The Religious Studies major at Roanoke College explores the diversity of religious traditions by encountering their world views and practices in their cultural and historical contexts. Students discover how practitioners of different religious communities view themselves and their world by reading their sacred texts, experiencing and analyzing their rituals, studying their literature, and comprehending each religious system as a holistic way of life.
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A major in Religous Studies requires the completion of nine units: |
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| A. One 100 level survey in Religion |
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| RELG 105 Socrates, Jesus, and the Buddha OR RELG 130 Living Religions of the World |
done | need |
| B. Two 200 level courses in Religion, each of which must address a different religious tradition outside the Judeo-Christian tradition: | ||
| RELG 204 ISLAM |
done | need |
| RELG 205 HINDUISM OR RELG 213 PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA |
done | need |
| RELG 208 BUDDHISM OR RELG 218 RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA |
done | need |
| RELG 207 NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS |
done | need |
| C. RELG 295 METHODS AND THEORIES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION |
done | need |
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| D. SENIOR THESIS OR HONORS PROJECT (1): |
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| RELG 410, 411, 412 (1/2, 1, 1/2) SENIOR THESIS |
done | need |
| RELG 495, 496, 497 (1/2, 1, 1/2) HONORS PROJECT |
done | need |
| E. A minimum of 4 additional courses in Religion at the 200 level or above, including at least 2 courses at the 300 level or above. Courses in other disciplines that address topics in religion may be substituted for Religion courses with the approval of the department. | ||
| RELG 201 ISRAELITE PATRIARCHS, PROPHETS, PRINCES, AND PRIESTS |
done | need |
| RELG 202 NEW TESTAMENT CHRISTIANITIES |
done | need |
| RELG 204 ISLAM |
done | need |
| RELG 205 HINDUISM |
done | need |
| RELG 207 NATIVE AMERICAN RELIGIONS |
done | need |
| RELG 208 BUDDHISM |
done | need |
| RELG 210 EARLY CHRISTIAN CONFLICTS AND COMMUNITY LIFE |
done | need |
| RELG 211 HELLENISTIC CULTS, MAGIC, AND MYSTERY RELIGIONS |
done | need |
| RELG 212 THE REFORMATION |
done | need |
| RELG 213 PHILOSOPHIES OF INDIA |
done | need |
| RELG 214 RELIGION IN AMERICA |
done | need |
| RELG 215 THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF JESUS |
done | need |
| RELG 216 THE LIFE AND TEACHINGS OF PAUL |
done | need |
| RELG 217 TOPICS IN ISRAELITE AND EARLY JEWISH RELIGION |
done | need |
| RELG 218 RELIGIONS AND PHILOSOPHIES OF CHINA |
done | need |
| RELG 220 CHRISTIAN ETHICS |
done | need |
| RELG 225 THE RELIGIOUS LIFE OF YOUNG ADULTS |
done | need |
| RELG 231 RELIGION, PHILOSOPHY, AND SCIENCE | done | need |
| RELG 240 RELIGIOUS INTERPRETATIONS OF FILMS |
done | need |
| RELG 246 THE HOLOCAUST |
done | need |
| RELG 250 NEW RELIGIONS IN AMERICA |
done | need |
| RELG 270 EXPLORATIONS IN RELIGION AND SOCIETY |
done | need |
| RELG 282 AUGUSTINE AND HIS LEGACY |
done | need |
| RELG 284 LUTHER AND HIS LEGACY |
done | need |
| RELG 286 THE LEGACY OF MODERN THEOLOGY |
done | need |
| RELG 290 FEMINIST READINGS OF THE BIBLE |
done | need |
| RELG 304 ISLAMIC MYSTICISM |
done | need |
| RELG 312 TOPICS IN NEW TESTAMENT AND EARLY CHRISIANITY |
done | need |
| RELG 317 SYSTEMATIC THEOLOGY |
done | need |
| RELG 330 CHRISTIAN THEOLOGY AND THE WORLD RELIGIONS |
done | need |
| RELG 340 SEMINAR IN CONTEMPORARY CHRISTIAN STUDIES |
done | need |
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Other units from among those listed above, (with no more than one survey course) to meet the nine units required for the major. SOCI 327 may be considered an elective with approval of the department, as may some IL courses. |
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