Hope and Resilience

Catalog description

This is a survey course that will investigate different religions and the techniques they offer to maintain physical and mental well-being. In this process, students will review various religious teachings, the Sufi Dervish tradition, and the Christian teaching of gratitude, Yoga, and Meditation from different religious traditions. We will go over contemporary applications of the religions with particular attention to the cultural, social, and political structuring of their practices.