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Wisdom of the World's Religions, part 2

1. Buddhism

Wisdom of the World's Religions, part 1

1. Defining Religion
2. Daoism, Confucianism
, and Religions in China
   

Happier, Healthier, Kinder: How to Meditate & Why

1. Concentration
2. Mindfulness
3. 
   

The Gospel of Matthew

• Matthew 1-3
• Matthew 4-5
• Matthew 6-10
• Matthew 11-14
• Matthew 15-18a
• Matthew 18b-23
  

The Gospel of Mark

• Mark 1-2
• Mark 3-4
• Mark 5-6
• Mark 7-8
• Mark 9-10
• Mark 11-16
  

Bioethics

• Slides from Session #1: Contemporary Issues: CRISPR
• Handout from Session #2: Snow Day Case Studies
• Slides from Session #3: Biotechnologies that will boost human physical & mental performance to unprecedented levels, part 1
• Slides from Session #4: Biotech, part 2
• Slides from Session #5: Biotech, part 3 + "Paternalism & Autonomy"
• Slides from Session #6: Bioethical Case Studies and Frameworks
  

• Click here for 21-page PDF of Case Studies.
  

What Is Evil? Religion & Philosophical Investivations

• Slides from Class #1: Why Study Evil?
• Slides from Class #2: Postmodernism & Evil
• Slides from Class #3: Evil & Theodicy/Freedom, Conscience/Intention
• Slides from Class #4: Evil & Sickness, Distance, Obedience
• Slides from Class #5
  

Building Your Own Ethics

• Slides from Class #1
• Handout from Class #2: Intro to Ethics & Equality
• Handout from Class #3: Effective Altruism, and Racism/Specieism
• Two blog posts related to Class #4:
  • Unsanctifying Human Life: Wrestling with Peter Singer's Ethics
  • Why Peter Singer Hates on Guide Dogs & the Make-a-Wish Foundation: Reflections on The Most Good You Can Do
• Handout from Class #5: Climate Change, Violence, What's Fair? & Who Decides?
  

Building Your Own Theology

• Slides from Class #1: "Liberal Turn toward Freedom in Theology" & "Autobiography as Theology"
• Slides from Class #2: "Autobiography as Theology"
• Slides from Class #3: "Experience" & "Human Nature" (Theological Anthropology)
• Slides from Class #4: "God" (theology) & "Ethics"
• Slides from Class #5: "Future" & "So What?" (eschatology)
• Slides from Class #6: "This I Believe"
  

Comparing Religions: Coming to Terms

• Slides from Class #1: Part I, Prehistory, Preparation, & Perspective (ch. 1-2a)
• Slides from Class #2: Part I, Prehistory, Preparation, & Perspective (ch. 2a-3)
• Slides from Class #3: Part II: "Comparative Acts: Sex & Bodies (Chapter 6)
• Slides from Class #4: Part II: Imagination & Paranormal; Soul, Salvation, & the End (Chapters 8-9)
• Slides from Class #5: Part III: Putting It All Together Again: Faithful Re-readings: Exclusivism, Inclusivism, Pluralism, and Justice; Rational Re-readings: Masters of Suspicion, Classical and Contemporary (Chapters 10-11)
• Slides from Class #6: Chapter 12: Reflexive Re-readings: Looking at the Looker
  

Part 4 of 4: Banned Questions about Paul, Revelation, and the Rest of the New Testament

Mondays, 11:00am-12:30 pm, Fall 2015

• Handout for Class 18: Introduction to New Testament Epistles
• Handout for Class 19: The Quest for the Historical Paul and 1 Thessalonians
• Handout for Class 20: Corinthians and Galatians
• Slides for Class 21, part 1: "Of/In": What Difference Does a Preposition Make?
• Slides for Class 21, part 2: Philippians, Philemon, Romans, Deutero-Paul
• Slides for Class 22: Pastorals through Revelation

Part 3 of 4: Banned Questions about Jesus and the Gospels

Mondays, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, Spring 2015

• Handout for Class 13: Introduction to the New Testament
• Handout for Class 14: The Gospel according to Mark
• Handout for Class 15: The Gospel according to Matthew
• Handout for Class 16: The Gospel according to Luke, The Acts of the Apostles, and The Gospel According to John (part 1)
• Handout for Class 17: The Gospel according to John (part 2), The Quest for the Historical Jesus

Part 2 of 4: MORE Banned Questions about the Bible: Wisdom Literature and the Rest of the Hebrew Bible

Mondays, 11:00 am -12:30 pm, October 29 - November 3, 2014

• Slides for Class 7: Introduction to Prophetic Literature
• Slides for Class 8: Isaiah
• Slides for Class 9: Jeremiah & Ezekiel
• Slides for Class 10: The Twelve ("Minor Prophets")
• Slides for Class 11: Ps, Prov, SoS, Job, Ecclesiastes
• Slides for Class 12: Lam, Esther, Ruth, Daniel, Chr, Erz-Neh

Part 1 of 4: Banned Questions about the Bible: Genesis - Kings

Mondays, 11:00 am - 12:30 pm, March 3 - April 21, 2014

• Slides for Class 1: Introduction to Modern Biblical Scholarship
• Slides for Class 2: Genesis 1-3
• Slides for Class 3: Genesis 4 - Exodus 20
• Slides for Class 4: Exodus 34 - Deuteronomy
• Slides for Class 5: Joshua & Judges
• Slides for Class 6: Samuel & Kings

Lost Christianities & the Faiths We Never Knew

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