Introduction to Religious Studies
This course is an introduction to the contemporary field of religious studies, focusing on both the theoretical investigations of religious traditions, as well as on the study of selected religious texts and practices (such as creation stories, sacred biographies, sacred scriptures of a religious tradition(s) rituals, ritual taboos, religiously motivated behaviors.
Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze and interpret various ways in which religious traditions intersect with contemporary issues.
This course is an introduction to the contemporary field of religious studies, focusing on both the theoretical investigations of religious traditions, as well as on the study of selected religious texts and practices (such as creation stories, sacred biographies, sacred scriptures of a religious tradition(s) rituals, ritual taboos, religiously motivated behaviors.
Outcomes: Students will be able to analyze and interpret various ways in which religious traditions intersect with contemporary issues.
Foundational Theological Knowledge
Interreligious and Interfaith Studies
The course explores religion as a significant part of human experience and introduces the student to the analysis of various forms of religion. Students will be able to analyze and interpret various ways in which religious traditions intersect with contemporary issues, ethical behaviors, the creation of social roles and organizations, the impact of religious perspectives on the political and economic order, and the mutual influence of religion, culture, and language. We will be centering this particular section around indigenous animist visions of the world and investigating the major world traditions through this lens.
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