BA, Theology and Religious Studies

 Required for Both Specializations

(10 credits)

• THRS 2400 - Methods in Theology and Religious Studies—5 credits
• THRS 4600 - Capstone—5 credits

A. Christian Theology Specialization

(35 credits)

Christian Thought (10 credits)

 Choose two of the following for 10 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2011 - History of Catholic Theology
• THRS 2012 - Liberating Catholicism
• THRS 2019 - Challenges to Christian Faith
• THRS 2020 - God and Evil
• THRS 2040 - Women and Theology
• THRS 2050 - Theology of the Person
• THRS 2060 - Perspectives on Jesus
• THRS 2090 - Jesus and Liberation
• THRS 2091 - Latin American Liberation Theology
• THRS 2100 - Catholic Imagination
• THRS 2101 - Ignatian Spirituality
• THRS 2130 - Science and the Church
• THRS 3130 - Religion and Science

Hebrew Bible/Old Testament (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2021 - The Book of Genesis
• THRS 3000 - The Hebrew Bible
• THRS 3010 - Torah: The Birth of a People
• THRS 3020 - Women and the Hebrew Bible

New Testament (5 credits)

 Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2000 - New Testament Storytellers: Jesus
• THRS 2001 - New Testament Storytellers: St. Paul
• THRS 2002 - John: A Different Gospel
• THRS 3070 - Global Apocalypse!
• THRS 3211 - God and Empire 

Theological Ethics (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2200 - Theological Ethics of Hope and Moral Power
• THRS 2202 - Social Justice and Christian Ethics
• THRS 3230 - Biomedical Ethics: The Giving and Taking of Life
• THRS 3240 - Religion and Ecology
• THRS 3241 - Contemporary Ethical Issues

NOTE: Course may not also satisfy the UCOR Ethical Reasoning requirement.

Advanced Christian Theology Courses (10 credits)

• THRS 4300 - Major Themes and Thinkers in Christian Theology

Choose one of the following advanced Bible courses:

• THRS 4070 - Interpreting the Hebrew Bible
• THRS 4140 - Interpreting the Synoptics

B. Comparative Religion Specialization

(35 credits)

World Religions (15 credits)

 Choose three of the following for 15 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 3221 - The Holocaust and Christian Faith
• THRS 3310 - Jewish Faith and Life
• THRS 3320 - Introduction to Buddhism
• THRS 3330 - Buddhism and Gender
• THRS 3420 - Introduction to Islam
• THRS 3430 - Gender and Sexuality in Islam

Sacred Texts (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2000 - New Testament Storytellers: Jesus
• THRS 2021 - The Book of Genesis
• THRS 3000 - The Hebrew Bible
• THRS 3020 - Women and the Hebrew Bible
• THRS 3070 - Global Apocalypse!
• THRS 3312 - Introduction to the Qur'an
• THRS 3410 - Introduction to Sacred Texts

Theological Ethics (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2200 - Theological Ethics of Hope and Moral Power
• THRS 2202 - Social Justice and Christian Ethics
• THRS 3230 - Biomedical Ethics: The Giving and Taking of Life
• THRS 3240 - Religion and Ecology

NOTE:  Course may not also satisfy the UCOR Ethical Reasoning requirement.

Interreligious Dialogue (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits; see department for options not listed below:

• THRS 2300 - Spiritual Traditions: East and West
• THRS 2310 - Christian-Buddhist Dialogue
• THRS 3221 - The Holocaust and Christian Faith
• THRS 3301 - Introduction to Comparative Religion
• THRS 3311 - Between Bible and Qur'an
• THRS 3313 - Christian-Muslim Dialogue

Advanced Comparative Religion Course (5 credits)

Choose one of the following for 5 credits:

• THRS 4070 - Interpreting the Hebrew Bible
• THRS 4140 - Interpreting the Synoptics
• THRS 4300 - Major Themes and Thinkers in Christian Theology