REL 264 - God, Self, & Other in Judaism & Christianity

1 course unit

Human identity, individually and collectively, is shaped in significant ways by the presence, the perception, and the definition of the Other. In the case of Jews and Christians, the mutual heritage of biblical Israel and its covenant with God demands that each continue to articulate its relationship to the other explicitly or implicitly. In this course, we examine the dynamics of the relationship from antiquity to the present, focusing on key transitional periods and major figures and analyzing the impact of “the other” on their respective self-understandings and interactions.
Meets general academic requirement HU.