Religion 277 - Religion and Animals

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Wheaton College - Massachusetts

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Description:

This course analyzes what religions have had to say about human relationships with other animals and whether religious traditions have included or excluded animals from humans' moral responsibilities. Topics include an exploration of animals in story and animals as religious symbols; an exploration of how different human animals are from nonhuman animals; and a look at how religious traditions can foster ethical regard and compassion for animals. (Barbara Darling-Smith) Connections: Conx 20006 Animal Power, Conx 23013 Animal Power in Religion, Art and Science

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wheatoncollege.edu

Phone Number:

(508) 285-7722

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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