New professor alert: USC hires Rongdao Lai and Cavan Concannon!
USC Religion just hired great professors. Get into their courses now!
Religion is offering two, special small-enrollment courses this term with our newest faculty members. Looking for a prof with whom you can connect? Look no further!
These courses offer the rare and rewarding opportunity to study closely with an expert who is known as a talented teacher.
REL 331: Religions of East Asia
Time: Thursdays 2:00-4:50 pm
Place: VKC 204
Instructor: Rongdao Lai
What is religious about traditional Chinese medicine? Is the Japanese emperor divine? What does Shamanism have to do with student protest in Korea? This course tries to answer some of these questions. Students will be introduced to the basic worldviews, teachings, texts, and practices in the religions of China, Japan, and Korea.
REL 339: Studies in the History of Christianity: Christianity in the Second Century
Time: T/Th 12:30-1:50 pm
Place: VPD 107
Instructor: Cavan Concannon
Martyrs. Theological Controversy. Heresy. Miracles. The second century had it all. The various Christianities of the second century were shaped by heated debates over everything to do with theology, ethics, and identity. Out of the second century come some of Christianity’s most familiar concepts and some of its most interesting lost possibilities. It was a time of new possibilities, experimentation, and debate around issues not all that dissimilar from those that find there way into our own political and theological debates. Christians in the second century debated piety, education, identity, ethnicity, politics, and even the interpretation of art and architecture. Come explore this fascinating and vibrant period of Christianity’s history. In this course we will read together the surviving texts of the second century and explore the complex engagements between Christians, Jews, Greeks, and the broader Roman Empire. No prerequisites required. All are welcome.
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