Mar 29, 2024  
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RST 100/128 - Catholicism and Indigenous Religions in the Americas (Core/First-Year Seminar)

Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically

When Catholic missionaries first met the indigenous peoples of the Americas, they faced a moral and theological dilemma. What to make of these peoples and their religious thought and practice? This course studies indigenous religious cultures such as the Aztec, Ojibwe and Inca alongside three European religious orders who encountered them. Through readings, field trips, guest speakers, and artwork, we will compare indigenous traditions to Catholic traditions, thinking analytically and critically about indigenous spirituality, Catholic theology, and “religion” itself.

Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): RST 128 is a First-Year Seminar and open to First-Year Students only.
General Education Attribute(s): RST 100, for 3-credits, fulfills the Religious Studies Cornerstone.
RST 128, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone
Note: Formerly offered as REL 100/128 (F.2019). Students may not take both RST 100/128 & REL 100/128.