OLLI Spring 2021 Course Guide
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University is pleased to offer a wide selection of online courses for the Spring 2021 semester! New members should enroll in a membership before registering for courses. To learn more, visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli or contact the OLLI staff at olli@temple.edu.
The Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Temple University is pleased to offer a wide selection of online courses for the Spring 2021 semester! New members should enroll in a membership before registering for courses. To learn more, visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli or contact the OLLI staff at olli@temple.edu.
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SESSION 1: THURSDAY COURSES<br />
RETHINKING RELIGION<br />
Alan Soffin<br />
Thursdays, 10:00 AM‒11:30 AM<br />
Rethinking Religion investigates religious ideas<br />
philosophically. What is religion? Are there<br />
uniquely religious truths? Is it a form of social<br />
control, mass therapy or a defense against<br />
anxiety? What is the relation between “God’s<br />
Word” and morality, between religion and<br />
politics? What is the meaning of human Life?<br />
Throughout, we ask, “Can traditional religions<br />
be conceptually reconstructed in a manner that<br />
is not reductionist? Can the insights and mystery<br />
of religion, newly understood, find a place in our<br />
“secular” age? Class limit: 100<br />
MORNING SPORTS DIALOGUE<br />
Lloyd Kern<br />
Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
Sports have become a much-discussed<br />
topic in today’s news. In this course, we will<br />
discuss current issues in the local, national,<br />
and international sports scene both on the<br />
professional and amateur level. Students are<br />
invited to share their thoughts and opinions in<br />
an open forum, including suggesting a topic for<br />
future discussion. Class limit: 50<br />
THE EUROPEAN UNION: CURRENT<br />
CHALLENGES<br />
Elaine Fultz<br />
Thursdays, 10:30 AM‒12:00 PM<br />
The European Union is a political and economic<br />
alliance that promotes human rights, multiparty<br />
political systems, and an open internal market.<br />
This course will examine how the EU developed,<br />
its main players, its authorities and ways of<br />
operating, and its effectiveness as a promoter<br />
of democracy. The course follows up on similar<br />
courses offered in 2019 and 2020, but with new<br />
sessions on the EU’s handling of the coronavirus,<br />
migration reform, and the EU without the UK.<br />
Class limit: 300<br />
INTEGRATED HISTORY<br />
John Shepherd<br />
Thursdays, 1:00 PM‒2:30 PM<br />
Explore the complexity and interconnections<br />
of life in the past. This course will explore<br />
concurrent developments in art, music, science,<br />
technology, war and politics during the era<br />
from the 17th century through the crowning of<br />
Queen Victoria. We’ll try to understand elements<br />
of causation and correlation and discriminate<br />
between them. Class limit: 300<br />
For more information, please visit noncredit.temple.edu/olli | <strong>Spring</strong> <strong>2021</strong> 9
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