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Summer and Fall 2018 Courses

What is Religious Studies?

Religious Studies is an interdisciplinary academic program that explores “what matters” to people and how beliefs, symbols, rituals, spaces, etc. serve as resources in a variety of contexts as human beings make sense of and live out their lives. It engages a variety of professional fields and provides important preparation for thinking, communicating and functioning professionally and personally in a complex, multi-dimensional world.

Religious Studies offers flexible major and certificate programs. Students often combine the RS programs with work in other majors, service learning, internships and interdisciplinary research projects. For information about degrees and courses contact Dr. Corrie Norman, Associate Director and Advisor

Summer 2018 Courses

New summer course! Cross listed with Gender & Women’s Studies!

RS305

Women, Gender, & Religion
(Int; HUM, Honors Option)

Swartzentruber

7/16 to 8/12

MTWR

9:30AM-12:00PM

Explores religious and cultural understandings of women and gender, contributions of women to religions and the influence of religion on the situations of women across the world. Honors option available.

Fall 2018 Courses:

Gateway Course—Open to all students, a great intro to Religious Studies and the Impact of religion

RS102

Exploring Religion in Sickness & Health
(HUM or SS)

Norman

MW +sec

11:00AM–11:50AM

How do people understand and live in sickness and health? How are physical and spiritual well–being connected? We’ll examine how medicine and meaning-making interact in several religious contexts, globally and locally. 3 credits. 4 FIG sections, 1 Honors section, 5 open sections.

Skills: interdisciplinary analysis, writing, cultural and religious literacy, conversing across viewpoints.

Meets gateway requirement for RS Major and RS and Health-Humanities certificates.

Counts toward Global Health Certificate and CALS International Studies requirement. HUM or SocSci credit (Z).

Elementary—More courses open to all students without pre-requisites

RS102	Exploring Religion in Sickness & Health (HUM or SS)	Norman	MW +sec	11:00AM–11:50AM
RS112	Religion in Late Antiquity (200-900 C.E.) (HUM or SS)	Neville	TR	1:00PM–2:15PM
RS173	Consuming Happiness	TBA	RT	9:30AM–10:45AM
RS200	Art & Science of Human Flourishing (HUM)	Dunne	MW	9:55AM–10:45AM
RS206	Introduction to the Qur’an (HUM)	Gade	TR +sec	1:00PM–2:15PM
RS211	Introduction to Judaism (HUM)	Rosenblum	TR +sec	2:30PM–3:45PM
RS267	Asian Religions (HUM)	Hansen	MW +sec	2:30PM–3:45PM
RS274	Religion in South Asia (HUM)	Cerulli	TR	11:00AM–12:15PM

Intermediate—Other courses to begin or continue studies in religious traditions, texts, themes

RS208	West Intellectual & Religious Hist to 1500 (HUM or SS)	Carlsson	TR	1:00PM–2:15PM
RS227	Intro to Biblical Literature (LIT)	Hutton	TR +sec	11:00AM-12:15PM
RS234	Genres of Western Religious Writing (COMMB; HUM; Open to Freshmen)	Rosenhagen	TR	1:00PM–2:15PM
RS270	Environment: Religion & Ethics (HUM)	Gade	TR +sec	9:55AM–10:45AM
RS300	America and Religions (HUM; Soph. Standing Waivable)	Ridgely	MW	2:30PM–3:45PM
RS333	Christian Lit: Matthew to Revelation (LIT; Open to Freshmen)	Norman	TR	9:30AM–10:45AM
RS343	Anthropology of Religion (SS)	TBA	TR	1:00PM–2:15PM
RS350	Introduction to Taoism (HUM)	TBA	TR	2:30PM–3:45PM
RS406	The Amish (HUM)	Louden	MWF	9:55AM–10:45AM
RS478	Art & Religious Practice of Medieval Japan (HUM)	Phillips	MWF	9:55AM–10:45AM

Advanced

RS500	Death and the Afterlife (HUM)	Dale	TR	11:00AM-12:15PM
RS600	Religion in Critical Perspective	Ridgely	M	4:00PM–6:30PM
RS601	Senior Capstone Res & Colloquium	Norman	M	4:00PM–6:00PM
RS624	Meditation: Buddhism & Hinduism (HUM; Soph. Standing Waivable)	Buhnemann	TR	1:00PM–2:15PM

A Comprehensive list of Religious Studies courses can be found in the Religious Studies course list page in the Guide.

Please Note: 600 and 601 are offered for majors and certificate students who meet the requirements for authorization. Because religious studies is an interdisciplinary program drawing upon many departments, some courses may have prerequisites in their home departments that must be fulfilled even though the prerequisites themselves have no bearing on progress within the religious studies major. Students are responsible for ensuring that they have met all the prerequisites to enter a course before they enroll in it.