REL 309 - Themes in Abrahamic Traditions

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Berea College

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Description:

Prerequisite: One 200-level REL course Offered: Typically alternate years (next offered 2010-2011) A thematic and comparative study of the theologies, beliefs, and practices of three religions sharing roots in the figure of Abraham-- Christianity, Islam, and Judaism. Attention to the roles of revelation and sacred text, monotheistic ideals, structures of authority, worship and ritual, ethical formation, and relation of the faiths to material culture and political order. 1 Course Credit

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.berea.edu

Phone Number:

(859) 985-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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