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Religion (RELI)

RELI-1320 Ethical Issues in Religious Perspective
Description
Inquiry into the religious dimension of issues such as environmental pollution, violence, capital punishment, economic injustice, hunger, homosexuality, feminism, pornography, abortion, and euthanasia.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Ethics and Justice
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Understanding Diversity
RELI-1330 Asian Religions
Description
A study of Hindu, Buddhist, and East Asian religious traditions in theory and practice; attention to such topics as reincarnation, yoga and meditation, shamanism, ritual, salvation, personal religious experience, gender roles, spiritual ideals of art, and the relation of humankind to nature and the cosmos.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Global Awareness
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | East Asia: Tradition and Transformation
RELI-1340 Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
Description
This course is an introduction to Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, surveying their formative histories, scriptures, and core beliefs and practices-with each religion taken on its own terms but also considered in comparison and connection with these and other Western traditions. (Offered every Fall.)
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-1360 Religion in the United States
Description
A study of religious diversity in the United States with emphasis on the Protestant, Catholic, Jewish and Islamic traditions. Attention may be given to such topics as Native American religion, civil religion, new religious movements, women in religion, and televangelism.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Understanding Diversity
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | We the People: Stories and Histories of the United States
RELI-1380 African Religions in the Caribbean
Description
This course is an introduction to African traditional religions in the Caribbean, surveying their histories, cosmologies, core beliefs, and practices. Attention is given to topics such as ritual, sacrifice, gender, popular culture, and aesthetics.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-2101 Biblical Hebrew
Description
The primary goal of this course is to introduce students to ancient Hebrew so they will be able to read parts of the Hebrew Bible in the original language. This course begins with an introduction to the Hebrew alphabet and vowel system and therefore requires no prior knowledge of Hebrew. (Also listed as CLAC 2101).
Credits
1 credit
Level
Lower Division
RELI-2312 Religion and the Environment
Description
This course examines the many ways in which religious traditions and individuals have understood human relationships with, and responsibilities to, the natural world. The course is divided into four units. Unit One introduces students to the three main concepts that frame and structure class: religion, environment, and ecology. Each of the next three units focuses on a specific religious tradition. Week one of each unit introduces the tradition's core history, beliefs, and practices. In week two, students learn about how each tradition's classical religious literature describes the natural world and theorizes the model human relationship to it. Finally, weeks three and four of each unit consist of case studies that examine how religious individuals today understand and interpret their own faiths to make specific arguments for ecological preservation. No previous study of either the religion or environmentalism is required.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
The Capacities | Written Communication
RELI-2354 The Hebrew Bible/Old Testament
Description
A study of the books of the Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures in English translation. Some of the books will be read in their entirety, and substantial excerpts of most of the others will also be read so that all of the major types of literature present in the Old Testament/Hebrew Scriptures will be represented. The course will approach its subject matter primarily as literature, but attention will be given to the historical, cultural, and religious aspects of its production. The course will also consider the trajectory of its subject matter in Jewish and Christian thought, and in Western Culture.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Jewish Studies
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-2355 The New Testament
Description
A study of the writings that comprise the New Testament, with attention also to certain other early Christian documents not included in the New Testament. Most of the writings are read in their entirety, and they are examined with reference to their historical, cultural, religious, and literary contexts; their use as historical sources for the reconstruction of Christian origins; their role as a basis for Christian belief and practice; and their wider influence in Western and world cultures.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Life in the Ancient World
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
RELI-2359 Ancient Rome: Pagans, Jews, & Christians
Description
This course introduces students to the complex and diverse city of ancient Rome, with a particular focus on the religious experience of its inhabitants. Students will learn about the development of the built city in the late republic and early empire (ca. 100 B.C.E. - 400 C.E.) and the ways in which ancient religious practice in particular impacted the built environment. Through a combination of readings and visits to archaeological sites and museums in Rome and its surroundings, students will learn to locate emerging Jewish and Christian literature, ideas, and debates within Roman imperial social and religious practices, institutions and ideology. (Also listed as CLAS 2359.)
