Apr 28, 2024  
2023-2024 Catalogue 
    
2023-2024 Catalogue

Religious Studies, B.A.


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FACULTY:
Sarah Mirza, Chair
Joan Friedman
Mark Graham
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.

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


Area I: Religious Traditions and Histories

  • RELS 11005 - Religion, Violence, and the Nation-State
  • RELS 12100 - Meet the Bible
  • RELS 13000 - American Religious Communities
  • RELS 22200 - Islam in Its Variations
  • RELS 22500 - Jesus in History and Tradition
  • 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


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 19903 - Abortion, Religion, and Law
  • RELS 21900 - Religion and 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 269xx - Theories and Issues in the Study of Religion

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