SCHEDULE OF CLASSES

(Dates and headings in italics indicate assignments have not been finalized.)

INTRODUCTION
    M 1/13

Introduction to the class

    W 1/15 Perspectives and intellectual projects
    M 1/20 NO CLASS - Martin Luther King Jr. Day
JESUS IN CHRISTIANITY
    W 1/22

Early Christianity

    M 1/27

Patristic Christianity

    (M 1/27 - last day to drop a class with no record of grade)
    W 1/29 Medieval Christianity
    M 2/3 Modern Christianity
    W 2/5

Christianity reflection paper

JESUS IN JUDAISM
    M 2/10

The Talmud on the young Jesus

    W 2/12 The Talmud on Jesus' ministry, death, and disciples
    M 2/17 The Talmud on Jesus in hell and history
    W 2/19

Other Jews on Jesus

    M 2/24

Judaism reflection paper

JESUS IN ISLAM
    W 2/26

Jesus in ascetic Hadith

    M 3/3 CLASS CANCELLED due to weather
    W 3/5 Jesus in literary Hadith
    M 3/10 Jesus in Sufi Hadith
    W 3/12 Other Muslims on Jesus
    SPRING BREAK
    M 3/24 Islam reflection paper
JESUS IN HINDUISM
    W 3/26

Jesus the yogi

    (F 3/28 - last day to withdraw with automatic W)
    M 3/31 A way, a truth, and a life
    W 4/2

Jesus' yoga of divine love

    M 4/7 Other Hindus on Jesus
    W 4/9 Hinduism reflection paper
JESUS IN BUDDHISM
    M 4/14

Jesus the Carpenter-Heretic

    W 4/16

Jesus for magic and meditation

    M 4/21

Jesus as a way and a sinner

    W 4/23 Other Buddhists on Jesus
    M 4/28

Buddhism reflection paper due - NO CLASS - instructor out of town - please submit essay in D2L dropbox.

CONCLUSIONS
    W 4/30

Concluding discussion and final exam outlines

Monday 5/5 4:30-6:30 pm

FINAL EXAM. After submitting your final exam, would you please take ten minutes to go online at eval.ou.edu and fill out the course evaluation? The deadline (for this class only) is Saturday May 10. Thank you. This will make a real contribution to my teaching and to my future students' learning!