Introduction to Religious Studies: [TCCN PHIL 1304] An introduction to religious concepts, sociology, phenomena, and ideas; survey of world religions; exploration of the relationship between ethics and religion.

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Survey course which exams the world's major religions as well as historically and recently important smaller religious groups.

Department: Religious Studies

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Buddhism: This course introduces students to an important world religion while also investigating philosophies of eastern religious thought.

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This course will explore the connections between Daoism and Confucianism, their influence and significance in both history and contemporary times, and their relevance to the world today. Primary focus will be on actual Daoist and Confucian texts ans their interpretation.

Department: Religious Studies

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Introduction to Judaism: This course introduces students to a historically and culturally important major world religion.

Department: Religious Studies

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This course will cover the period from the birth of the Christian Church and conclude with the anti-Semitism espoused by the Nazis. Using primary and secondary texts, students will examine predictions of Jews in history and art and the impact those have had on the respective time periods.

Department: Religious Studies

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This class offers an overview of the history of Christian belief and practice from the faith's inception during the Roman Empire through the modern period. Course will examine the life of Jesus Christ and early Christian communities, tracing the history through the various eras of the faith's development, expansion, internal conflicts, confrontations with secularism and other world religions, and growing diversity.

Department: Religious Studies

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This course is an introduction to Islam designed for students with a general interest in the Islamic world, in theological and cultural study of Islamic history and religious expression. Topics include the life of Muhammad, teachings of the Qur'an, sectarianism, religious beliefs and practices, religious law, and society and culture, and issues related to Islam in the contemporary world.

Department: Religious Studies

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Special Topics In Religious Studies (3-0) An advanced course in some aspect of Religious Studies. May be repeated for credit when topic varies.

Department: Religious Studies

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Gender and Religion: This course provides an important component to the study of religion. This course fulfills the RS minor, is cross listed with Women’s Studies.

Department: Religious Studies

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Religion and Film will explore the relationship between film and religion in contemporary society using three methods of criticism: mythological, theological, and ideological. Examining religion through film promotes critical thinking and broadens the way we think about religion.

Department: Religious Studies

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Hispanic Religious Expressions: This course explores important issues for religious thought and our border community.

Department: Religious Studies

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