An introduction to historical origins, teachings, scriptures, and devotional practices of major religious traditions, including Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and Taoism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.

This course gives an overview of the development of the western approach to the study of religion. It will be comparative and cover many aspects of world civilization, provide a window on the cultural dimensions of global politics, and supply a way of perceiving approaches to the study of religion under the rubrics of anthropology of religion, sociology of religion, history and phenomenology of religion, and philosophy of religion. Important theorists and schools of thought will also be examined.

Semester Abroad. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Transfer Coursework at the 1000 level. Department approval may be required.

Semester Abroad. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

How have Christians, Muslims, and Jews or members of other religions lived together in political communities of particular places and times? This course uses historical reports, memoirs, religious texts, fiction and film to explore tolerance and co-existence of different religious groups in societies drawn from different epochs in America, Europe, the Middle East and elsewhere.

Students complete a service activity in the community in conjunction with the content of a three-credit co-requisite course. Course may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Transfer Coursework at the 3000 level. Department approval may be required.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Open to students provided that the appropriate faculty director is available. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Open to students provided that the appropriate faculty director is available. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

This course will cover special topics in Religious Studies offered by one of the cooperating departments in the RLST program. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Honors Thesis.

For especially qualified seniors with approval of the faculty director and the Office of Academic Enrichment. Students must have a minimum of a 3.400 overall grade-point average and a 3.500 grade-point average in the major.

Semester Abroad. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Junior Year Abroad. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.

Junior Year Abroad. Courses may be repeated up to unlimited credit hours.