Spiritual Autobiography: Building Communities through Interfaith Literacy
CSPL 207
Fall 2024
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Crosslisting:
ENGL 268, RELI 207 |
This course will invite students to learn about the art of spiritual autobiography (SAB) and consider the impact of one's spiritual, religious, and cultural identities and beliefs and how they are influenced by, and influence, their context, communities, and experiences. This course would carefully blend intellectual curiosity and learning with self-reflection, self-integration, and civic engagement. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 90% or above |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
"Pilgrimage to Nonviolence" from April 13, 1960, article for the Christian Century by Martin Luther King, Jr.
"School Strike For Climate" TED Talk by Greta Thunberg
The Acts of the Christian Martyrs, Perpetua of Carthage
A Pema Chödrön Primer by Pema Chödrön
Acts of Faith by Eboo Patel
Black Elk Speaks
Bone Black by bell hooks
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
Confessions by Augustine of Hippo
Deliverance from Error by al Ghazali
Does Jesus Really Love Me?: A Gay Christian¿s Pilgrimage in Search of God in America by Jeff Chu
Experiments with Truth by Mahatma Gandhi
Finding Freedom: Writings from Death Row by Jarvis Jay Masters
For God and Country by James Yee
Glikl of Hameln Memoir
How to be a Muslim by Haroon Moghul
Inside the Gender Jihad by Amina Wadud
In the Blink of an Eye by Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf
It's Easier than You Think by Sylvia Boorstein
Left to Tell by Immanuelle Illibagiza
Letters and Papers from Prison by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Love Song: Becoming a Jew by Julius Lester
Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl
Moral Grandeur and Spiritual Audacity, A. J. Heschel
Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee
See No Stranger: A Memoir and Manifesto of Revolutionary Love by Valarie Kaur
Spiritual Autobiography: Discovering and Sharing Your Spiritual Story by Richard Peace
Searching for Sunday: loving, leaving, and finding the church by Rachel Held Evans
Surprisingly Happy by Sheila Weinberg
Surprised by Joy by CS Lewis
The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.
The Letters and Last Will and Testament of Luis De Carvajal, the Younger
The Road to Mecca by Muhammad Asad
Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom"
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Examinations and Assignments:
Class Participation/Facilitation of group conversation (on one theme): 25%
Individual 6 writing assignments - 2-3 pages each: 15%
Final written spiritual autobiography (SAB) 10-12 pages: 40%
Final creative capstone project: 20% |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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| Instructor(s): Teva,David Leipziger Mehr-Muska,Tracy Walsh Meah,Jamir Dean Times: .M..... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 3 | JR major: 3 | | |
| Seats Available: 6 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 3 | JR non-major: 3 | SO: 3 | FR: 3 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 1 | 1st Ranked: 0 | 2nd Ranked: 1 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 0 | Unranked: 0 |
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