HU 1130 - Introduction to World Religions Credits: 3
This class provides students with an introduction to the major Western religions: Judaism, Islam, and Christianity, and the major Eastern religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism. Students explore the origins, history, practices, cultural contexts, and meanings of each religious tradition. Students demonstrate a deeper understanding and appreciation for the varieties of religious thought, belief, practices, and meanings.
Prerequisites: EN 1110 - Composition I
Course Learning Outcomes:
- Understand the study of religion, comparative religious studies, and the major critiques of religious studies.
- Understands the basic rhetoric of religious studies to discuss religion and non-Western worldviews in an empathetically objective manner.
- Understands the basic knowledge of each of the world’s major religious traditions.
- Understand academic methodology in the analysis of religious tradition or world belief system.
- Understands non-Western cultures in a manner that respects and validates the uniqueness and sophistication of the peoples examined.
HU 1130 Course Learning Outcome Rubric
Required Textbooks: Scriptures of the World’s Religions, 6th edition ISBN: 9781259907920
Toward a True Kinship of Faiths - ISBN: 9780385525060
The Illustrated World’s Religions: A Guide to Our Wisdom Traditions - ISBN: 9780060674403
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