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Sikhism Through Its Scriptures (edX)

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Sikhism Through Its Scriptures (edX)
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This course examines the Sikh scripture from a doctrinal and historical perspective by providing an overview of Sikh teachings as well as the historical context within which the scripture evolved and became canonized. Sikhi, commonly known as Sikhism, is a monotheistic religious tradition that was founded byGuru Nanak in [...]

Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals (edX)

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Justice Today: Money, Markets, and Morals (edX)
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Explore the ethical controversies of financial markets. Should you be able to buy a vote, citizenship, or college admission? Would you bet on someone else’s life—or, more accurately their death date? What about paying to see the exploitation of a person? Competition, status, and greed often cause one’s moral [...]

Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice (edX)

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Child Protection: Children's Rights in Theory and Practice (edX)
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Learn how to protect children from violence, exploitation, and neglect through law, policy, and practice in a human rights framework. Across the world, children are at riskfrom violence, abuse, exploitation, and neglect. Conflict and natural disasters have forced millions to flee their homes and confront the dangers of migration [...]

Technology Entrepreneurship: Lab to Market (edX)

Explore how entrepreneurs build successful businesses by moving technology from lab to market. In this introductory course, developed in collaboration with the Laboratory for Innovation Science at Harvard and the University of California San Diego, you’ll explore how entrepreneurs match promising technology with customer needs to launch successful new [...]

Religion, Conflict and Peace (edX)

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Religion, Conflict and Peace (edX)
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Explore the diverse and complex roles that religions play in both promoting and mitigating violence. In this course, we will explore a series of contemporary conflicts in different regions of the world with a special focus on identifying and analyzing the diverse and complex roles that religions play in [...]

Using Python for Research (edX)

Take your introductory knowledge of Python programming to the next level and learn how to use Python 3 for your research. This course bridges the gap between introductory and advanced courses in Python. While there are many excellent introductory Python courses available, most typically do not go deep enough [...]

Judaism Through Its Scriptures (edX)

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Judaism Through Its Scriptures (edX)
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Learn about the key beliefs and practices of Judaism through an examination of its sacred texts and their interpretation.

Hinduism Through Its Scriptures (edX)

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Hinduism Through Its Scriptures (edX)
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Learn about the rich diversity of Hindu sacred texts – hymns, narratives, philosophical thought – and their interpretations. Ever wondered about the sacred scriptures that have sustained for millennia one of the oldest and most diverse religions of the world - Hinduism? Want to discover the lessons this history [...]

Islam Through Its Scriptures (edX)

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Islam Through Its Scriptures (edX)
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Learn about the Quran, the central sacred text of Islam, through an exploration of the rich diversity of roles and interpretations in Muslim societies. How can you improve your understanding of Islam and its most important holy text, the Quran? How can you make sense of a tradition and [...]

Buddhism Through Its Scriptures (edX)

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Buddhism Through Its Scriptures (edX)
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Learn about the rich and diverse beliefs and practices of Buddhists across time and place. Experience Buddhism through its scriptures, both relationally as well as academically. Whether you are new to the study of Buddhism or have been studying it or practicing it for years, this course will provide [...]