2023-2024 Undergraduate General Catalog


InterReligious Studies Minor

The InterReligious Studies minor is designed to immerse students in multiple faith and worldview perspectives, improve students' religious literacy, and improve students' appreciative knowledge of a wide range of faith traditions. 

Students may choose an InterReligious Studies minor which encourages them to think more clearly, critically, and comprehensively about questions that matter and supplements a student’s other major/minor. The InterReligious Studies minor can support a student’s vocation, and a deep understanding of and appreciation for religious differences provides strong support for interacting amicably with coworkers and community members. 

18 credit hours

Required 3 credit hours

RELI 110Exploring the Christian Faith (CT)

3

Required: 6 credit hours 300-level or higher

Take two courses from the following list of options.
RELI 320Seminar in Biblical Studies (W)

3

RELI 330Exploring Judaism (PW)(W)

3

RELI 332Contemporary Issues in Religions and Theologies

3

RELI 341Exploring Hinduism and Buddhism (PW)

3

RELI 400Senior Experience

3

Three Religion Electives at the 200-level: 9 credit hours

Take three courses from the following list of options.
RELI 210/PHIL 210Ethical Perspectives (E) (RT)

3

RELI 211/PHIL 211Scriptures, Sci Fi, & Fantasy (E) (RT)

3

RELI 218Hope and the Future (E) (RT) (W)

3

RELI 229Reading for Meaning and Truth: Hermes, God of Thieves & Interp (E) (RT) (W)

3

RELI 235Gender, Sexuality, & Religion (RT)(E)

3

RELI 243Religion, Science, and Technology (E) (RT)

3

RELI 245After Auschwitz: The Holocaust and Christian Faith (E) (RT)

3

RELI 248Religions of the World (E)(RT)

3

RELI 250Story, Faith, and Meaning: Biblical Origin Stories (E) (RT)

3

RELI 251Christianity and Islam: A Comparative Exploration (E) (RT)

3

RELI 254Religion, Medicine, and Ethics (E) (RT)

3

RELI 255Religion, Politics and Violence (E) (RT)

3

RELI 256Jesus in Islam and Christianity (PW)

3

RELI 260Geographies and Stories of Faith (E) (RT)

3

RELI 264/PHIL 264Religion and the Environment (E) (RT)

3

PHIL 260Global Ethics (E) (PW)

3

PHIL 270Asian Philosophy (E) (PW)

3

PHIL 280American Philosophy (E) (US)

3