Course Descriptions
Religious Studies
RELI 100 - Introduction to Islam: Formation and Expansion
Frequency: Every year.
RELI 101 - Islam in America
RELI 102 - Modern Islam
RELI 109 - Sufism: The Islamic Quest for Intimacy with the Beloved
Frequency: Every year.
RELI 110 - The Big Questions
Frequency: Every year.
RELI 111 - Introduction to Buddhism
Cross-Listed as: ASIA 113
RELI 112 - Buddhist Literature
Frequency: Alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: ASIA 112
RELI 120 - The Jewish Bible
Frequency: Every year.
RELI 121 - Jesus, Peter, Paul and Mary: The Beginnings of Christianity
Frequency: Offered every other year.
RELI 124 - Dharma and Dao: Big Ideas in India and China
Frequency: Every year.
Cross-Listed as: ASIA 124
RELI 126 - Religion in America
Frequency: Offered alternate years.
RELI 127 - Religions of India
Frequency: Alternate years.
Prerequisite(s): RELI 124 or permission of instructor.
Cross-Listed as: ASIA 127
RELI 130 - Folklore and Religion
RELI 135 - India and Rome
Frequency: Alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: CLAS 135
RELI 136 - World Religions and World Religions Discourse
Frequency: Every year.
RELI 145 - Pagans, Christians and Jews in Classical Antiquity: Cultures in Conflict
Frequency: Alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: CLAS 145
RELI 172 - Cambodia: Empire to Today
Frequency: Alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: ASIA 172
RELI 194 - Topics Course
Frequency: Every semester.
RELI 200 - The Qur'an and the Prophet
RELI 202 - Atheism Past and Present
RELI 212 - Philosophy of Religion
Frequency: Alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: PHIL 212
RELI 222 - Christianity in Late Antiquity
Frequency: Offered every other year.
RELI 223 - Orthodoxy and Heresy in Early Christianity
RELI 225 - Women and the Bible
Frequency: Alternate spring semesters.
Cross-Listed as: WGSS 225
RELI 226 - Martyrdom Then and Now
RELI 232 - Religion and Food
RELI 233 - Hindus and Muslims
Frequency: Offered alternate years.
RELI 234 - Introduction to Jewish Life and Thought
RELI 235 - Theorizing Religion
Frequency: Offered every year.
RELI 236 - Sanskrit and Classical Religion in India
Frequency: Every other year.
RELI 238 - Catholics: Culture, Identity, Politics
RELI 241 - Reclaiming Zen, Yoga and Church: Asian American Religions
Frequency: Spring semester only.
RELI 252 - Martin and Malcolm: Racial Terror and the Black Freedom Struggle
RELI 253 - James Baldwin and the Black Religious Imagination
Frequency: Fall semester.
Cross-Listed as: AMST 253
RELI 254 - Dealing with the Dead
RELI 256 - Marxism, Anarchism, and Religion
Frequency: Every third year.
RELI 276 - Marx, the Imaginary, and Neoliberalism
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
RELI 277 - Metaphysics in Secular Thought
Frequency: Occasionally.
RELI 278 - Marx, Religion, and Biopolitical Race
Frequency: Offered occasionally.
RELI 294 - Topics Course
RELI 311 - Ritual
Frequency: Offered alternate years.
Cross-Listed as: ANTH 311
RELI 325 - Conquering the Flesh: Renunciation of Food and Sex in the Christian Tradition
Frequency: Every other year.
Cross-Listed as: WGSS 325
RELI 336 - Gender, Caste, Deity
Frequency: Every other year.
RELI 354 - Human Sacrifice: Killing for God and State
Frequency: Every other year.
RELI 359 - Religion and Revolution: Case Studies
RELI 394 - Topics Course
RELI 469 - Approaches to the Study of Religion
Frequency: Spring semester.
Prerequisite(s): Two courses in Religious Studies and permission of instructor.
RELI 494 - Topics Course
RELI 601 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 602 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 603 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 604 - Tutorial
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 611 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 612 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 613 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 614 - Independent Project
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 621 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
RELI 622 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
RELI 623 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
RELI 624 - Internship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Internship Office.
RELI 631 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
RELI 632 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
RELI 633 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
RELI 634 - Preceptorship
Frequency: Every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor. Work with Academic Programs.
RELI 641 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 642 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 643 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.
RELI 644 - Honors Independent
Frequency: Offered every semester.
Prerequisite(s): Permission of instructor and department chair.