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The Religious Triangle: Judaism, Christianity and Islam in Dispute, Dialogue and Envy
HDS 1806

Jointly Offered with: Faculty of Arts & Sciences as JEWISHST 213

Course Information

Description

This course will examine how these three religions imagine themselves in relation to the other two. We will examine strategies of disputation as well as dialogue, theological argumentation as well as implicit adoption of each other’s symbols, customs and fantasies, and consider the role of envy, both holy and vengeful.

School Harvard Divinity School
Credits 4
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Course Component Conference Course
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HDS Student Option (LG/SUS/AUD)
MTS/ThM Area of Focus Christianity
Comparative Studies
Islamic Studies
Jewish Studies
Arts of Ministry N/A
MDiv Histories, Theologies, and Practices Christianity
Comparative
Islam
Judaism
Language Course Type N/A
Language Taught N/A
MDiv Scriptural Interpretation N/A
Course Level N/A