Resources
A 2002 course by Michel Desjardins at Wilfrid Laurier University examines Jewish, Christian, and Muslim understandings of the concept of evil.
A 2014 course by Mady Fraser at Phillips Theological Seminary reflects "on the practice of hospitality as a spiritual discipline."
A 2012 course by Ifeoma Kwesi at Oakwood University offers a "biblical, theological, historical and practical study of spiritual formation for Christian ministry."
A 2007 course by Kenneth Parker at Saint Louis University designed "to broaden our understanding of the rich history and heritage of Christian spirituality."
A 2011 course by Wesley Wildman at Boston University aims to "read and understand the theology of Friedrich Daniel Ernst Schleiermacher, one of the most important and influential European intellectuals of the 19th century, and known variously as the Father of Romanticism, the Father of Hermeneutics, the Father of German Plato studies, the Father of Modern Protestant Theology, and the Father of Liberal Christian Theology."
A 2006 course by Jim Watts at Syracuse University traces "the idea of sacrifice along two vectors: the cultural vector . . . From modern to ancient Near Eastern cultures, and the theoretical vector which we will analyze forwards from 19th-century to contemporary theorists of sacrifice."
A course by Rick Rogers at Eastern Michigan University "explores the disturbing alliance between religion and violence in a variety of religious traditions and cultural contexts."
A 2016 course taught by John N. Sheveland at Gonzaga University investigates "recent examples of religious group violence and consult a variety of religious responses. We study sacred texts, theological and ethical traditions, but also films, through 2015."
A 2002 course by Michael Sells at Haverford College uses case studies to analyze phenomena of violence with religious roots.
A 2013 course taught by Charles Bellinger at Brite Divinity School "explores the highly ambiguous relationship between religious faith and violence" through ethical, social, psychological, political, and theological perspectives.