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Undergraduate Religious Studies
Undergraduate Religious Studies
2024 Spring Term
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INTRODUCTION TO ASIAN RELIGIONS
RELIGST 111
An introduction to the major religious traditions in the cultural areas of South, Southeast, and East Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Taoism, Confucianism, and Shinto.
BUDDHISM: THE MIDDLE WAY
RELIGST 232
This course introduces the wide range of Buddhist ideas and practices that have developed in Asia. It considers the social context in which Buddhism developed, the philosophical bases of all Buddhist schools, the development of the Mahayana, Buddhist Tantra, and Buddhist practices in South, Southeast and East Asia.
RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE
RELIGST 351
An examination of the significant role played by religious ideas and traditions in American society from colonial times to the present in historical and cultural perspectives.
INDEPENDENT STUDY
RELIGST 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable