6 courses with the subject RS, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
RS 101Introduction to Religion3
An introduction to the study of religion as cultural, social, and intellectual phenomena. The course teaches students how to interpret influential philosophical, social, scientific and theological theories. Students analyze aspects of religious systems-such as myth and ritual-across countries, regions, and ethnicities and produce a variety of writing assignments characteristic of the inherently interdisciplinary field of Religious Studies. Course Offered Online:
This course examines how religious traditions from across the world and from different historical periods have addressed and explored the meaning of death, the process by which humans grieve and confront death, and the question of transcendence beyond death. The course Death and Dying will also briefly introduce students to basic terminology, models for understanding grief, and the history of death education. Course Offered Online:
This course examines the major religious traditions that developed in the Middle East (Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Zoroastrianism) from their origins through their rise and development into the modern period, including their current roles in the region. The course familiarizes students with the beliefs, practices, institutions and historical significance of these traditions. Attention is paid to sacred scriptures; historical developments; political, cultural and social impacts of the religious traditions on the region and the world; relations between the traditions; and the influence of these traditions upon issues and movements in the contemporary Middle East. General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation
This course examines major religious traditions that developed in Asia (especially Hinduism, Buddhism, and Confucianism) from their origins through their development in the modern period, including their current roles. The course familiarizes students with the beliefs, practices, and artifacts of these traditions. Attention is paid to sacred scriptures; historical developments; relations between the traditions; and the influence of these traditions in modern Asia and the world. General Education Fulfillment: Cultural Analysis and Interpretation
