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:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| Sacred texts: | |
| New Testament | |
| Hebrew Bible/Old Testament | |
| History of the Early Church | |
| Readings: Asian Sacred Texts | |
| Women In Early Christianity | |
| The Quran | |
| Sex, Money, Power & the Bible | |
| World religions: | |
| Buddhism | |
| Islam | |
| Comparative Religions/World View | |
| Judaism | |
| Judaism in the Time of Jesus | |
| Ancient and Medieval Hinduism | |
| Ecology & Religion | |
| Comparative Mysticism & Human Ecology | |
| Modern Religious Movements | |
| Religion and Violence | |
| Zen Buddhism | |
| Theravada Buddhism | |
| Islamic Philosophy & Theology | |
| Holocaust: Confronting Evil | |
| Gardens & World Religions | |
| Theology: | |
| Mary in Christian Theology | |
| Catholicism | |
| History Of Christianity 1 | |
| History Of Christianity 2 | |
| Understanding Jesus | |
| Early Christian Monasticism | |
| Defense Against the Dark Arts | |
| Eucharist/History & Theology | |
| Christian Sacraments | |
| Christian Prayer in Theory and Practice | |
| Conflicts in the Church | |
| Theology Of The New Testament | |
| Liberation Theology | |
| Jesuit Spirituality | |
| Teología Andina | |
| Medieval Christianity | |
| Un tal Jesus | |
| Comparative Theology | |
| Ethics: | |
| Contemporary Christian Morality | |
| Social Ethics | |
| Theological Perspectives on Medical Ethics | |
| Ethics of Work & Family | |
| HIV/AIDS and Ethics | |
| Additional electives from the list above to reach the minimum of six required Religious Studies courses. | |
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.