For students with a broad liberal arts interest in religion, those interested
in pursuing a professional career in ordained ministry, social work or related
work in the field of human services. Requirements: 101 and 102 and three distribution
courses, one in each of the three areas in religious studies listed below.
Areas in Religious Studies at Albion
Biblical and Jewish Studies
121, History, Literature and Religion of the Old Testament; 122, History, Literature,
and Religion of the New Testament; 215 Jewish Life and Thought; 221 The Dead
Sea Scrolls and the Origin of Christianity; 320, Gender and Biblical Interpretation;
321, 322; Colloquia in Biblical Studies. (Sarianna Metso is the principal instructor
in this area).
Theology and Ethics
131, Introduction to Christian Thought; 231, History of Christian Thought;
232 Faith and Reason; 234 Philosophy of Religion; 242 Christian Ethics; 289
(270) Liberation Theology. (Ron Mourad is the principal instructor in this area).
Asian and Comparative Religion
210, The Feminine in World Religions; 211, Hinduism; 212 Buddhism; 271, Religion
and the Arts; 311, Religion and Ecology; 313, Death and Dying in World Religions;
363, Myth, Symbol, Ritual. (Selva Raj is the principal instructor in this area).
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