Religious Studies Minor
Requirements
Students wishing to minor in Religious Studies either out of general interest in the subject of religion and theology or in order to complement their major in another field are required to take a minimum of six courses in the department. These six courses must meet the following requirements:
• A minimum of two courses must be taken at the 200-level or above, at least one of which must be a seminar.
• They must include at least two religious traditions covered by the Department (Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism).*
• They must draw from three of the following four areas: ethics, sacred text, theology, and world religions.*
*For courses that satisfy each area, see below (and see Religious Studies website for updates to these lists).
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Sacred texts: | |
| New Testament | |
| Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | |
| Understanding Jesus | |
| History of the Early Church | |
| Readings: Asian Sacred Texts | |
| Women In Early Christianity | |
| Walking with Paul | |
| Households& Early Christianity | |
| Scripture and Script: The Bible and Contemporary Art, Media and Literature | |
| Sex, Gender & the Hebrew Bible | |
| The Quran | |
| Sex, Money, Power & the Bible | |
| Land and Creation | |
| Nature and Animals in the Bible | |
| World religions: | |
| Intro to the Comparative Study of Religion | |
| Buddhism | |
| Islam | |
| Hinduism | |
| Catholicism | |
| History Of Christianity 1 | |
| History Of Christianity 2 | |
| Comparative Religions/World View | |
| Saints and Sinners Around the World | |
| Judaism | |
| Judaism in the Time of Jesus | |
| Ancient and Medieval Hinduism | |
| Introduction to Global Catholicism | |
| Readings: Asian Sacred Texts | |
| Ecology & Religion | |
| Comparative Mysticism & Human Ecology | |
| Comparative Catholicisms | |
| Modern Religious Movements | |
| Religion and Violence | |
| Zen Buddhism | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Islamic Philosophy & Theology | |
| Holocaust: Confronting Evil | |
| Gardens & World Religions | |
| Theology: | |
| Mary in Christian Theology | |
| Race and Religion | |
| Christian Martyrdom | |
| Introduction To Theology | |
| Angels and Demons | |
| Catholicism | |
| History Of Christianity 1 | |
| History Of Christianity 2 | |
| Saints and Sinners Around the World | |
| Contemp Catholic Spirituality | |
| Understanding Jesus | |
| The Worlds of C. S. Lewis | |
| Introduction to Global Catholicism | |
| Theology & Art | |
| Early Christian Monasticism | |
| God: A Love Story | |
| Liberation Theology | |
| Defense Against the Dark Arts | |
| Eucharist/History & Theology | |
| Christian Sacraments | |
| Christian Prayer in Theory and Practice | |
| Love, Friendship and Catholicism | |
| Conflicts in the Church | |
| Theology Of The New Testament | |
| Comparative Mysticism & Human Ecology | |
| Jesuit Spirituality | |
| Early Christian Preaching | |
| Teología Andina | |
| Medieval Christianity | |
| Un tal Jesus | |
| Islamic Philosophy & Theology | |
| Holocaust: Confronting Evil | |
| Comparative Theology | |
| Modern Catholic Theology | |
| Theology of Thomas Aquinas | |
| Ethics: | |
| Contemporary Christian Morality | |
| Social Ethics | |
| Theological Perspectives on Medical Ethics | |
| Christian Ethics and Mental Illness | |
| Sexual Justice:Social Ethics | |
| Ethics of Work & Family | |
| Challenge of Happiness | |
| HIV/AIDS and Ethics | |
| Everyday Ethics | |
| Courses that count as a second religious tradition (if courses in Christianity have already been taken) | |
| Buddhism | |
| Islam | |
| Hinduism | |
| Judaism | |
| Judaism in the Time of Jesus | |
| Ancient and Medieval Hinduism | |
| The Quran | |
| Zen Buddhism | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Islamic Philosophy & Theology | |
| Holocaust: Confronting Evil | |
Religious Studies minors are encouraged to have an advisor from the departmental faculty to assist them as they shape their program in the study of religion. A course taken in Montserrat that carries an R designation might be counted towards the minor with the approval of the department Chair.