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Apr 23, 2024
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2021-2022 Hill Book (Class of 2025) [ARCHIVED HILL BOOK]
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RST 100/122 - Pilgrimage and Passage: Religion as “Sacred” Journey (Core/First-Year Seminar)Three or Four Credits
Offered Periodically
The course begins with the premise that all religions are at their best when they are “betwixt and between,” living in the threshold, open to new and unexpected horizons. After a close reading of the Book of Exodus, which will provide the opportunity to identify various themes associated with ritual passage, we will concentrate primarily on the study of the three chief monotheistic religions of Semitic origin: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The course will end with a brief exploration of Hinduism and Buddhism. Through comparative analysis of these religions, we will strive to determine similarities and differences in particular approaches to God, worship, institution, and moral conduct.
Prerequisite(s)/Restriction(s): RST 122 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 122, for 4-credits, fulfills the First-Year Seminar and Religious Studies Cornerstone
Note: Formerly offered as REL 100/122 (F.2019). Students may not take both RST 100/122 & REL 100/122.
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