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• RELS 248: Rel Tradtns of China & Japan

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  An examination of the religious traditions of China and Japan with special emphasis on the classical periods. Topics will include folk religion, ritual and festival, arts and sacred architecture. The primary focus will be on Confucianism, Taoism, Chinese Buddhism, Shinto and the various schools of Zen. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
  ShareRELS 248 - Rel Tradtns of China & Japan

• RELS 250: Religion in America

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  A survey of various issues of American religion, covering such topics as the role of religion in the African-American experience, denominational religious histories, religion in American reform movements and American theological traditions. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• RELS 253: Religions of Charleston

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This field-trip based course will introduce students to past and present religion in Charleston and the Lowcountry. The "Holy City" is home to a number of historic churches as well as the oldest synagogue in continuous use in the United States. Course content will reflect the region's essential role in African American history and the making of the South. Students will learn and apply ethnographic methods in the study of religion by exploring the religious spaces and communities of the surrounding area.
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• RELS 255: Philosophy of Religion

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  An examination of issues such as the nature of religious experience, arguments for the existence of God, the conflict between reason and faith, immortality, the nature of miracles, and the problem of evil. NOTE: This course may not be taken for credit if credit has been received for PHIL 255. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• RELS 260: Native American Religions

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  An introduction to the indigenous religions of the Americas, including such topics as: cosmology, oral myth traditions, socio-religious organization, ceremonial cycles, worldview and religious experience. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
  ShareRELS 260 - Native American Religions

• RELS 270: African-American Religions

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course explores the diversity of African-American religions, from African roots to the Civil Rights Movement, from Rastafari to Buddhism, from major Christian denominations to Voudou and Gullah folk magic. A key concern is the way in which religious beliefs, practices and institutions inform African-American life and culture. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• RELS 275: Rel. Tradition & Sci. Inquiry

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course introduces the study of the interaction between science and religion. It will examine how religion influenced the development of modern science; how modern science then impacted religious belief and practice; and how diverse such mutual influences have been, especially with regard to ecology, evolution, physics and psychology. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
  ShareRELS 275 - Rel. Tradition & Sci. Inquiry

• RELS 276: Religion and the Environment

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course introduces students to the academic study of religion and nature/ecology interactions. It is interdisciplinary in scope and uses a comparative method to explore and investigate how humans have used religion, both past and present, to understand and interact with the natural environments within which they are located. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
  ShareRELS 276 - Religion and the Environment

• RELS 280: Religion and Film

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  This course will look at the religious themes in a variety of films (to be screened in class). Films may be analyzed from a variety of narrative, symbolic, theological or historical approaches. Students will become familiar with various approaches to religious studies, and with the basic analysis of film vocabulary. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
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• RELS 285: Religion and Feminism

  3.00 Credits

  College of Charleston

  
  Students will be introduced to the feminist critique and patriarchal religion as it is applied to ritual practices, institutional organizations, ethics, and the interpretation of sacred texts and religious writings. NOTE: Please refer to the appropriate academic catalog for additional course information concerning prerequisites, co-requisites and course restrictions..
  ShareRELS 285 - Religion and Feminism