RELG 339 - Seminar: Key Themes in Understanding the Moral Life in Four Religious Traditions

Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 3 hours
Attribute: 3HU, CD, WR

Using a variety of readings from Christianity, Judaism, Islam and Buddhism, we will explore ways in which these religious traditions approach questions of ethics, particularly questions relating to how one’s religious identity and commitments can be guides to the moral life. We will focus on key themes such as identify formation, ideas of the self, divine and human freedom, and human responsibility, and highlight the complexity of religious ethics as a cross-cultural endeavor. Consent of the instructor required. Enrollment limit: 15.
Instructor: J. Babyak