The Dead Sea Scrolls have been described as the most important archaeological discovery of the 20th century. The first scrolls…
In 1905 the sociologist Max Weber famously proclaimed that capitalism has a “spirit.” Beyond just determining how we make money…
This seminar examines the cultural construction of animals in Japanese myth, folklore, and religion. We will discuss various kinds of…
This interdisciplinary course explores various, often conflicting ways of conceiving and shaping reality in the ancient world – religious, scientific,…
In 1905 the sociologist Max Weber famously proclaimed that capitalism has a “spirit.” Beyond just determining how we make money…
Light has figured centrally in human explanations and manipulations of the natural world: from creation narratives, to the Copernican Revolution,…
Beliefs about what a human being is—and isn’t—lie at the root of all religious traditions and also of secular ideologies….
This seminar will examine how historians have reconstructed the life, teachings and death of the historical Jesus. We will look…
This course explores the messianic idea in America as well as the messianic movements that have been active in the…
An introduction to the interpretation of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. We will look at the biblical text as modern interpreters…