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Apr 20, 2024
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2016-2017 HillBook (Class of 2020) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 100/113 - Sacred Space from Mt. Sinai to Ground Zero (Core/First-Year Seminar)Three or Four Credits
Not Offered 2016-2017
What makes a place “sacred”? Who decides whether a place is sacred? What do people do in sacred spaces? This seminar will examine the nature of sacred space in theory, history and practice with a focus on sacredness in Judaism, Christianity and Islam. In addition, the course will ask if “non-religious” places can be sacred. The course includes a fieldtrip to the 9/11 Memorial in New York City.
Prerequisite(s): REL 113 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
When offered as REL 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Religious Studies Cornerstone Requirement.
When offered as REL 113, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone Requirements.
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