REL 112 - Comparative World Religions II

Institution:

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Subject:

Religion

Description:

The Comparative Religion II course is designed to build upon students religious? and spiritual literacy and foundational knowledge of the world's major religions that they were introduced to in Comparative Religion I. The Course will move beyond the old paradigm of a comparative approach and engage in the literature on religious pluralism and praxis. The course will expand students? understanding of the major religions and spiritual traditions, focusing on the American landscape. Moreover, students will be exposed to a critical examination of the world's major religious and spiritual traditions as they have taken shape in America. This course will provide students with the tools to critically analyze the major religious and spiritual traditions and their attendant challenges as they attempt to apply their beliefs and practices in the American context. The course will chronicle the historical development of these religious and spiritual traditions, looking for differences and similarities, which inform our understanding of their respective theological teachings and practices and the way in which they grapple with notions of identity.

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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