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Apr 25, 2024
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2012-2013 HillBook (Class of 2016) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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REL 116 - Abrahamic FaithThree Credits
Fall Semester
This course is an investigation of the religious dimension of human experience, especially as it has been lived, understood and cherished among the three Abrahamic traditions of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Its guiding focus is the centrality of “faith” as a relational response to God who, in line with Abraham’s foundational claim, is experienced as living. The course considers significant questions in conversation with some of the most important writings in the tradition of Western religious thought, as well as some of the basic questions that arise in the academic investigation of religion: What is the nature of religious experience? How does religion provide motivation and direction for the life of individuals and communities? How does religion nurture or inhibit human development and well-being?
Fulfills the Cornerstone Religious Studies Requirement.
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