RELG 1000 - Introduction to Religion

Hours: 3
An introduction to the academic study of religion. Religion as a significant phenomenon in the historical development of humanity, and as a subject worthy of serious critical investigation. Religion from standpoints derived from a number of disciplines (including history, anthropology, sociology, psychology, and comparative religions), and a wide variety of perspectives on the subject, even those of such radical critics of religion as Freud, Marx, and Richard Dawkins. Examines both the practical and the conceptual aspects of religion, and considers such important issues as the origins and development of religion, similarities and differences among global religions, varieties of religious experience and expression (including symbol, myth, ritual, community, and ethics), and the relationship between religion and contemporary life, science, sexuality, dreams, and belief in life after death.

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RELG 1000 - Introduction to Religion