General Education

Students are required to take "Bible in Culture and Community" during their first year and one course in Christian theology that fulfills the General Education requirements.

The Religion Department also offers a broad range of courses that fulfill other Core requirements such as Theological Studies, Historical Studies in Western Culture, Multicultural Studies, Artistic and Literary Studies, and Ethical Issues.

The information on this page is provisional. Please consult the Academic Catalog for official guidelines concerning course credits and graduation requirements.


BTS-B: Biblical Studies

  • Rel 121 Bible in Culture and Community
  • GC 115 The Romans and the Christians

BTS-T: Theological Studies

  • Rel 201 Essentials of Christian Theology
  • Rel 202 Classics and Moderns
  • Rel 203 The Greats
  • Rel 207 Christian Theology and the Moral Life
  • Rel 208 Christian Theology and Human Existence
  • Rel 209 Introduction to Feminist Theology
  • Rel 212 Christian Theology in Historical Context
  • Rel 213 Lutheran Heritage
  • Rel 214 Reformation Theology
  • Rel 215 Types of Protestantism
  • Rel 218 Political and Liberation Theology
  • Rel 221 Jesus in Scripture and Tradition and Religion
  • Rel 222 The Biblical God
  • Rel 223 Paul: His Letters, His Gospel
  • Rel 224 Adam, Eve and the Serpent
  • Rel 225 God and Human Suffering
  • Rel 226 Christian Theology and Visual Art
  • Rel 227 Jews and Christians After Christendom
  • Rel 228 Worship and Theology
  • Rel 229 Bergman and the Possibility of Christian Theology
  • Rel 230 Theology of Creation
  • Rel 233 God and Faith in Autobiography
  • Rel 262 Catholic Rome, Lutheran Wittenberg (abroad)
  • Rel 301 Roman Catholic Theology
  • Rel 302 History of Christian Thought I
  • Rel 303 History of Christian Thought II
  • Rel 304 History of Christian Thought III
  • GC 250 Theology and Visual Arts


HWC: Historical Studies in Western Culture

  • Rel 248 Judaism
  • Rel 251 Religion of South Africa (abroad)
  • Rel 259 Religion and Culture in Rome (abroad)
  • Rel 260 Religion in America
  • Rel 270 Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
  • Rel 272 The Pentateuch
  • Rel 273 Hebrew Prophets
  • Rel 274 Wisdom Literature
  • Rel 275 Historical Geography and the Bible (abroad)


MCS-G: Multicultural Studies Courses

  • Rel 240 Understanding Religious Traditions
  • Rel 241 Judaism, Christianity, Islam
  • Rel 246 Islam-Religion and Community
  • Rel 250 the Contemporary Islamic Revival
  • Rel 252 Zen Buddhism and the Arts
  • Rel 253 Hinduism
  • Rel 256 Religions of China and Japan
  • Rel 257 Buddhism

MCS-D: Multicultural Studies Component

  • Rel 279 Feminist Interpretation of the Bible

ALS-L: Literary Studies

  • Rel 280 Religion and Literature

EIN: Ethical Issues

  • Rel 217 Christian and Islamic Ethics
  • Rel 267 Punishment - The Death Penalty
  • Rel 276 Ethics of Jesus
  • Rel 289 Buddhism, Peace and Justice
  • Rel 293 Virtue
  • Rel 295 Religious Pluralism and the Nature of Community
  • Rel 296 Love, Justice and Social Relations
  • Rel 341 Conscience and Its Critics
  • Rel 344 Feminist Perspectives and Christian Ethics
  • Rel 350 Religious Pluralism & the Nature of Community