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The Major Concentration World Religions offers students a broad introduction to the study of the world's major religions, with the possibility for concentration in a student's specific areas of interest. Developing an understanding of methods and problems in comparative approaches to the academic study of religion will be encouraged.
Complementary Courses (33 credits)
33 credits, no more than 12 of which may be taken at the 200 level, selected with the following specifications:
Religious Traditions: 24 credits chosen from the course lists on Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and/or Religions of Asia according to the student's area of interest.
Themes in Religion, Culture, and Globalization: 9 credits from the course list below according to the student's area of interest.
24 credits of Religious Traditions:
Judaism, Christianity, and Islam
| CATH 200 | (3) | Introduction to Catholicism |
| CATH 310 | (3) | Catholic Intellectual Traditions |
| CATH 340 | (3) | Catholicism and Public Policy |
| ISLA 200 | (3) | Islamic Civilization |
| ISLA 210 | (3) | Muslim Societies |
| RELG 201 | (3) | Religions of the Ancient Near East |
| RELG 202 | (3) | Religion of Ancient Israel |
| RELG 203 | (3) | Bible and Western Culture |
| RELG 204 | (3) | Judaism, Christianity and Islam |
| RELG 210 | (3) | Jesus of Nazareth |
| RELG 222 | (3) | World Christianity |
| RELG 300 | (3) | Second Temple Judaism |
| RELG 302 | (3) | Literature of Ancient Israel 1 |
| RELG 303 | (3) | Literature of Ancient Israel 2 |
| RELG 307 | (3) | Bible, Quran & Interpretations |
| RELG 311 | (3) | Formation of the New Testament |
| RELG 312 | (3) | The Gospels |
| RELG 313 | (3) | Topics in Biblical Studies 1 |
| RELG 314 | (3) | Topics in Biblical Studies 2 |
| RELG 322 | (3) | Church and Empire to 1300 |
| RELG 323 | (3) | Church and State since 1300 |
| RELG 324 | (3) | Armenian Apostolic Tradition |
| RELG 325 | (3) | Varieties Religious Experience in Christianity |
| RELG 326 | (3) | Christians in the Roman World |
| RELG 333 | (3) | Principles of Christian Theology 1 |
| RELG 334 | (3) | Christian Thought and Culture |
| RELG 336 | (3) | Contemporary Theological Issues |
| RELG 338 | (3) | Women and the Christian Tradition |
| RELG 373 | (3) | Christian Ethics of Love |
| RELG 379 | (3) | Eastern Orthodox Christianity |
| RELG 380 | (3) | Religion, Philosophy, Modernity |
| RELG 399 | (3) | Christian Spirituality |
| RELG 420 | (3) | Canadian Church History |
| RELG 423 | (3) | Reformation Thought |
| RELG 434 | (3) | Principles of Christian Theology 2 |
| RELG 470 | (3) | Theological Ethics |
| RELG 502 | (3) | Greco-Roman Judaism |
| RELG 532 | (3) | History of Christian Thought 1 |
| RELG 533 | (3) | History of Christian Thought 2 |
Religions of Asia
| RELG 252 | (3) | Hinduism and Buddhism |
| RELG 253 | (3) | Religions of East Asia |
| RELG 254 | (3) | Introduction to Yoga Traditions |
| RELG 337 | (3) | Themes in Buddhist Studies |
| RELG 339 | (3) | Gender & Sexuality in Buddhism |
| RELG 342 | (3) | Theravada Buddhist Literature |
| RELG 344 | (3) | Mahayana Buddhism |
| RELG 348 | (3) | Classical Hinduism |
| RELG 350 | (3) | Bhakti Hinduism |
| RELG 352 | (3) | Japanese Religions: History and Thought |
| RELG 354 | (3) | Chinese Religions |
| RELG 356 | (3) | Gender & Sexuality in Hinduism |
| RELG 369 | (3) | Tibetan Buddhism |
| RELG 372 | (3) | Hindu Goddesses |
| RELG 387 | (3) | Introduction to Jainism |
| RELG 388 | (3) | Introduction to Sikhism |
| RELG 442 | (3) | Pure Land Buddhism |
| RELG 451 | (3) | Zen Buddhism: Poetry and Art |
| RELG 452 | (3) | East Asian Buddhism |
| RELG 453 | (3) | Vajrayana Buddhism |
| RELG 454 | (3) | Modern Hindu Thought |
| RELG 455 | (3) | Religion and the Performing Arts in South India |
| RELG 545 | (3) | Ramayana: Multiple Lives |
| RELG 546 | (3) | Indian Philosophy |
| RELG 547 | (3) | Special Topics in Hinduism |
| RELG 548 | (3) | Indian Buddhist Philosophy |
| RELG 549 | (3) | Japanese Buddhism in Historical Context |
| RELG 551 | (3) | Special Topics in Buddhism |
| RELG 552 | (3) | Advaita Vedanta |
| RELG 553 | (3) | Religions of South India 1 |
| RELG 554 | (3) | Religions of South Asia |
| RELG 556 | (3) | Issues in Buddhist Studies |
| RELG 558 | (3) | Indian Tantric Traditions |
| RELG 559 | (3) | Caste and Dalits: Historical and Political Perspectives |
| RELG 560 | (3) | Buddhist Poetry |
9 credits from Themes in Religion, Culture and Globalization:
| ISLA 310 | (3) | Women in Islam |
| RELG 207 | (3) | Introduction to the Study of Religions |
| RELG 208 | (3) | World Religions and Cultures They Create |
| RELG 256 | (3) | Women in Judaism and Islam |
| RELG 270 | (3) | Religious Ethics and the Environment |
| RELG 271 | (3) | Sexual Ethics |
| RELG 315 | (3) | Special Topics in Religion 1 |
| RELG 316 | (3) | New Religious Movements |
| RELG 317 | (3) | Special Topics in Religion 2 |
| RELG 318 | (3) | Special Topics in Religion 3 |
| RELG 319 | (3) | Special Topics in Religion 4 |
| RELG 331 | (3) | Religion and Globalization |
| RELG 332 | (3) | Conversations Across World Religions |
| RELG 340 | (3) | Religion and the Sciences |
| RELG 341 | (3) | Introduction: Philosophy of Religion |
| RELG 345 | (3) | Religion and the Arts 1 |
| RELG 347 | (3) | Topics in Religion and the Arts |
| RELG 353 | (3) | Gandhi: His Life and Thought |
| RELG 355 | (3) | Religion and the Arts 2 |
| RELG 358 | (3) | Religion and Cinema in India |
| RELG 361 | (3) | Religious Behaviour |
| RELG 366 | (3) | Rivers, Religion, and Environment in South Asia |
| RELG 370 | (3) | Religion and Human Rights |
| RELG 371 | (3) | Ethics of Violence/Non-Violence |
| RELG 375 | (3) | Religion, Politics and Society |
| RELG 376 | (3) | Religious Ethics |
| RELG 377 | (3) | Religious Controversies |
| RELG 378 | (3) | Pilgrimage and Religious Tourism in South Asia |
| RELG 440 | (3) | Global Islam |
| RELG 444 | (3) | Indian Ocean Religious Networks |
| RELG 479 | (3) | Christianity in Global Perspective |
| RELG 544 | (3) | Ethnography as Method in Religious Studies |
| RELG 555 | (3) | Honours Seminar |
| RELG 571 | (3) | Ethics, Medicine and Religion |
| RELG 572 | (3) | Religion and Global Politics |
| RELG 573 | (3) | Religions in Global Society |
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