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Please refer to the Undergraduate Bulletin for a complete listing of our courses. For courses , visit the Dean of the Faculties descriptions for Religious Studies Courses.

Nearly all Religious Studies courses count toward the Arts and Humanities (A&H) distribution area for the College of Arts and Sciences (COLL). Several Religious Studies courses also carry COLL Culture Studies List A (CSA) credit. In addition to the courses listed below, the department also offers the COLL Topics course E103 each semester.

Critical Issues Courses

R102 Religion and Popular Culture, A&H
R133 Introduction to Religion, A&H
R170 Religion, Ethics and Public Life, A&H
R236 Religion, Ecology and the Self , A&H
R264 Introduction to the Study of Religion, A&H
R271 American Religion and Politics, A&H
R333 Religion and Its Critics, A&H
R340 Contemporary Religious Thought, A&H
R360 Comparative Study of Religious Phenomena, A&H
R364 Topics in Gender and Western Religion, A&H
R365 Religion and Personality, A&H
R371 Religion, Ethics and the Environment, A&H
R372 Love and Justice, A&H
R373 Religion and Bioethics, A&H
R374 From Christian Ethics to Social Criticism I, A&H
R375 From Christian Ethics to Social Criticism II, A&H
R376 War and Peace in Western Religion, A&H
R377 Friendship, Benevolence, and Love, A&H
R380 Faith, Revelation, and Reason, A&H
R387 Religions in Practice: Social Theories of Religion, S&H
R391 Religion and Sex in America, S&H
R411 Religion and Media, S&H
R436 Modernism and Fundamentalisms, A&H
R462 Topics in Religious Philosophy, A&H
R465 Topics in Psychology of Religion, A&H
R473 Problems in Social Ethics, A&H
R474 Capstone Seminar in Religion, A&H

Eastern Religious Traditions Courses

R153 Religions of the East, A&H, CSA
R203 Zen Buddhism, A&H, CSA
R250 Introduction to Buddhism, A&H, CSA, Topics substitute
R255 Introduction to Hinduism, A&H, CSA
R265 Introduction to Taoism, A&H, CSA
R348 Hindu Goddesses, A&H, CSA
R349 Hindu Devotionalism, A&H, CSA
R350 East Asian Buddhism, A&H, CSA
R352 Religion and Literature in Asia, A&H, CSA
R357 Religions in Japan, A&H, CSA
R368 Introduction to Chinese Thought, A&H, CSA
R382 Women in South Asian Religious Traditions, A&H, CSA
R388 Mandir and Masjid at the Movies, A&H, CSA
R450 Topics in the Buddhist Tradition, A&H
R452 Topics in East Asian Religions, A&H, CSA
R458 Topics in Hindu Religious Traditions, A&H
R469 Topics in Taoism and Chinese Religions, A&H, CSA

Western Religious Traditions Courses

R152 Introduction to Religions of the West, A&H, CSA
R160 Religion and American Culture, A&H
R204 Introduction to Religions in Africa, A&H, CSA
R210 Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: Old Testament, A&H, CSA
R220 Introduction to the New Testament, A&H, CSA
R235 The Liberal Tradition in U.S. Religious History, A&H
R245 Introduction to Judaism, A&H, CSA
R247 Introduction to Christianity A&H
R257 Introduction to Islam, A&H, CSA
R275 Indigenous Worldviews, S&H, CSA
R307 Messianism and Messiahs in Comparative Perspective, A&H, CSA
R310 Prophecy of Ancient Israel, A&H, CSA
R317 Judaism in the Making, A&H, CSA
R318 Ancient Mediterranean and Near Eastern Religions, A&H, CSA
R320 Jesus and the Gospels, A&H
R321 African American Religions, A&H
R322 Women and Religion in America, A&H
R323 Early Christian Monasticism, A&H, CSA
R324 Race, Religion and Ethnicity in the U.S., S&H
R325 Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity, A&H, CSA
R327 Christianity, 50-450, A&H, CSA
R330 Christianity, 400-1500, A&H, CSA
R331 Christianity, 1500-2000, A&H
R334 New Religious Movements in the Americas, A&H
R335 Religion in the United States, 1600-1850, A&H
R336 Religion in the United States, 1850-present, A&H
R337 Evangelical America, A&H
R338 American Catholic History, A&H
R341 Introduction to Jewish Mysticism, A&H, CSA
R342 Religious Thought in Medieval Judaism, A&H
R345 Religious Issues in Contemporary Judaism, A&H, CSA
R356 Islamic Mysticism, A&H, CSA
R370 Islam in America, S&H
R378 Knowing the Will of God in Islam I: Law, A&H
R392 The Bible and Slavery, A&H, CSA
R410 Topics in Ancient Israelite Religion, A&H, CSA
R420 Religions of Ancient Rome, A&H
R421 Judaism and Gender: Philosophical and Theological Perspectives, A&H, CSA
R425 Gnostic Religion and Literature, A&H, CSA
R430 Topics in the History of Christianity, A&H, CSA
R432 Religious Diversity in America, A&H
R434 Topics in American Religious History, A&H
R438 Martin King and Malcolm X in American Religion, A&H
R445 Topics in the History of Judaism, A&H
R456 Topics in Islamic Studies, A&H, CSA
R467 Life and Legacy of Muhammad, A&H, CSA
R468 Knowing the Will of God in Islam II: Theology, A&H

Special Courses

R201 Honors Proseminar in Religion, A&H
R202 Topics in Religious Studies, A&H
R300 Studies in Religion, A&H
R399 Reading for Honors/R499 Senior Honors Essay
R474 Capstone Seminar in Religion
R494 Teaching Internship
R495 Individual Research Internship
R497 Language Instruction for Religious Texts
R498 Advanced Language Instruction for Religious Texts