Class Roster - Fall 2019 - Subject

RELST 2157

Tolstoy: History and Counter-Culture

Tolstoy is impossible. An aristocrat who renounced his wealth. A man of titanic appetites who repeatedly swore off meat, alcohol and sex. A Christian who didn't believe in God. An anarchist who ruled his ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2157, RUSSL 2157
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17777 RELST 2157 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2273

Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Ecology

This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities and environmentally sustainable practices. Using ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2273
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16170 RELST 2273 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Baker Laboratory 200
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2299

Buddhism

This course will explore the Buddhist tradition from its origins in ancient India to its migrations throughout Asia and eventually to the West. The first part of the course will deal with Indian Buddhism: ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2299
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8439 RELST 2299 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 11:15am - 12:05pm Rockefeller Hall 115
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

8472 RELST 2299 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm Rockefeller Hall 127
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

8473 RELST 2299 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm Rockefeller Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Boucher, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2523

Islamophobia and Judeophobia

Islamophobia and Judeophobia are ideas and like all ideas they have a history of their own. Although today many might think of Islamophobia or Judeophobia as unchangeable---fear of and hatred for Islam ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: COML 2523, GOVT 2523, JWST 2523, NES 2523
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16504 RELST 2523 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am Baker Laboratory 219
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16505 RELST 2523 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16506 RELST 2523 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 11:15am - 12:05pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16507 RELST 2523 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Class Number & Section Details

16508 RELST 2523 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm White Hall 104
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

At the beginning of the 7th century, a new religion, Islam, appeared in Arabia and by the end of the century, Muslims had defeated the Byzantines and Persians and created an empire that stretched from ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2530, MEDVL 2655, NES 2655, NES 6555
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8112 RELST 2655 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Powers, D
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2666

Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

Jerusalem is a holy city to the adherents of the three great monotheistic faiths: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. For most of its existence it has also been a national capital or major provincial center ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2666, JWST 2666, NES 2666
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16334 RELST 2666 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MWF 12:20pm - 1:10pm Goldwin Smith Hall 142
- Instructors
  
  Zorn, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2770

Islam and Gender

This course explores the role of gender and sexuality in shaping the lives of Muslims past and present. Through a close examination of ethnographies, intellectual histories, and religious treatises, we ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2470, FGSS 2770, LGBT 2770, MEDVL 2770, NES 2770
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16542 RELST 2770 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Golestaneh, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2851

Sex and Power in Jewish History

Jewish men and women in early modern Europe lived their lives within a gendered social order inherited from the Talmudic period. The relationship between sex and power remained fundamental to Jewish communal ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2851, JWST 2851
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

17484 RELST 2851 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 8:40am - 9:55am Klarman Hall KG42
- Instructors
  
  Litvak, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3639

Cultural History of the Jews of Spain

This course is intended to provide a survey of the cultural history of the Jews in Spain from the late Visigothic period until the converso crisis of the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries and the expulsion. ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 3639, MEDVL 3639, NES 3639, SPAN 3639
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16683 RELST 3639 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 1:25pm - 2:40pm White Hall 110
- Instructors
  
  Brann, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3738

Identity in the Ancient World

Have you ever been asked 'who are you' or 'which group do you belong to'? You would have noted how the answer shifts according to who is asking, in which context, etc. While everyone is unique, the possible ... view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 3738, CLASS 3738
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

16096 RELST 3738 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm Uris Hall 312
- Instructors
  
  Van Oyen, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3770, MEDVL 3760
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

17503 RELST 3770 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm McGraw Hall 145
- Instructors
  
  Howie, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7288 RELST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4215

Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Advanced discussion of a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4215, PHIL 6210, RELST 6210
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Augustine's "Confessions"
Class Number & Section Details

18557 RELST 4215 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4451

Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

Examines the new cinemas of Southeast Asia and their engagement with contemporary discourses of gender and sexuality. It pays special attention to the ways in which sexuality and gendered embodiment are ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4451, ASIAN 6631, FGSS 4451, FGSS 6331, LGBT 4451, LGBT 6331, PMA 4451
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8443 RELST 4451 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- W 12:20pm - 2:15pm Uris Hall 369
- Instructors
  
  Fuhrmann, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4557

Desert Monasticism

How and why do landscapes come to inspire the religious imagination? And why do religious practices, rituals, traditions, and beliefs take place in particular landscapes? This seminar treats these questions ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: CLASS 4677, MEDVL 4557, NES 4557, NES 6557
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16321 RELST 4557 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:30pm - 4:25pm Lincoln Hall B08
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4990

Directed Study

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

5681 RELST 4990 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

8423 RELST 4990 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

To apply for independent study, please complete the on-line form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay I

RELST 4995 is the first course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

5873 RELST 4995 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

RELST 4995 is the FIRST course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

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RELST 4996

Senior Honors Essay II

RELST 4996 is the second course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

8430 RELST 4996 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

For the most current information about textbooks, including the timing and options for purchase, see the Cornell Store.
Additional Information

RELST 4996 is the SECOND course in the Honors two-part sequence. To enroll in Honors, please email akc52@cornell.edu to request a permission number.

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RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
Credits and Grading Basis

1-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

7291 RELST 6020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 6210

Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. view course details

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Syllabi:

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 4215, PHIL 6210, RELST 4215
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Augustine's "Confessions"
Class Number & Section Details

18556 RELST 6210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 2:30pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 124
- Instructors
  
  MacDonald, S
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 6746

Aesthetics of the Sacred in Classical Antiquity

This course will explore archaeological and literary evidence for the production, display, ritual treatment, and cultural reception of sacred images in ancient Greece. We will focus on some of the most ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 7736, ARTH 6736, CLASS 6746
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

16104 RELST 6746 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 1:25pm - 4:25pm Goldwin Smith Hall 122
- Instructors
  
  Platt, V
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2157 Tolstoy: History and Counter-Culture

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RELST 2273 Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Ecology

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RELST 2299 Buddhism

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RELST 2523 Islamophobia and Judeophobia

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RELST 2655 Introduction to Islamic Civilization

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RELST 2666 Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

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RELST 2770 Islam and Gender

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RELST 2851 Sex and Power in Jewish History

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RELST 3639 Cultural History of the Jews of Spain

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RELST 3738 Identity in the Ancient World

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RELST 2157

Tolstoy: History and Counter-Culture

RELST 2273

Introduction to Religious Studies: Religion and Ecology

RELST 2299

Buddhism

RELST 2523

Islamophobia and Judeophobia

RELST 2655

Introduction to Islamic Civilization

RELST 2666

Jerusalem the Holy in Judaism, Christianity and Islam

RELST 2770

Islam and Gender

RELST 2851

Sex and Power in Jewish History

RELST 3639

Cultural History of the Jews of Spain

RELST 3738

Identity in the Ancient World

RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 4215

Topics in Medieval Philosophy

RELST 4451

Gender and Sexuality in Southeast Asian Cinema

RELST 4557

Desert Monasticism

RELST 4990

Directed Study

RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay I

RELST 4996

Senior Honors Essay II

RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 6210

Topics in Medieval Philosophy