RS 225 GR - Reli & Sprtl Trdtns of the Wrld

4 Credit(s)

An introduction to the nature, content, significance and function of religion within human experience as evidenced in the principal religious traditions of the world - indigenous and tribal, eastern and western, past and present. By considering their respective worldviews, beliefs, values, practices, institutions and cultural expressions, students learn to recognize similarities and differences, as well as what makes each tradition unique. In developing the ability to think both empathetically and critically about religious claims, students engage two ways of knowing: (1) an ordered knowledge concerning the origin, evolution, teachings and practices of select religious traditions; and (2) a panoramic sense of the meaning of religion, the complexities of religious experiences and their multiple expressions, and the consequent broadening of our own understanding of the world, of its peoples, and of ourselves.

Prerequisite(s): None.