Class Roster - Fall 2025 - Subject

RELST 2060

Introduction to Africana Religions

This course explores the history of religions among people of African descent from the period of the development of the transatlantic slave trade (1440s) to the present. Its aim is to introduce students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 2060
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9117 RELST 2060 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Pickett, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2273

Religion and Ecological Sustainability

This course introduces the academic study of religion. This course serves as both an introduction to the academic study of religion and a survey of major topics in the intersections of religious communities ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 2273
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9721 RELST 2273 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 8:40am - 9:55am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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RELST 2279

Chinese Mythology

Students will study Chinese myths from the earliest times. Focus will be on understanding how people have used myth to create and convey meaning, on examining the form Chinese myths take, and on considering ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one discussion. Combined with: ASIAN 2279
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18392 RELST 2279 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Instructors
  
  McNeal, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18651 RELST 2279 DIS 201
Meeting Pattern
- F 10:10am - 11:00am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  McNeal, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18652 RELST 2279 DIS 202
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  McNeal, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18653 RELST 2279 DIS 203
Meeting Pattern
- F 12:20pm - 1:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  McNeal, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

18654 RELST 2279 DIS 204
Meeting Pattern
- F 1:25pm - 2:15pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  McNeal, R
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 2627

Introduction to Islam

This course is an introduction to the study of Islam and Islamic history. Organised historically, the lecture series will begin with the career of the Prophet Muhammad, before charting the course of the ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: HIST 2627, MEDVL 2627, NES 2627
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9058 RELST 2627 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 1:25pm - 2:40pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Lawrence, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2666

Apocalypse!

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 2666, JWST 2666, NES 2666
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19388 RELST 2666 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2724

Conflict and Coexistence in the Jewish Bible-Old Testament

The Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) is a repository of ancient Israelite religious, political, social, historical, and literary traditions. For the modern reader these ancient traditions are often obscured ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: JWST 2724, NES 2724
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

4093 RELST 2724 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 2772

Body and Spirit in Ancient Egypt

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ANTHR 2772, ARKEO 2772, NES 2772
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19431 RELST 2772 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3060

Emotions, Religion, and Race

This course explores past and contemporary theories of emotions and different kinds of emotions like wonder, grief, anger, and fear, all with an eye toward the study and practice of religion, ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3060
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9125 RELST 3060 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Pickett, X
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3322

Gospel and The Blues: A Black Women's History I, 1900-1973

In her pathbreaking text Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Social Upheaval Saidiya Hartman writes that young Black women were radical thinkers who tirelessly imagined other ways ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASRC 3322, FGSS 3322, MUSIC 3322
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

9130 RELST 3322 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 10:10am - 11:25am
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Dromgoole, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

Practice makes perfect, the old saying goes, but the nature of that connection remains opaque. This course, conducted in English and intended as a sequel to FREN 3540 - On Paying Attention, gives students ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: FREN 3770, MEDVL 3760
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

18675 RELST 3770 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 7:30pm - 8:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Howie, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 3787

The Qur'an

The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3787, MEDVL 6787, NES 3787, NES 6787, RELST 6787
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9066 RELST 3787 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Lawrence, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4021

Zen Buddhism and its Japanese Context: Major Thinkers

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4021, ASIAN 6021, RELST 6021
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18377 RELST 4021 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Prerequisite: One course in Asian religions on Buddhism.

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RELST 4023

Buddhism and Politics in South and Southeast Asia

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4023, ASIAN 6023, RELST 6023
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19158 RELST 4023 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 6020
Credits and Grading Basis

1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9985 RELST 4100 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 7:30pm - 9:25pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4310

Methods in Medieval

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 6310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19662 RELST 4310 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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RELST 4480

Projects of Modernity in Asia

Idea(l)s of modernity across the Global South have been largely rooted in Euro-American projections of civilization, and civilizational projects. The colonial worldview in which only Western(ized) experiences ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4480, ASIAN 6678, HIST 4408, HIST 6408, RELST 6678
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

Class Number & Section Details

18885 RELST 4480 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- W 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Prerequisite: One 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

Class Number & Section Details

18897 RELST 4480 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

RELST 4548

The Bible in America

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: AMST 4548, JWST 4548, NES 4548
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18306 RELST 4548 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 4706

The Poetics of Embodiment: Figurines in the Early Middle Ages

How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 6706, SHUM 4706, SHUM 6706
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19551 RELST 4706 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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RELST 4990

Directed Study

For undergraduates who wish to obtain research experience or do extensive reading on a special topic. Students select a topic in consultation with the faculty member who has agreed to supervise ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

11852 RELST 4990 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

12409 RELST 4990 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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Syllabi: none

Project Session Full.
Credits and Grading Basis

2-4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

13275 RELST 4990 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To apply: first discuss the Independent Study with the course supervisor, and then complete the online Independent Study form at https://data.arts.cornell.edu/as-stus/indep_study_intro.cfm.

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RELST 4995

Senior Honors Essay I

RELST 4995 is the first course in the Honors two-part sequence. The Honors Program is open to Religious Studies majors who have done superior work and who wish to devote a substantial part of their senior ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

2574 RELST 4995 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

4112 RELST 4995 IND 602
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Haines-Eitzen, K
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

4113 RELST 4995 IND 603
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session.
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Multi-Term(Multi-Term Course: Not Graded)

Class Number & Section Details

6460 RELST 4995 IND 604
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Monroe, L
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Additional Information

Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

To enroll in Honors, please email Ayla Hodges (akc52) to request a permission number.

