Religion (REL)

Survey of major world religions and selected topics involving theological and cultural developments. Investigation of basic religious structures and the relationship of religious phenomena to their cultural context. The historical, theological, and modern impact of the religions studied highlighted.

Analysis of African American religious thought through critical study of the historical legacy of events, personalities, and institutions that helped shape black religion from Africa to the present.

Study of the treatment of religions as a social institution. Examination of the influence of society on religion and the influences of religious ideas and organizations on other social institutions and cultures.