PH 307 - Genesis

Credits: 4
The most influential text ever written has had such a profound impact on our culture for the past two millennia that we rarely even bother to read the actual words underneath the layers of assumptions about their meaning. In this course, students not only examine the Genesis narrative rather closely, but also encounter some of the pivotal works where its cosmic, apocalyptic, moral, sexual, and violent themes resonate most beautifully: from mysticism to religion, from mythology to philosophy, from poetry to literature, from art to comics, and from theater to film.

Course Restrictions: Junior standing
Liberal Arts Perspective(s): Ethics and Values
Foundations Requirement(s):