Religion Courses

Basic Expectations, Information, and Philosophy

Basics of Smith Courses.

111. Introduction to Religion

An examination of the nature of religion as an aspect of universal human experience.
*Credit, full course*

261. Comparative Religion

An exploration of the forms of the sacred in American Indian religion, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, or other traditions.
No prerequisite. *Credit, full course*

341. Religion and Ecology

A consideration of the relation between the natural and the sacred in selected traditions such as Amerindian religions,
Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Judaeo-Christian tradition, and contemporary "eco-religion." Emphasis upon analysis of latent
ecological/environmental resources or conflicts in each tradition studied.
Offered in alternate years. *Credit, full course*

346. Religion and Modernity

A consideration of the impact of modernity upon religion in the West; the crisis of belief and secular options.
*Credit, full course*

361. New Religions

A comparative study of new religious movements of the Twentieth Century including Japanese New Religions,
selected cult phenomena, 'New Age' and spiritual movements, and new religions from south Asia and the Middle East.
Some attention to North American quasi-religious movements such as occult spiritualism, religiously inspired political movements,
and para-military religious movements.
*Credit, full course*

391. Southern Religion

A historical and comparative analysis of the religious traditions of the Southeastern United States with particular reference to the
interactions between these traditions with the social, political, and economic culture of the region.
*Credit, full course*

391. Rural Religions

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