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.
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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