An introduction to basic questions in religious studies using selected examples of religion in the Americas. The course concentrates on the religious...
An introduction to religious studies using selected examples of religion in North America as sources. Major topics include inter-religious relations,...
An enquiry into the mythologies of relationship which inform today's attitudes towards loving. Recurrent themes in the course are marriage, sexuality,...
An investigation of the symbolism of opposites, for example, sacred and profane, God and the devil, feminine and masculine, villain and hero, light...
An introduction to the study of religion and cinematic culture, the course utilizes feature-length films as ways of exploring visions of personal...
An investigation of visual media such as animation films, photographs, documentaries and websites dedicated to religious themes.
An examination of the history and literature of the Israelite community (in English translation). The growth and content of the Hebrew literature will...
An introduction to New Testament literature, examined within the historical context of the first two centuries CE.†
This course will explore the social attitudes and movements that have been inspired by readings of the Bible. It will consider how textual sources...
An exploration of selected issues, either contemporary or historical, in the ongoing science-and-religion dialogue. Among examples of topics that may...
This course is designed to introduce the student to the core practices, beliefs and texts of historical Judaism.
Theoretical and methodological issues pertaining to the academic study of religion, including an examination of selected theories of the origin,...
An introduction to the beginnings of Judaism, Christianity and Islam in the context of other religious traditions. The course utilizes this...
A study of indigenous practices and worldviews. Examples are selected from North, Central or South America. The course considers current writings,...
The study of major living religions in the world, including an exploration of the cultural, social and historical setting of the various traditions;...
This course is an exploration of the origins, precepts, and historical development of Islam, one of the world
An introduction to the basic tenets of the Bahá'í
An examination of selected issues in the interaction between Christianity and culture - literature, art, music, mores - from the earliest Christian...
An examination of selected issues in Christianity's relationship to modernity, beginning with shifts in western Christendom in the late medieval and...
An examination of the ways religious themes, symbols, icons and language are used in expressions of popular culture. An introduction to the study of...