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RS 218 CR - Images of Faith:Story Screen Spirit

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

An exploration of the place of religious faith in human development, the symbolic elements which landscape the religious imagination, and the ways these find expression in scripture, autobiography, poetry, fiction, drama, contemporary music and/or film. This course explores the themes of grace, ritual and the process of human conversion as depicted in selected literary and cinematic narratives. Participants in the course will investigate the human capacity to hear and tell stories, and will read selected works of fiction and poetry and view films that highlight the role of ritual and narrative in human/religious transformation and self-understanding.

Prerequisite(s): COR 1 or COR 199  


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