Global Religion and Global Issues Minor
This minor explores the role religion plays in contemporary global events: from religious terrorism to nonviolence, from the suppression of women to the advocacy of civil rights. In this minor, students will study major global religions and their impact on real-world social and political challenges.
Required Courses |
Credit Hours |
REL 101. Religions of the World (offered each semester) |
3 |
One Global Religious Traditions course: |
3 |
REL 250. Islamic Religious Traditions |
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REL 288: Introduction to Buddhism |
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REL 310. (Re)thinking Order and Chaos: An Introduction to Hinduism |
|
REL 320. Judaism |
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REL 330. Religions of Africa and the African Diaspora |
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REL 348. Christianity in Global Context |
|
REL 388. Tibetan Buddhism |
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One Religion and Social/Political Engagement course: |
3 |
REL 306. Women and Gender in Islam |
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REL 309. Jihad in Islamic Traditions |
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REL 314. Gandhi and the Other 9/11 |
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REL 315. Women and Religion |
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REL 350. Islamic Law and Society |
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REL/IA 363. Apocalypticism, Religious Terrorism and Peace |
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REL/ENVT 366. Religion, Animals, and the Environment |
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REL 380. Contemporary Theologies |
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REL 383. The Global Refugee Crisis and Religion |
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REL 450. Religion and Society |
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REL 488. Buddhism in the Modern World |
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Three electives chosen from either group |
9 |
Total: |
18 |