Religions of the World

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to the study of religion that prepares students to better understand religion and religious lives through entanglements of global movements and personal identities. It attends to religious literacy and critique through studies of histories, teachings, and practices, as well as the cultural and social contexts of religion. Topics of inquiry include indigenous traditions, Hinduism, Sikhi, Buddhism, Jainism, Confucianism, Daoism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and African diasporic religions.