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Undergraduate Religious Studies
Undergraduate Religious Studies
2014 Spring Term
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INTRODUCTION TO WESTERN RELIGIONS
RELIGST 212
An introduction to the major religious traditions that have shaped Near Eastern and Western culture; especially Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
THE BIBLE AS LITERATURE (GH)
RELIGST 252
This course will survey the Bible and some other related Near Eastern literature, focusing on the development of genres, motifs, and other literary forms that have influenced the form and content of Western literature, including the parable, the proverb, the loss of Eden, exile and return, origin stories, and hero stories. (Offered jointly with English).
ASIAN RELIGIOUS THOUGHT
RELIGST 303
A study of selected texts and religious thought from India, China, and Japan in relation to their impact on personal spiritual development and cultural integration.
GEOGRAPHY OF RELIGION (GI)
RELIGST 333
This course examines the role of religion in contemporary American society and in communities around the globe from a geographic perspective. Significant places and spatial patterns associated with religions will be investigated along with the relationship between religion and the political landscape. Students will be expected to identify, visit, and analyze two religious sites in their community.
RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE (GH)
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.
THE HOLOCAUST: NAZI GERMANY AND THE GENOCIDE OF THE JEWS
RELIGST 388
This course will examine the origins, implementation, and legacies of the Nazi Holocaust against the Jews. It is intended to help students gain an appreciation of the importance of the Holocaust to the Jewish experience, while understanding that other groups also were victimized. (Offered jointly with Sociology).
SPECIAL STUDIES
RELIGST 496
Variable topics. Group activity. Not offered regularly in the curriculum but offered on topics selected on the basis of timeliness, need, and interest, and generally in the format of regularly scheduled Catalog offerings. Repeatable
INDEPENDENT STUDY
RELIGST 498
Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member. Repeatable