REL 111 - Comparative World Religions I

Institution:

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Subject:

Religion

Description:

This course is designed to introduce students to the major religions of the world. Although the title of the course is comparative religion, the conceptual framework, and philosophical approach will not be comparative but will lend itself to engaging in an analysis which is centered in the epistemological and ontological framework of the respective traditions. Each religion and or spiritual tradition will be studied based on its own social, historical, and theological developments and trajectories. An integral aspect of the course will be visits to holy sites, including mosques, temples, and sacred shrines. Students will be required to conduct a field research project in which include oral histories, and ethnographies of self identified practitioners of these major traditions.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.mec.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 270-4900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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