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Historical Perspectives
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
RELI-2359 Pagans, Jews, and Christians
Description
This course explores the development of early Christian and Jewish beliefs, practices and cultures in the contexts of the larger Mediterranean world. Through a combination of readings and visits to archaeological sites and museums in Rome and its surroundings, students will learn to locate emerging Jewish and Christian literature, ideas, and debates within Roman imperial social and religious practices, institutions and ideology. This course is part of a faculty-led study abroad program in Italy offered in the summer. Co-requisite: THTR 1343: Improvisation: Performance and the City.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
RELI-2371 Introduction to Islam
Description
This course is an introduction to the Islamic tradition. In addition to a survey of the historicaland contemporary development of the religion, we will examine the wide variety of beliefs and practices associated with Islam, highlighting the diversity of global Muslim communities. Topics include the significance of the Prophet Muhammad, the importance of the Qur'an, the development of Islamic law, theology, and philosophy, the Islamic mystical tradition, and Shi`ism. Additionally, this course will investigate issues related to Islam and modernity.
Credits
3 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
RELI-2400 What Is Religion?
Description
This course examines the question of what religion is, including those aspects that today some people refer to as spiritual. Attention will be given to such related questions as: How do you think about or define religion? How have scholars thought about and defined religion? What are common elements of religious life found throughout the world? What are the various functions of religion for societies and for individuals? How have scholars studied religion? How does one study a religion, or religion, if one is an outsider or is non-religious?
Credits
4 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Written Communication
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
RELI-2460 Philosophy of Religion
Description
A critical discussion of philosophical issues arising in religion and theology. Typical topics covered include: religious language, arguments for God's existence, religious experience, miracles and revelation, the relationship of faith and reason, the nature of God, the problem of evil, death and immortality. (Also listed as PHIL 2438.) (Offered every other year).
Credits
4 credits
Level
Lower Division
Pathways:
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
The Capacities | Written Communication
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Death and Beyond
RELI-3160 Roman World Lab
Description
This humanities lab offers students research opportunities relating to Latin literature and Roman culture, with two main points of focus: ancient Roman religious culture and Latin literature. Students work together with faculty on long-term research projects, including the production of scholarly commentaries on ancient texts and the development of databases and other tools for philological and rhetorical analysis. Students in this course will work with texts in English translation, using the research methods of classical studies. This course typically meets in conjunction with LATN 3160 and RELI 3160. May be repeated for up to six credit hours. (Offered every semester.) Prerequisite: Consent of Instructor
Credits
1 credit
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3190 Reading and Conference
Description
Individual work under supervision in areas not covered by other courses. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in religion and approval of the department chair and instructor
Credits
1 credit
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3191 Special Topics in Religion
Description
From time to time, the department will offer special topic courses not described in the Bulletin. The topics may be in any area and may be offered at the initiative of departmental faculty or upon petition of interested students. Announcements of such courses will be by special prospectus. May be repeated on different topics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Credits
1 credit
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3290 Reading and Conference
Description
Individual work under supervision in areas not covered by other courses. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in religion and approval of the department chair and instructor
Credits
2 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3338 Greek Religious Experience
Description
A study of Greek religious festivals designed to produce a coherent image of a year in the religious life of the ancient Greeks. Through a combination of archaeological and literary evidence, we will attempt to reconstruct the rituals performed at the various festivals and explore the ways in which they organized and articulated the community through shared religious experience. We shall also consider the ways in which religion organized civic space and gave it meaning. (Also listed as CLAS 3338.)
Credits
3 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Life in the Ancient World
The Capacities | Historical Perspectives
RELI-3390 Reading and Conference
Description
Individual work under supervision in areas not covered by other courses. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in religion and approval of the department chair and instructor
Credits
3 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3391 Special Topics in Religion
Description
From time to time, the department will offer special topic courses not described in the Bulletin. The topics may be in any area and may be offered at the initiative of departmental faculty or upon petition of interested students. Announcements of such courses will be by special prospectus. May be repeated on different topics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Credits
3 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3401 Gender and Religion: Selected Themes
Description
An examination of gender and sexuality in religious texts, practice, and culture. Topics will vary, and may be historical or contemporary, deal with one religion or many, and cover women's experiences, masculinity, feminism, or LGBTQ identities. (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: 1 course in Religion or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Written Communication
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Gender, Sex and Society
RELI-3403 Death and Beyond
Description
