Courses in Different Religious Traditions
The Religion Major includes the requirement that a student take “at least one course apiece for each of three different religions.” The following list indicates what can be considered one of thee religions and what courses can count for the fulfillment of this requirement:
Old numbers are listed in parentheses.
Buddhism:
- 120 (44): Buddhism
- 176 (48): Japanese Religions: Buddhas, Kanmi and Other Deities
- 325S (115AS): Modern Korean Buddhism
- 321S (115BS): Buddhist Ethics
- 322 (117): Mahayana Buddhism
- 323S (162S): Buddhist Meditation
Christianity:
- 150 (41): Christianity
- 155 (102): New Testament
- 352 (108): Life and Letters of Paul
- 351 (111): Historical Jesus
- 355 (120): History of the Christian Church
- 356 (121): Roman Catholic Tradition
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367 (125): Women and Sexuality in the Christian Tradition
- 358 (158): Reformation of the 16th Century
- 353 (159): Ethical Issues in Early Christianity
- 368 (186): Theology and Fiction of C. S. Lewis
Hinduism:
- 110 (43): Hinduism
- 272 (116A): Gender and Morality: Indian Perspectives
- 242 (161H): Kandalini Yoga and Sikh Dharma
- 311 (164A): Hindu Arts of Devotion
- 310S (164S): The Anthropology of Hinduism: From Encounter to Engagement
Islam:
- 160 (42): Islam
- 165FS (99FS): Muslim Women Across the Ages
- 380 (119): Muslim World: Transformations and Continuities
- 374S: Muslim Philosophy and Theology
- 375 (146): Introduction to Islamic Civilization
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376 (147): Introduction to Islamic Civilization
- 373 (152B): Islamic Mysticism: Perso-Indian (Eastern) Traditions
- 384S (156): Islam in the Americas
- 386 (161O): Introduction to Islamic Communities in North Carolina
- 388S (168S): Muslim Ethics and Islamic Law
Israelite religion:
- 145 (100): Old Testament / Hebrew Bible
- 271 (109): Women in the Biblical Tradition
Judaism:
- 140 (40): Judaism
- 341 (118): Jewish Ethics
- 231 (133): Classical Judaism
- 335 (134): Jewish Mysticism
- 345 (136): Contemporary Jewish Thought
Taoism:
- 130 (107A): Taoism / Chinese Religion
- 247 (114): Tai Chi and Chinese Thought
- 329 (176S): Taoism and Mysticism
This list does not include special topics courses and junior-senior seminars, which will be approved for a specific tradition by the curriculum committee on an ad hoc basis.
