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Currently, Religious Studies is an academic program within the College of Liberal Arts that is administered through the Philosophy department. We offer a minor in Religious Studies and support a number of different opportunities for students and the community to reflect upon religion in our world. understanding. convivencia. peace.
- Religious Studies Minor
The Religious Studies minor was introduced in 2003 for...
- Philosophy and Religion Concentration
1. If a Religious Studies (RELS) course is taken to meet the...
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Prof. Saltzman began teaching religion at Cal Poly in 1977...
- Religious Studies Minor
Advanced Topics in Religious Studies. Approved Electives. Any additional RELS course (4 units must be at the 300-400 level)1. 8. Total units. 24. 1. No more than 12 units from the PHIL BA Philosophy and Religion concentration may count towards the Religious Studies minor.
- Area A: World Religious Traditions: History and Practice
- Area B: Approaches to Religion
- Area C: Contemporary Issues in Religion
RELS 205 Jesus
Exploration and analysis of the person of Jesus. Includes examination of our sources of knowledge about him, his self-understanding, and various interpretations of him in historical, comparative, and contemporary settings.
RELS 301: Religions of Asia (4) - GE C4
Comparative study of the religions of Asia, particularly Hinduism, Buddhism, and the religions of China. Topics include historical continuities/discontinuities, worldviews, sacred texts, practices, responses to modernity, the place of women across the traditions. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2.
RELS 302: Abrahamic Traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam (4) - GE C4
(formerly RELS 309) The monotheistic traditions of Christianity and Islam, with focus on their origins from Judaism. Topics include: Jewish history, the Hebrew Bible, the Christian New Testament, formation of the Church, the Quran and Mohammad. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2.
RELS 344 Approaches to Religion - GE D5
Examination of religion from an academic perspective by surveying the various historical approaches employed within the discipline of religious studies to col-lect, analyze, and interpret religious phenomena cross-culturally. 4 lectures. Pre-requisite: Junior standing; completion of GE Area A and any D3 or D4 course. Fulfills GE D5.
PHIL 320 Asian Philosophy (4) - GE C4
Historical and contemporary case studies of how various religions have condoned, motivated and justified violence. The place of sacrifice, martyrdom, self-injury and forced conversion in religious doctrines. Representations of religious violence in the media. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2.
PHIL 342 Philosophy of Religion (4) - GE C4
Inquiry into the rational and nonrational bases of religious claims. Arguments for and against the existence of God. Discussion of miracles, revelation, the definition of God, the problem of evil, the relation of faith and reason, the nature of religious experience, the verification of religious claims. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2. Philosophy majors will not receive GE C4 credit.
RELS 201: Religion, Dialogue and Society
The way in which interactions between religious traditions shape society at various levels. Case studies drawn from eastern and western religious traditions during the ancient and modern periods. 4 lectures. GE D3
RELS/WS 370 Religion, Gender and Society (4) - GE C4, USCP
Critical examination of religious ideas and institutions in America in relation to gender, race and politics. Focus on women and religion, the religious experience of minorities, and on politics. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2. Cross-listed as RELS/WGS 370.
RELS 372 Spiritual Extremism: Asceticism, Mysticism and Madness (4) - GE C4
Shaping influence of ascetics, mystics and the insane on global religious traditions. Topics may include the relationship between spiritual extremists and society, cultural construction of holiness and insanity, and literary depictions of spiritual extremists. 4 lectures. Prerequisite: Completion of GE Area A and C2.
understanding. convivencia. peace. In Religious Studies at Cal Poly, we believe that changing the world begins by understanding. Our classes are opportunities for students to explore religions in our world in an unbiased and non-judgmental environment.
The Religious Studies minor was introduced in 2003 for students who want to deepen their study of religion. Currently Cal Poly has about 30 Religious Studies minors. This minor provides students with cross-cultural, interdisciplinary approaches to understanding diverse religions. Our focus is on the manifold ways religion has shaped and ...
1. If a Religious Studies (RELS) course is taken to meet the Arts and Humanities Breadth requirement, it cannot be double-counted in the Philosophy and Religion Concentration. 2. If PHIL 429 was used to fulfill the History of Philosophy Electives in the major, the course may be taken with a different subtitle to fulfill the Senior Level ...
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Prof. Saltzman began teaching religion at Cal Poly in 1977 and developed the Religious Studies program into a minor in 2003. She has the following degrees: B.A., San Jose State University; M.A., Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley; Ph.D., Religious Studies, University of California at Santa Barbara, 1977.
