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Courses in Religious Studies are
designed to enrich the
student’s education by
presenting an opportunity to
investigate this important aspect
of human life and culture in an
objective manner, utilizing
standard disciplines of academic
learning. The Religious Studies
curriculum is designed to relate
the phenomenon of religion to the
totality of human existence. In
our liberal arts context this
means raising the consciousness
of potentially every student to
the pervasive and often hidden
influence of religious ideas and
value commitments in his or her
personal life and cultural
heritage. It also means fostering
and developing those critical and
reflective habits of mind which
enable a person to deal with
religious phenomena in a mature,
intelligent, informed, sensitive,
responsible, personally
satisfying, and fulfilling
way.
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES MAJOR
(9
credits)
In addition to the Department
Colloquia credit, four credits
must be satisfied with courses at
the 300 level or above (4).
All majors are required to
take:
REL
385
(W) Theory and Method in
Religious Studies (1)
REL
381
and 382
Department Colloquium (two
semesters at .25 each)
REL
481
and 482
Department Colloquium (two
semesters at .25 each)
Area A — Sources of the
Western Tradition: two credits
from the following (2)
REL
113
(TH) Introduction to Old
Testament/Hebrew Bible
REL
114
(IT) Early Christian
Literature
REL
221
Hellenistic Mystery Religions
REL
222
Gnosticism
REL
223
Judaism in the New Testament
REL
224
Early Christianity
REL
237
(W; 4th Sem Lang Req)
Introduction to Syro-Palestinian
Archaeology
REL
242
Hebrew Prophets
REL
330
Jesus and the Synoptic
Gospels
REL
331
The Gospel of John (.5)
REL
335
(W) The Legacy of Paul
REL
337
Archaeological Methodology
REL
340
(4th Sem Lang Req) Hebrew
Torah/Pentateuch
REL
341
Religions of the Ancient
World
REL
390
Independent Study (.5 or 1)
Area B — Development of
the Western Tradition: two
credits from the following
(2)
REL
110
History of Christianity I:
100–700 C.E.
REL
111
History of Christianity II:
700–1648 C.E.
REL
214
(TH) Religion in America
REL
230
Modern European Christian
Thought
REL
244
Introduction to Judaism
REL
252
Soul Food: Eating and Drinking in
Western Religion
REL
254
Three American Traditions of
Spirituality
REL
333
Topics in Contemporary American
Theology
REL
334
(AR) Liberation Theology and
Social Change
REL
346
History of Western
Monasticism
REL
390
Independent Study
IDS
331
Religion and Science
Area C — Asian and
Comparative Studies: two credits
from the following (2)
REL
115
(AR) Introduction to the Study of
Religion
REL
116
(IT) Introduction to Major
Religious Texts
REL
135
Religions of Asia
REL
233
(TH)
History
and
Culture
Along
the
Silk
Road
REL
239
Introduction to Chinese
Religions
REL
262
Japanese Religions
REL
336
Women in World Religions
REL
348
Buddhism
REL
352
(IT)
Shamanism
REL
354
Topics in Asian Religion
REL
356
Taoism
REL
390
Independent Study (.5 or 1)
Senior Experience (1)
All majors in Religious
Studies are expected to fulfill
the Senior Experience by choosing
one from the following options
and participating in the
Department Colloquium where they
will share with peers and faculty
in the department the results of
the Senior Project.
REL
420
(IT) Bible in the American
Tradition
REL
437
Archaeological Field Experience
REL
444
(W) Kant, Critique of the Power of Judgement
REL
496
(W) Directed Senior Thesis
REL
498
(W) Heidegger and Theology: Being and Time
HUM
497
(W) Humanities Senior Seminar
REQUIREMENTS
FOR THE RELIGIOUS STUDIES MINOR
(5
credits)
REL
385
(W) Theory and Method in
Religious Studies (1)
One credit in Sources of the
Western Religious Tradition
(1)
One credit in Development of the
Western Religious Tradition
(1)
One credit in Asian Comparative
Religious Studies (1)
One additional credit from any of
the above areas as a
concentration, or
participation in the Department
Colloquium (1)
FACULTY
Douglas R. McGaughey, Professor
of Religious Studies, Chair
David W. McCreery, Professor
of Religious Studies
Lane
C. McGaughy,
George
H. Atkinson Professor of
Religious and Ethical Studies
Charles
I. Wallace Jr., Associate
Professor of Religious Studies and University
Chaplain
Xijuan
Joanna
Zhou,
Associate
Professor
of
Religious
Studies
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