An examination of the significance of death for human existence and how various religious traditions find meaning in mortality; the ritual practices involved in the dying process, the disposition of the body, grieving, last rites, and the remembrance of the dead; cross-cultural concepts of heaven, hell, reincarnation, the soul, near-death experience, good and evil, salvation, enlightenment, and the ethical implications of religious notions of death. (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: 1 course in Religion or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Death and Beyond
The Capacities | Written Communication
RELI-3415 Economics of Religion
Description
This class surveys how market forces have both shaped institutionalized religion(s) and have also been shaped by institutionalized religion(s). Religion has often been studied and portrayed as either extremely hostile toward economic concerns and practices or radically fundamental to such concerns and practices. In this class, students will think of a middle way between these extremes and investigate ways religious and economic forces are intertwined in premodern and modern contexts. Learning old and new theories pertaining to the economics of religion, students will take a deep dive into three case studies from around the world to deploy the theories. (Offered every other year.) Prerequisite: 1 course in Religion or consent of the instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3418 Religion and Film
Description
This course introduces some of the many issues and theoretical perspectives in the study of religion and film. We explore images of religion and religious people in film and trace a number of recurring religious themes in recent popular films. We also examine popular films that do not have explicit religious themes through the lenses of theories of religion, myth, and ritual. (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: 1 course in Religion or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Film, Thought, and Culture
RELI-3431 The Hindu Tradition
Description
A study of the major developments and schools within the tradition, from ancient times to the present; attention to mythological/theological perceptions and interpretations of the world, as well as to meditational, devotional, and ritual practices. Emphasized throughout the course is the interplay between contemporary insider and outsider perspectives. (Offered every other year) Prerequisite: RELI 1330 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-3432 Buddhist Ecology
Description
This course explores a central teaching of the Buddha, as well as a primary focus of Engaged Buddhism or Buddhist practice: the inter-relationship between humans and their environment. Buddhist Ecology examines the foundations of Buddhist ecological thinking through analysis of the Buddhist scriptural and historical traditions, as well as its applications in the modern world. Course texts include the sutras or discourses of the Buddha, the monastic code, contemporary statements by Buddhist thinkers and activists worldwide, and scholarly treatments of Buddhist thought and practice, Engaged Buddhism, and Buddhist Ecology. (Offered every other year)
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Ecological Civilization in Asia
RELI-3433 Chinese Religions: Unity and Diversity
Description
Religion 3433 explores Chinese religion through an in-depth study of its formative texts and historical evolution to the modern era. Emphasizing original sources in translation as well as critical studies by modern scholars, the course examines the cosmological framework of Chinese Religion as well as attitudes towards religious belief and practice reflected in scripture, commentaries, and philosophical works. Students will conduct original research on Chinese religion in its contemporary manifestations. (Offered every other year.) (also listed as CHIN 3433.) Prerequisite: RELI 1330 or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | East Asia: Tradition and Transformation
RELI-3434 Japanese Literature of the Spirit World
Description
An examination of Japanese religions through the lens of Japanese literature, focusing on the modern period. The course will focus on Japanese consciousness, whether this is expressed as supernaturalism (ghost stories and other supernatural phenomena), religiously inspired aesthetic form (in poetic genres), mystical experience (in Japanese magical realism), or religious vocation (monastic practice and new religious movement). (Offered every other year.) Prerequisite: RELI 1330 or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | East Asia: Tradition and Transformation
RELI-3435 Nonviolent Warriors: Jainism in South Asian Religious History
Description
This course examines the religious beliefs and practices of the Jains, a minority tradition in India that has had a profound impact on the religious, philosophical, artistic, and literary landscapes of South Asia. Beginning with the teachings of Lord Mahavira and the basic doctrines of Jainism, the course will consider the historical foundations of the Jain tradition through philosophical and doctrinal texts and the rich corpus of Jain narrative literature. The course highlights how Jains, alongside their better-known Hindu, Buddhist, and Muslim counterparts, participated in and contributed to every major religious and philosophical innovation in South Asian history, including tantra, yoga, and bhakti devotionalism. The course will also focus on contemporary Jain life and religious practice, both monastic and lay, through examination of the religious lives of ascetics and Jain laity, ritual practices of temple worship and pilgrimage, as well as sectarian movements within the tradition and the emerging Jain interest in environmentalism. (Offered every other year.) Prerequisite: RELI 1330
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3436 The Lives of the South Asian Epics
Description
This course offers an examination of the religious traditions and communities of South Asia through the lens of the two great epics-the Mahabharata and the Ramaya?a-in their numerous textual, regional, sectarian, and performance tellings. From the poetic visions of Vyasa and Valmiki in Sanskrit to the songs of South Indian agricultural laborers, from the narrative renderings in Buddhist and Jain keys to modern performances in urban street theaters and television serials, this course will explore the many ways in which the epics have remained enduring sites for theological, ethical, and political reflection in South Asia. Prerequisites: RELI 1330 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-3441 Creating Judaism
Description
This course introduces the student to the cultural, religious, political and social lives of Jews, covering the entirety of Jewish history. Using historical and religious studies approaches, students in this course will discuss Judaism(s) at different times and in different geographical locations focusing on questions of identifications and definition. (Offered every Spring) Prerequisite: One religion course or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Understanding Diversity
