Religious Studies Course Syllabi

The syllabi listed below are the most recent versions taught in the department. In some cases where more than one faculty member teaches a course, only one syllabus may be available. Courses in other departments taught by RS Faculty are listed as well. Please contact faculty directly for more information.

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Course ID
Course Title
Syllabi
RELS 100 Judaism, Christianity, Islam

Parker, Thomas
Lennon, Patricia

RELS 104 Greek Myth and Ritual  
RELS 107 Bible Controversies  
RELS 110 Asian Religions

Parker, Thomas

RELS 180 Introduction to Religion de Beixedon, Michelle
RELS 198 Special Topics  
RELS 202 Islam

Mirza, Mahan

RELS 204 Judaism Wyrick, Jed
RELS 207 Christianity  
RELS 210 Chinese Religions  
RELS 211 Japanese Religions  
RELS 212 Hinduism Veidlinger, Daniel
RELS 213 Buddhism Veidlinger, Daniel
RELS 264 Dying, Death, and Afterlife  
RELS 265 CS Lewis & JRR Tolkein  
RELS 281 Library Research Methods in RS Wyrick, Jed
RELS 302 The Quran  
RELS 303 Hebrew Bible  
RELS 305 Rabbinic Judaism Danan, Julie
RELS 307 New Testament  
RELS 322 Religion and American Society  
RELS 324 Religion and America's Ethnic Minorities

Pike, Sarah

RELS 325 Worldviews of American Indians Emmerich, Lisa
Pike, Sarah
RELS 331 Center for Applied and Professional Ethics (CAPE) Forum Daguerre, Marcel
RELS 332 World Religions and Global Issues

Anderson, James
de Beixedon, Michelle
Parker, Thomas

RELS 334 Ethics and Environmental Sciences  
RELS 341 Religion, Ethics, and Medicine  
RELS 342H What Motivates Altruism? Honors  
RELS 343 Wealth, Power, and Justice Grelle, Bruce
RELS 345 The Problem of Evil  
RELS 346 Ethical Conflicts and Religious Values  
RELS 347 Cross-Cultural Environmental Ethics Grelle, Bruce
RELS 348 Jesus, Buddha, and Marx: A Study in Comparative Ethics  
RELS 357 End of the World Lennon, Patricia
RELS 358 Religion in American Public Schools Anderson, James
RELS 365 Religion and Film  
RELS 366 Mysticism: East and West  
RELS 369 Religion and Sexuality Lennon, Patricia
RELS 375 Women and Religion McCarthy, Kate
RELS 381 Sociology of Religion

 

RELS 391 Reading in Religious Studies

Veidlinger, Daniel
Wyrick, Jed

RELS 392 Contemporary Religious Thought  
RELS 398 Special Topics Flesher, Andrew
RELS 407 History of Christian Thought  
RELS 475 Feminist Theology  
RELS 480 Theories and Criticisms of Religion Grelle, Bruce
RELS 482 Seminar in Religious Studies

McCarthy, Kate - Religious Pluralism in America

RELS 489 Internship in Religious Stud  
RELS 491 Contemporary Religious Thought  
RELS 497 Tutorial in Religious Studies  
RELS 498 Special Topics  
RELS 499H Senior Honors Research Paper  

Courses in Other Programs Taught by RS Faculty

Course ID
Course Title
Syllabi
HBRW 102 Hebrew
HUMN 100 Intro to Humanities

Bryant, M.L.

HUMN 220 Arts and Ideas: Ancient Sistrunk,Timothy
HUMN 221 Arts and Ideas: Middle Period  
HUMN 222 Arts and Ideas: Modern Period  
HUMN 400 Seminar in Humanities McCarthy, Kate - Religious Pluralism in America
HNRS 398H The American University: Purpose, Promise, and Politics  
WMST 170 Introduction to Women's Studies  
WMST 333 Women Internationally  
WMST 490 Research Seminar in Women's Studies  

 

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