History of Religion
RLG101H5F
Kaden
Introduction to the Study of Religion
Theories about the variety and nature of religious experience, personal and collective. How religious life is expressed in such forms as myth, narrative and ritual, systems of belief and value, morality and social institutions.
M W 6 - 9
RLG203H5F
Lehto
Introduction to Christianity
This course introduces the diverse history of the Christian religious tradition, from Jewish sect to global movement. How has the essence of Christianity been defined through the centuries? Why have various people from very different times and places, and from very different social strata, become, or remained, Christians? How have Christian beliefs and practices adapted to changing historical circumstances? How have various churches related to ruling powers? These are the main questions we will be focussing on throughout the term. In pursuing answers to these questions, the emphasis will be on how Christianity has both shaped and been shaped by various social and cultural environments.
T R 6 - 8
RLG204H5S
Haghighi
Introduction to Islam
The faith and practice of Islam: historical emergence, doctrinal development, and interaction with various world cultures.
M W 6 - 8
RLG205H5S
Krishnamurti
Introduction to South Asian Religions
A historical and thematic introduction to South Asian religious traditions as embedded in the socio-cultural structures of India.
T R 12 - 2
RLG206H5S
Takagaki
Introduction to Buddhism
The teachings of the Buddha and the development, spread, and diversification of the Buddhist tradition from southern to northeastern Asia.
T R 6 - 8
RLG314H5F
Religion and Gender
Krishnamurti
This course focuses on the interaction of gender and religion from a comparative and multidisciplinary perspective; topics include creation myths, authority and leadership, sainthood, expressions of the divine, and gendered ritual.
T R 11 - 1
RLG332H5F
Penner
Reel Religion
The role of film as a mediator of thought and experience concerning religious worldviews. The ways in which movies relate to humanity's quest to understand itself and its place in the universe are considered in this regard, along with the challenge which modernity presents to this task. Of central concern is the capacity of film to address religious issues through visual symbolic forms.
M W 12 - 3
RLG350H5S
Ali
Advanced Topics in Islam: Perceptions and (Mis)Conceptions of Slavery in Islamic History 600 CE 1600 CE.
A critical exploration of selected topics in the history of Islam. [24S]
T R 3 - 5