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Areas of Study

Introductory Studies in Religion:

• RELG 150 - Freshman Seminar
   
• RELG 150W - Freshman Seminar
   
• RELG 201 - Introduction to Religion
   
• RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel
   
• RELG 204 - Christian Origins
   
• RELG 210 - Introduction to the History of Christianity
   
• RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
   
• RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam
   
• RELG 213 - Introduction to Hinduism
   
• RELG 214 - Introduction to Buddhism
   
• RELG 215 - History of Religion in East Asia
   
• RELG 221 - Religion and Ethics
   

Biblical Studies:

• RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel
   
• RELG 204 - Christian Origins
   
• RELG 205 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew I
   
• RELG 206 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew II
   
• RELG 302 - Torah
   
• RELG 304 - The Hebrew Prophets
   
• RELG 305 - Biblical Wisdom: Job and Proverbs
   
• RELG 357 - The Letters of Paul
   
• RELG 358 - Jesus and the Gospels
   

Studies in Asian Religions:

• RELG 213 - Introduction to Hinduism
   
• RELG 214 - Introduction to Buddhism
   
• RELG 215 - History of Religion in East Asia
   
• RELG 360 - The Gods and Goddesses of India
   
• RELG 361 - Modern Hinduism
   
• RELG 365 - Buddhism in China
   
• RELG 366 - Buddhism in Japan
   
• RELG 367 - Tibetan Religion
   
• RELG 369 - Hindu Sacred Texts
   
• RELG 380 - Buddhist Philosophy
   

Studies in Islam:

• RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam
   
• RELG 316 - Introduction to Islamic and Jewish Mysticism
   
• RELG 317 - Women in Islam: Tradition and Change
   
• RELG 318 - Islam in the Modern World
   

Studies in Religious Ethics:

• RELG 221 - Religion and Ethics
   
• RELG 321 - Ecology and Ethics
   
• RELG 322 - Medicine and Ethics
   
• RELG 323 - Warfare and Ethics
   

Studies in Western Religious History and Thought:

• RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Medieval West
   
• RELG 330 - Significant Books in Western Religion
• RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Medieval West
   
• RELG 334 - The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
   
• RELG 335 - Modern Jewish and Christian Though
   
• RELG 338 - Death
• RELG 340 - Roman Catholicism Since 1800
   

Studies in American Religion:

• RELG 326 - Judaism in America
   
• RELG 345 - Religion in American Life and Thought to 1840
   
• RELG 346 - Religion in American Life and Thought: 1840 to the Present
   
• RELG 347 - Sects, Cults and Small Denominations in America
   
• RELG 348 - African American Religion
   

Judaic Studies:

• RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
   
• RELG 302 - Torah
   
• RELG 304 - The Hebrew Prophets
   
• RELG 309 - The Holocaust
   
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
   
• RELG 315 - Judaism in the Greco-Roman World
   
• RELG 316 - Introduction to Islamic and Jewish Mysticism
   
• RELG 326 - Judaism in America
   
• RELG 327 - Sexuality, Women and Family in Judaism
   
• RELG 329 - The Rabbinic Mind
   

Special Studies:

• RELG 208 - Topics in Religious Studies
   
• RELG 308 - Topics in Religious Studies
   
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
   
• † RELG 481 - Independent Study in Religion
   
• † RELG 482 - Independent Study in Religion
   
• † RELG 495 - Honors
   
• † RELG 496 - Honors
   

Programs and Course Descriptions

Programs

• Religious Studies, BA
• Religious Studies, Minor

Courses

• RELG 150 - Freshman Seminar
• RELG 150W - Freshman Seminar
• RELG 201 - Introduction to Religion
• RELG 203 - History and Religion of Ancient Israel
• RELG 204 - Christian Origins
• RELG 205 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew I
• RELG 206 - Reading the Bible in Hebrew II
• RELG 208 - Topics in Religious Studies
• RELG 210 - Introduction to the History of Christianity
• RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
• RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam
• RELG 213 - Introduction to Hinduism
• RELG 214 - Introduction to Buddhism
• RELG 215 - History of Religion in East Asia
• RELG 221 - Religion and Ethics
• RELG 250 - Readings in Religious Texts
• RELG 302 - Torah
• RELG 304 - The Hebrew Prophets
• RELG 305 - Biblical Wisdom: Job and Proverbs
• RELG 308 - Topics in Religious Studies
• RELG 309 - The Holocaust
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
• RELG 315 - Judaism in the Greco-Roman World
• RELG 316 - Introduction to Islamic and Jewish Mysticism
• RELG 317 - Women in Islam: Tradition and Change
• RELG 318 - Islam in the Modern World
• RELG 320 - Pagans and Christians in the Roman World
• RELG 321 - Ecology and Ethics
• RELG 322 - Medicine and Ethics
• RELG 323 - Warfare and Ethics
• RELG 326 - Judaism in America
• RELG 327 - Sexuality, Women and Family in Judaism
• RELG 328 - Midrash: Jewish Interpretation of Scriptures
• RELG 329 - The Rabbinic Mind
• RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Medieval West
• RELG 334 - The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
• RELG 335 - Modern Jewish and Christian Though
• RELG 337 - African Ritual and Religious Practice
• RELG 340 - Roman Catholicism Since 1800
• RELG 342 - Comedy, Tragedy, and Religion
• RELG 345 - Religion in American Life and Thought to 1840
• RELG 346 - Religion in American Life and Thought: 1840 to the Present
• RELG 347 - Sects, Cults and Small Denominations in America
• RELG 348 - African American Religion
• RELG 357 - The Letters of Paul
• RELG 358 - Jesus and the Gospels
• RELG 360 - The Gods and Goddesses of India
• RELG 361 - Modern Hinduism
• RELG 363 - Sociology of Religion
• RELG 365 - Buddhism in China
• RELG 366 - Buddhism in Japan
• RELG 367 - Tibetan Religion
• RELG 369 - Hindu Sacred Texts
• RELG 378 - Psychology of Religion
• RELG 380 - Buddhist Philosophy
• RELG 391 - Theory and Method in the Study of Religion
• † RELG 481 - Independent Study in Religion
• † RELG 482 - Independent Study in Religion
• † RELG 495 - Honors
• † RELG 496 - Honors

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