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Jewish Studies
RELI-3442 Global Christianities
Description
A study of Christianity within its modern socio-historical contexts. Possible topics within the course include the development of indigenous Christainites in the two-thirds world, the rise of global Pentecostal-charismatic movements, the shift to the global south within Catholicism, the growth of post-communist Orthodoxy, mainline Protestant missionary endeavors, and evangelical Christian influence on political and social policies worldwide. (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: One Religion course
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Global Awareness
RELI-3444 Islam in North America
Description
This seminar focuses on significant movements in the history of Islam in North America, including the forced arrival of African Muslim slaves to the "New World," the evolution of various African American ethno-religious communities, and various waves of Muslim immigration. We will look at processes of community building, institution building, and constructions of diverse North American Muslim identities. This course also examines how Islam has been and continues to be talked about and represented in North American society, for example, in political rhetoric and in the media. Special attention will be given to the issues of race, gender, and citizenship. (Offered every Spring.)
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Understanding Diversity
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | We the People: Stories and Histories of the United States
RELI-3445 Islam, Gender, and Power
Description
Gender is crucial to understanding the religious, political, social, economic, and intellectual life of Muslim communities throughout history. This course explores how gender impacts the construction of authority in public and private domains. How are conceptions of gender and gender ideals interpreted from diverse authorative sources of Islam, such as the Qur'an, the Sunna, and the classical intellectual tradition? How do contemporary Muslim thinkers from the colonial and post-colonial eras uphold, reject, or negotiate these discourses? This course thus uses gender as an analytical category to better understand Muslim thought and practice, as well as non-Muslim perceptions of Islam. (Offered every other year.) Prerequisite: 1 Course in Religion or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Gender, Sex and Society
RELI-3446 The Qur'an
Description
Islam and Muslims have been embroiled in some of the most searing controversies of our age, and the Islamic scripture, the Qur'an, has been at the center of a number of these controversies. This course introduces students to the Qur'an, and how it is perceived by Muslims themselves. Religion 2356 deals with the importance of this sacred text for the religion of Islam, including its beliefs, rituals, and rites. The course also covers the history of the Qur'an and engages with key themes of the scripture. Students will be introduced to the content of the primary text and a selection of accessible secondary readings. Current hot-button questions such as "What does the Qur'an say about women?" or "Does the Qur'an legitimate violence?' will also be addressed.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
Approaches to Creation and Analysis | The Humanities
RELI-3452 Jewish & Christian Apocalyptic Literature
Description
This course examines ancient Jewish and Christian apocalyptic literature by (a) placing some of the texts that make up the genre within their larger historical and cultural contexts, (b) studying some of its major Jewish and Christian literary expressions, and (c) exploring its possible social, cultural and religious function. We also explore the legacies of apocalyptic thought in Western culture, especially in recent political discourse and in film. (Offered every other year). Prerequisite: 1 course in Religion or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | Nature, Culture, Catastrophes
RELI-3453 The Gospels, Jesus, & Christian Origins
Description
A study of the earliest extant literary portrayals of Jesus, with attention to what can be known about his life, message, activity, and fate as well as his significance for the origin of Christianity. Prerequisite: RELI 2355 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3454 The Letters of Paul
Description
A study of the extant writings attributed to Paul and included in the New Testament, with attention to the historical, cultural, religious, and literary context of these writings and to Paul's influence in early Christianity and in the history of Christian thought. Prerequisite: RELI 2354 or RELI 2355 or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3455 Early Christian Literature Beyond the Canon
Description
This course explores the diversity of early Christianity in the first few centuries of the movement by examining early Christian texts not included in what eventually becomes the canon of Christian scripture, the New Testament. The course also explores the various methods and approaches used by scholars to study early Christian literature and history. (Offered every other year). Prerequisites: RELI 2354, or RELI 2355, or consent of instructor.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3456 Digging for the Truth: Archaeology, Bibles, and Popular Media
Description
This course explores the intersection of archaeology, the bibles, and popular media. More specifically, it explores how the popular media uses archaeology and the bibles to create history, and how their process differs from an academic approach. Some questions that will be addressed include: What is archaeology and how is it done? What can archaeology teach us? What can't archaeology teach us? What role should the biblical literature play in writing history? How does popular media's use of archaeology and the bibles differ from the historian's use of archaeology and the bibles? What kinds of motives - political, economic and religious - factor into the equation? Prerequisite: RELI 2354, or RELI 2355, or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3457 Jerusalem
Description
This is a course about the city of Jerusalem and the roles it has played (and continues to play) in lives of Jews, Christians, and Muslims. In order to learn about the city in this manner, we will explore not only the religious, but also the cultural, political, economic, and architectural histories of Jerusalem. What does Jerusalem mean to different religious communities? Has the meaning changed over time? How and why did this particular city become central to Judaism, Christianity and Islam?
