Comparative Religions

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This course introduces the study of religion through a historical overview and comparison of the major world religions of Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism through readings in their sacred texts in translation. Attention will be focused on the concepts, categories, theories and methods used by the various religious disciplines and how each of them addresses basic issues of the human condition. Also included will be an examination of Sectarianism and contemporary sects in America and the World. HUM 1270 meets elective requirements in the Associate of Arts degree program and distributive transfer requirements in comparative studies, religion and philosophy.