Religious Studies Minor

FACULTY:
Sarah Mirza, Chair
Joan Friedman
Mark Graham
Bhakti Mamtora
Chan Sok Park
Jeremy Rapport
Terry Reeder, Visiting Faculty

Religious Studies is the academic study of religion through multiple modes of critical inquiry. It does not endorse a particular creed, tradition, or religious position; rather, it creates a context for collaborative exploration of academic and personal questions about religion, ethics and society. The department provides a broad, yet nuanced, understanding of the place of religion in human experience and practice. While for many students the study of religion involves a personal journey, Religious Studies cultivates an analytical stance that enables students to encounter global religious complexity fairly and equitably.

Minor in Religious Studies

Consists of six courses:

Two courses in Area I
Two courses in Area II
Two elective Religious Studies courses

Special Notes

No more than two 100-level courses may count toward the major or minor.
Only grades of C- or better are accepted for the major or minor.

Area I: Religious Traditions and Histories

RELS 11001 - Comparative Religious Traditions: Near East
RELS 11002 - Religions in South Asia
RELS 11005 - Religion, Violence, and the Nation-State
RELS 12100 - Meet the Bible
RELS 13000 - American Religious Communities
RELS 21800 - Hinduism
RELS 22200 - Islam in Its Variations
RELS 22500 - Jesus in History and Tradition
RELS 23000 - The Life and Thought of Mahatma Gandhi
RELS 23300 - Judaism
RELS 23900 - Global Christianity
RELS 24700 - Native American Religions and Cultures
RELS 267xx - Issues in Religious Traditions and Histories
RELS 39901 - Islamic Origins

Area II: Issues and Theories in the Study of Religion

RELS 10000 - Religious Thought and Action
RELS 10101 - Religion in Human History
RELS 19901 - Religion, Health, and Disease
RELS 21900 - Social Ethics
RELS 24100 - New Religious Movements
RELS 24300 - Religious and Spiritual Autobiography
RELS 24900 - Love, Religion, and Psychology
RELS 26100 - Race and Religion in the US
RELS 26300 - Religion and Literature
RELS 269xx - Theories and Issues in the Study of Religion