RELI 20523 Sophomore Seminar: Finding the Founders: Lives of Confucius, the Buddha, and Jesus
Prerequisite: Religion major or permission of instructor. Must have completed introductory Religion course. This course considers the founders of three important religious traditions, both in their own right and as examples of what happens during the creation of a religious tradition. After considering the question what is religion? we turn to reports of the lives of Confucius, the Buddha, and Jesus Christ. We will inquire into how their cultural context shapes them, and how our cultural upbringing shapes the way we look at them.