Corsi online - Harvard University "World Religions Through Their Scriptures"

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 World Religions Through Their Scriptures:

  • Religious Literacy: Traditions and Scriptures
    • Tools for how to interpret the roles religions play in contemporary and historic contexts;
    • How religions are internally diverse
    • How religions evolve and change
    • How religions are embedded in all human cultures
    • The strengths and limitations of learning about religions through their scriptures.
  • Christianity
    • What are the contents, languages, and forms of Bibles in various times and places?
    • How have Christians lived out their stories and teachings?
    • How does Christian history reflect the contested and varied uses of scriptur--in the ancient Roman world where Christianity began, in its spread through European and American colonialism, in the diverse forms it takes in varied locations around the globe?
  • Buddhism
    • Religious/philosophical insights conveyed in Buddhist texts
    • How scriptures are interpreted to diverse ends in different historical contexts
    • Sensitive appreciation of world religions
  • Islam
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    • An introduction to the place of the Quran in Muslim cultures
    • Major themes of the Quran
    • The historical and cultural contexts of the Quran
    • Interpretive skills that enable a more nuanced reading of the Quran
    • Diverse approaches Muslims have adopted to engaging with Quranic texts, including issues in contemporary interpretation
  • Hinduism
    • Religious and philosophical insights conveyed in Hindu texts
    • How scriptures are interpreted to diverse ends in different historical contexts
    • Sensitive appreciation of world religions
  • Judaism
    • The diversity of Jews and Judaism
    • Key facts about the primary texts of the Jewish canon
    • The role that scripture has played and continues to play in the lives of Jews
    • Why the sacred texts of Judaism continue to matter in the 21st century​​​​​​​
  • Sikhism
    • Exploration of a foundational Sikh text, the Japji, which was composed by Guru Nanak and is recited by Sikhs as part of their morning prayers
    • The place of Guru Granth Sahib, the Sikh scripture, in Sikh life
    • Interpretative skills to engage in a nuanced reading of Guru Granth Sahib
    • Gurmat Sangit, the Sikh musical tradition, as represented in the Sikh scripture and its cultural context
    • The aesthetics of Sikhi, including literature, art, and music
    • The political dimensions of Sikh scripture and its impact on the evolution of Sikhs as a Panth or community 

 

Data: 25 Settembre 2018