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
RELI-3458 Medieval Christian Mysticism
Description
A survey of writings in the tradition of medieval Christian mysticism, from Augustine (d. 430) to John of the Cross (d. 1591). Major themes include the use of violent and erotic imagery, the move from Latin to vernacular languages like English, German, Spanish, and French, the importance of gender (whether the author's or the audience's) in the shaping of this literature, and the relevance of medieval mysticism to modern thought. (Also listed as ENGL 3457) Prerequisite: Completion of at least one English Course.
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Interdisciplinary Clusters | The Medieval and Renaissance World
RELI-3480 United States Latino Religious Practices and Traditions
Description
This course examines the beliefs, theologies, and practices of diverse U.S. Latino communities. In addition to Catholicism and Protestantism, the course will review the impact of African and Native American religious traditions. The course critically examines how U.S. Latino religious experiences impact race, class, gender, and sexuality with a particular emphasis on examining the Latino community in San Antonio. (Offered every other year) Prerequisite: RELI 1360 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Written Communication
RELI-3481 Native American Religions
Description
This course is an overview of Native American religious traditions in the United States. Topics covered may include Native revitalization movements, traditional Pueblo and Sioux dances, Native Christianity, modern Native religious thought, Peyote religion, issues of gender in Native American religion, boarding schools and Americanization, the role of white Christian missionaries, and the modern Native American evangelical movement. (Offered every other year.) Prerequisites: RELI 1360 or HIST 1360 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Written Communication
RELI-3482 African American Religions
Description
This course will explore a wide variety of African American faiths that have grown into a diversity of religious traditions in the United States. This will include but not be limited to: African American Christianity, Voodou, Hoodoo, Conjure, Black Hebrews, Santeria, Nation of Islam, Father Divine and more. The goal of this class will be to introduce students to a variety of Afro-American traditions, explore issues of race and power within religious institutions, examine how African Americans have adapted to the American religious marketplace, and expose students to a variety of methods in the field of religion. (Offered every other year.) Prerequisite: RELI 1360 or consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Understanding Diversity
RELI-3490 Reading and Conference
Description
Individual work under supervision in areas not covered by other courses. Prerequisites: 12 semester hours in religion and approval of the department chair and instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-3491 Special Topics in Religion
Description
From time to time, the department will offer special topic courses not described in the Bulletin. The topics may be in any area and may be offered at the initiative of departmental faculty or upon petition of interested students. Announcements of such courses will be by special prospectus. May be repeated on different topics. Prerequisite: Consent of instructor
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
RELI-4494 Religion Capstone
Description
This course provides a capstone experience for students of Religion. During the semester students will: 1) reflect on, analyze, and evaluate the different approaches to the study of Religion encountered and utilized in Religion courses; 2) examine how experiences as a Religion major prepare students for the future; 3) develop their own project that "caps" their academic experience; and 4) organize an end-of-semester Colloquium. (Offered every year). Prerequisite: 4 courses in Religion This course is normally taken in the Junior or Senior year
Credits
4 credits
Level
Upper Division
Pathways:
The Capacities | Oral and Visual Communication
Sarah Pinnock
Sarah Pinnock, Ph.D.
Department Chair
Professor
Gregory Clines
Gregory Clines, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Ruben R. Dupertuis, Ph.D.
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Lecturer
Sajida Jalalzai
Sajida Jalalzai, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
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Assistant Professor
Kirsten Schweninger
Kirsten Schweninger
Academic Office Manager
Chad Spigel
Chad Spigel, Ph.D.
Professor
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Huiqiao Yao
ASIANetwork - Luce Foundation Postdoctoral Teaching Fellow

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