World Religions & Environment

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This course will begin to construct an environmental theology and ethics using the wisdom of the world religious traditions. It will explore the Qur’an of Islam; the Tanakh, Mishnah, and Talmud of Judaism; Christian Scriptures; and other religious texts in order to see what insights the ancient traditions have to offer to environmental theology and ethics. It will also engage the work of modern interpreters of these religious texts. Prerequisites: THEO111 or CORE105 Course Attributes: Humanities Elect/Integrations, Peace & Justice Studies Minor, Spirituality&Solidarity Minor, Theology Persp / Explorations, Theology - Interreligious Dial, Theology - Spirituality College of Arts & Sciences Theology