Religion Minor

In the Religion Minor students have the freedom to shape their journey through Religion courses. They may explore a broad range of courses, choose from the menu of courses in a given semester, or they may focus on particular courses that parallel their own interests and majors.

Students take 3 courses at the 200-level and 3 at the 300 or 400-level. With the professor’s approval, students may substitute upper-level courses for a 200-level.

Students take courses in any of the following areas of study.

Biblical Studies
History
Theology and Ethics
World Religions

This minor consists of 18 credits.

Introductory Religion (3 courses)

REL 221 - Introduction to Biblical Literature Credits: 3
REL 222 - Introduction to Old Testament Credits: 3
REL 223 - Introduction to New Testament Credits: 3
REL 241 - History of Christianity Credits: 3
REL 242 - Religion in America Credits: 3
REL 261 - Faith Seeking Understanding Credits: 3
REL 262 - The Prayer, The Creed, The Commandments Credits: 3
REL 263 - Perspectives on Christ Credits: 3
REL 264 - Christian Feminism Credits: 3
REL 265 - Ethics and Christian Discipleship Credits: 3
REL 266 - Christian Love Credits: 3
REL 267 - Catholic Christianity Credits: 3
REL 268 - Theology of the Human Person Credits: 3
REL 269 - Grace Credits: 3
REL 281 - Introduction to World Religions Credits: 3

Advanced Religion (3 courses)

REL 321 - Pentateuch: The Torah of the Hebrew Bible Credits: 3
REL 322 - Prophets and Prophecy in the Hebrew Bible Credits: 3
REL 325 - Jesus and the Gospels Credits: 3
REL 328 - Johannine Literature Credits: 3
REL 329 - Studies in Scripture Credits: 3
REL 340 - Recent American Religion Credits: 3
REL 344 - Christianity in the Middle Ages Credits: 3
REL 345 - The Reformation Credits: 3
REL 346 - Women in American Religious History Credits: 3
REL 349 - Studies in Religious History Credits: 3
REL 360 - Becoming Good Credits: 3
REL 361 - Theology of St. Augustine Credits: 3
REL 363 - Studies in Christian Spirituality Credits: 3
REL 364 - Philosophical Theology Credits: 3
REL 365 - Ecological Theology and Ethics Credits: 3
REL 366 - World Christianity Credits: 3
REL 367 - Reformed Theology Credits: 3
REL 368 - Christianity and Science Credits: 3
REL 369 - Studies in Christian Theology Credits: 3
REL 381 - The Life and Story of India Credits: 3
REL 383 - Islam: An Introduction Credits: 3
REL 384 - Muslim-Christian Relations: An Introduction Credits: 3
REL 389 - Studies in World Religions Credits: 3
REL 420 - Seminar in Scripture Credits: 3
REL 440 - Seminar in the History of Christianity Credits: 3
REL 460 - Seminar in Theology and Ethics Credits: 3
REL 480 - Seminar in World Religions Credits: 3