Religions of Asia
Prerequisites: THEO 100, THEO 107, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
An introductory survey of selected teachings, institutions, and practices of the great religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia placed in historical context.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the central texts, beliefs, ethical understandings, and practices of at least three Asian religions.
Prerequisites: THEO 100, THEO 107, or equivalent; please check requirements for declared majors/minors for exceptions.
An introductory survey of selected teachings, institutions, and practices of the great religious traditions of South Asia and East Asia placed in historical context.
Outcomes: Students will be able to demonstrate understanding of the central texts, beliefs, ethical understandings, and practices of at least three Asian religions.
Tier 2 Theological Knowledge
Asian Studies
Global Studies
This course constitutes an introduction to the seven world religious traditions of Asia through religious studies methodologies that culminate in an engaged learning project/paper. The project involves visiting a religious site, interviewing people and presenting your findings in the Loyola Symposium. This course will cover a new religion every week and will generally cover the major points of history, doctrine, philosophy, rituals, ethics and scripture of those traditions. Since this is a once a week class, each class period will have a lecture component, media, in class reflections, group presentations and discussion.
This class satisfies the Engaged Learning requirement in the Undergraduate Research category.
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