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Apr 18, 2024
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2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 111 - Religions of the WorldThree Credits
Spring Semester
This course will examine the way religion has been studied as an academic discipline. We will explore both Eastern and Western religious traditions in their historical contexts and will focus primarily on how various religious concepts are understood and practiced in these major world religions. These will include the concepts of the Holy, revelation, sacred writings, good and evil, forgiveness, creation, the human condition, salvation, and ethics. In our study of religions we will explore a variety of practices in different historical contexts but common ground will be sought to illustrate how the sacred texts of each religious tradition define and illustrate how and why these groups practice the above mentioned concepts.
Fulfills the Cornerstone Religious Studies Requirement.
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