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Mar 18, 2026
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[DRAFT] Course Catalog 2026-2027 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
Religion Minor
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The minor consists of a minimum of 5 full courses (or the equivalent).
Note: Students must earn minimum grades of C- or P for all courses that apply toward the minor.
 View the catalog page for the religion department.
The religion department curriculum embodies the balanced breadth and depth of a multidisciplinary liberal arts education. As such, the flexible pathways through the religion minor complement well a variety of other disciplinary pursuits. The transferable skills and knowledge gained through the religion minor prepare students for a range of career and educational pursuits, including law, medicine, environmental advocacy, and publishing industries.
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Note(s) on Requirements
- At least four of the five required courses must be taken within the department.
- A maximum of two of the required five full courses may be at the 100-level.
Transfer of Credit Toward the Minor
The religion department will accept up to the equivalent of one full course of transfer credit to count toward the religion minor requirements. Two types of approval are needed. (1) Approval from the Office of the Registrar that the transfer course meets Oberlin’s transfer-of-credit eligibility standards and (2) approval from the department/program chair that the course(s) may count to the minor. Current students taking post-matriculation credit must secure this approval before registering for course(s). Students who enter Oberlin as transfer students will have their pre-matriculation credit evaluated by the Office of the Registrar for elective credit, and they can later seek approval from the department/program for applying coursework to minor requirements. Detailed Minor Requirements
Religion Minor Course Lists
300-Level Advanced Seminar Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. - CAST 408 - Race, Religion, and Citizenship
- EAST 335 - Buddhism, Healing, and the Body in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 335
- GSFS 330 - Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in India ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 330
- GSFS 370 - Beloved Bodies: Gender and the Erotic in Islamic Literature ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 370
- JWST 303 - Jews and Greeks in Ancient Egypt ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 303
- JWST 306 - Biblical Biographies Told and Retold ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 306
- JWST 360 - Park Arts Humanities Lab ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 360
- RELG 303 - Jews and Greeks in Ancient Egypt ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 303
- RELG 306 - Biblical Biographies Told and Retold ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 306
- RELG 330 - Religion, Gender, and Sexuality in India ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 330
- RELG 335 - Buddhism, Healing, and the Body in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with EAST 335
- RELG 336 - Embodied Mysticism and Negative Theology
- RELG 351 - American Sacred Spaces
- RELG 360 - Park Arts Humanities Lab ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 360
- RELG 370 - Beloved Bodies: Gender and the Erotic in Islamic Literature ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 370
- RELG 392 - Ethics After Nihilism
Religion Minor Elective Courses
Return to the summary of requirements. - AAST 131 - Traditional African Cosmology and Religions: Shifting Contours and Contested Terrains ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 281
- EAST 133 - Haunted Archipelago: Ghosts, Spirits, and the Occult in Japanese Religion ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 233
- EAST 137 - Introduction to Religion: Buddhism in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 137
- EAST 153 - Religious Rituals in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 229
- EAST 154 - Religious Objects in East Asian Religions ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 240
- FYSP 070 - Should We Eat Meat? How to Craft an Argument
- GSFS 135 - Introduction to Religion: Devotion and Dissent in South Asian Performance ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 135
- GSFS 230 - Religion, Wellness, and the Commodification of Yoga ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 230
- GSFS 232 - Religion and Culture in Indian Epics ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 232
- JWST 100 - Introduction to Jewish Studies: Sacred Spaces and Promised Lands ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 100
- JWST 203 - The Garden of Eden in Literature, Art, and Film ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 203
- JWST 204 - Biblical Prophets and Prophecy ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 204
- JWST 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 205
- JWST 206 - The Apostle Paul within Judaism ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 206
- JWST 207 - Biblical Prophets and Prophecy ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 207
- JWST 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 208
- JWST 231 - The Nature of Suffering: The Book of Job and its History of Interpretation ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 202
- JWST 253 - Jewish Pilgrimage: Israel/Palestine and Diaspora ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 253
- JWST 254 - Judaism and the Body ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 254
- JWST 256 - Jews and Food ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 256
- JWST 258 - Religious Outsiders and the American State ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 258
- JWST 259 - Jewish Conversions: Transforming the Self ⇒ cross-listed with RELG 259
- RELG 100 - Introduction to Jewish Studies: Sacred Spaces and Promised Lands ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 100
- RELG 103 - Religion and Violence
- RELG 115 - Death and the Afterlife
- RELG 135 - Introduction to Religion: Devotion and Dissent in South Asian Performance ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 135
- RELG 137 - Introduction to Religion: Buddhism in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with EAST 137
- RELG 151 - Religion in America
- RELG 175 - Modern Mysticisms: Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam
- RELG 191 - Religion and Social Change
- RELG 202 - The Nature of Suffering: The Book of Job and its History of Interpretation ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 231
- RELG 203 - The Garden of Eden in Literature, Art, and Film ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 203
- RELG 204 - Biblical Prophets and Prophecy ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 204
- RELG 205 - Hebrew Bible in its Ancient Near Eastern Context ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 205
- RELG 206 - The Apostle Paul within Judaism ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 206
- RELG 207 - Biblical Prophets and Prophecy ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 207
- RELG 208 - New Testament and Christian Origins ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 208
- RELG 209 - The Bible in American Politics
- RELG 215 - A History of Sin
- RELG 216 - Apocalyptic
- RELG 218 - Authority and Dissent in Medieval Christianity
- RELG 224 - Business Ethics
- RELG 229 - Religious Rituals in East Asia ⇒ cross-listed with EAST 153
- RELG 230 - Religion, Wellness, and the Commodification of Yoga ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 230
- RELG 231 - Introduction to Hindu Traditions
- RELG 232 - Religion and Culture in Indian Epics ⇒ cross-listed with GSFS 232
- RELG 233 - Haunted Archipelago: Ghosts, Spirits, and the Occult in Japanese Religion ⇒ cross-listed with EAST 133
- RELG 240 - Religious Objects in East Asian Religions ⇒ cross-listed with EAST 154
- RELG 241 - Literature and Ethics: British Novels
- RELG 242 - Literature and Ethics: American Novels
- RELG 243 - Roman Catholic Popes and Their Social Teaching
- RELG 249 - Medical Ethics
- RELG 253 - Jewish Pilgrimage: Israel/Palestine and Diaspora ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 253
- RELG 254 - Judaism and the Body ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 254
- RELG 256 - Jews and Food ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 256
- RELG 258 - Religious Outsiders and the American State ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 258
- RELG 259 - Jewish Conversions: Transforming the Self ⇒ cross-listed with JWST 259
- RELG 270 - Introduction to Islamic Traditions
- RELG 271 - American Islam
- RELG 273 - Drinking With God: An Introduction to Sufism
- RELG 276 - Religion in Bollywood Film
- RELG 281 - Traditional African Cosmology and Religions: Shifting Contours and Contested Terrains ⇒ cross-listed with AAST 131
- RELG 290 - Religion, Reason, and Empire
- RELG 293 - Religion and Abolition: from Slavery to the Prison-Industrial-Complex
- RELG 295 - Spiritual But Not Religious
- RELG 401 - Capstone Research Methods
- RELG 402 - Capstone Colloquium
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