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Areas of Study

Introductory Studies in Religion:

• RELG 150 - First-Year 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 301 - Readings in Biblical Hebrew   
• RELG 302 - Torah
    
• RELG 304 - The Biblical Prophetic Books
    
• 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 - Himalayan Religion
    
• RELG 369 - Hindu Sacred Texts
    
• RELG 380 - Buddhist Philosophy
    

Studies in Islam:

• RELG 212 - Introduction to Islam
    
• 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 Middle Ages
    
• RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Middle Ages
    
• RELG 334 - The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
    
• RELG 335 - Modern Jewish and Christian Thought
    
• RELG 340 - Roman Catholicism Since 1800  

Studies in American Religion:

• RELG 326 - Judaism in America
    
• RELG 345 - Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism in North America
    
• RELG 346 - Religion, the State, and American Politics
    
• RELG 347 - New Religious Movements in America
    
• RELG 348 - African American Religions
    
• RELG 349 - American Immigration and Religion  

Judaic Studies:

• RELG 211 - Introduction to the History of Jewish Thought
    
• RELG 302 - Torah
    
• RELG 304 - The Biblical Prophetic Books
    
• RELG 309 - The Holocaust
    
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
    
• RELG 315 - Judaism before the Rabbis
    
• 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 100 - Critical Questions in Religious Studies
• RELG 150 - First-Year 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 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 301 - Readings in Biblical Hebrew
• RELG 302 - Torah
• RELG 303 - Poets and Prophets
• RELG 304 - The Biblical Prophetic Books
• RELG 308 - Topics in Religious Studies
• RELG 309 - The Holocaust
• RELG 310 - Topics in Judaic Studies
• RELG 311 - Modern European Jewish History
• RELG 315 - Judaism before the Rabbis
• RELG 316 - Rabbis and Fathers
• 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 325 - Understanding Muslim Ethics
• RELG 326 - Judaism in America
• RELG 327 - Sexuality, Women and Family in Judaism
• RELG 331 - What is Love? Reflections from the Islamic Tradition
• RELG 332 - Religion and Society in the Middle Ages
• RELG 334 - The Protestant and Catholic Reformations
• RELG 335 - Modern Jewish and Christian Thought
• RELG 337 - African Ritual and Religious Practice
• RELG 345 - Religion, Colonialism, and Nationalism in North America
• RELG 346 - Religion, the State, and American Politics
• RELG 347 - New Religious Movements in America
• RELG 348 - African American Religions
• RELG 349 - American Immigration and Religion
• RELG 350 - Eastern Christianity
• RELG 361 - Modern Hinduism
• RELG 362 - Magic, Science, and Religion
• RELG 363 - Sociology of Religion
• RELG 364 - Yoga and Tantra
• RELG 367 - Himalayan Religion
• RELG 369 - Hindu Sacred Texts
• RELG 378 - Psychology of Religion
• RELG 380 - Buddhist Philosophy
• RELG 382 - Buddhism and Science
• 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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