shaped the United States in the 19th, 20th and 21st centuries. The aim of the course seeks to highlight the diversity of American evangelicalism and to demonstrate its unique contributions to American culture.

This course will explore the question “what kind of life is worth living?” by examining and exploring many sources traditional and contemporary across the spectrum of faith, work, death, sexuality and more.