RELS 1001 is also offered in Fall 2023
RELS 1001 is also offered in Spring 2022
Spring 2017 | RELS 1001 Section 001: Introduction to the Religions of the World (51982)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
UMNTC Liberal Education Requirement
- Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
UMTC, East Bank
Nicholson Hall 275
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Introduction to major religions of world/academic study of religion. Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, some pre-Christian religions of Antiquity.
- Class Description:
- Since the nineteenth century, scholars have studied the major religions of the world in a comparative way. It is not always clear just what the definition of ?religion? is , but it is clear that most people in most times and places have been religious: they think about divine beings, the ultimate purpose of human life and the mystery of being and death. Religious commitments can be a set of taken-for-granted assumptions, or clearly articulated ideological stances about what human beings should do and believe. We will look at both aspects of religion. We cannot hope to cover all religious traditions nor even cover a few in any great depth. The course intended as a reflection on aspects of religion as found in religious traditions of South Asia (India), East Asia (China, Japan), and the West (Judaism, Christianity and Islam), While not neglecting the classical texts, we will use films and a field report as ways of confronting the contemporary practices of religious people today.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/51982/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 7 November 2014
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 Religious Studies Classes