Instructor Consent Required (Add)

RELST 6020

Latin Philosophical Texts

Reading and translation of Latin philosophical texts. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: LATIN 7262, MEDVL 4002, MEDVL 6020, PHIL 4002, PHIL 6020, RELST 4100
Credits and Grading Basis

1-2 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9982 RELST 6020 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 7:30pm - 9:25pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Brittain, C
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

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RELST 6021

Zen Buddhism and its Japanese Context: Major Thinkers

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ASIAN 4021, ASIAN 6021, RELST 4021
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

Class Number & Section Details

18379 RELST 6021 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- TR 11:40am - 12:55pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Law, J
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Prerequisite: One course in Asian religions on Buddhism.

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RELST 6023

Buddhism and Politics in South and Southeast Asia

No description available. view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Choose one lecture and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4023, ASIAN 6023, RELST 4023
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

19155 RELST 6023 LEC 001
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

Class Number & Section Details

19156 RELST 6023 IND 601
Meeting Pattern
- TBA
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Blackburn, A
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

RELST 6210

Topics in Medieval Philosophy

Graduate seminar covering a topic in medieval philosophy. Spring 2025 Topics include: Augustine; Philosophy in the Islamic World (800-1400). view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 6210, PHIL 6210
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Section Topic

Topic: Augustine
Class Number & Section Details

19525 RELST 6210 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- T 2:00pm - 4:30pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Alimi, O
To be determined. There are currently no textbooks/materials listed, or no textbooks/materials required, for this section. Additional information may be found on the syllabus provided by your professor.

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Instruction Mode: In Person

RELST 6310

Methods in Medieval

Topic: Writing Through the Forest in Search of Trees. Hello, Humanities Student! Are you a plotter or a pantser? Not sure? Come and join us to find out, and to gain valuable insight into what kind of a ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARTH 4310, ARTH 6310, JWST 4310, JWST 6310, MEDVL 4310, MEDVL 6310, NES 4700, NES 6700, RELST 4310, SPAN 4570, SPAN 6590
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3 Credits GradeNoAud(Letter grades only (no audit))

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19669 RELST 6310 SEM 101
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- M 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Robinson, C
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RELST 6678

Projects of Modernity in Asia

Idea(l)s of modernity across the Global South have been largely rooted in Euro-American projections of civilization, and civilizational projects. The colonial worldview in which only Western(ized) experiences ... view course details

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Regular Academic Session. Choose one seminar and one independent study. Combined with: ASIAN 4480, ASIAN 6678, HIST 4408, HIST 6408, RELST 4480
Credits and Grading Basis

4 Credits Graded(Letter grades only)

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18890 RELST 6678 SEM 101
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- W 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Formichi, C
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Prerequisite: One 3000 level course in the humanities; some knowledge of Asian history.

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18894 RELST 6678 IND 601
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Instruction Mode: Independent Studies

RELST 6706

The Poetics of Embodiment: Figurines in the Early Middle Ages

How can a small sculpture produce monumental effects? Recent shifts in metal-detecting and excavation practices have transformed our understanding of the scope of figural art after the Roman empire's collapse; ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: ARKEO 4706, ARKEO 6706, ARTH 4706, ARTH 6706, MEDVL 4706, MEDVL 6706, RELST 4706, SHUM 4706, SHUM 6706
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

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19556 RELST 6706 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- R 11:15am - 1:45pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Staff
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RELST 6787

The Qur'an

The Qur'an is a cornucopia of stories, laws, apocalyptic visions, Paradisical landscapes and stark warnings. This course presents students with the opportunity not only to read the Qur'an in translation ... view course details

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Syllabi: none

Regular Academic Session. Combined with: MEDVL 3787, MEDVL 6787, NES 3787, NES 6787, RELST 3787
Credits and Grading Basis

3 Credits Stdnt Opt(Letter or S/U grades)

Class Number & Section Details

9062 RELST 6787 SEM 101
Meeting Pattern
- MW 2:55pm - 4:10pm
- Aug 25 - Dec 8, 2025
- Instructors
  
  Lawrence, J
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Instruction Mode: In Person

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RELST 2060 Introduction to Africana Religions

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RELST 2273 Religion and Ecological Sustainability

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RELST 2279 Chinese Mythology

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RELST 2627 Introduction to Islam

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RELST 2666 Apocalypse!

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RELST 2724 Conflict and Coexistence in the Jewish Bible-Old Testament

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RELST 2772 Body and Spirit in Ancient Egypt

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RELST 3060 Emotions, Religion, and Race

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RELST 3322 Gospel and The Blues: A Black Women's History I, 1900-1973

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RELST 2060

Introduction to Africana Religions

RELST 2273

Religion and Ecological Sustainability

RELST 2279

Chinese Mythology

RELST 2627

Introduction to Islam

RELST 2666

Apocalypse!

RELST 2724

Conflict and Coexistence in the Jewish Bible-Old Testament

RELST 2772

Body and Spirit in Ancient Egypt

RELST 3060

Emotions, Religion, and Race

RELST 3322

Gospel and The Blues: A Black Women's History I, 1900-1973

RELST 3770

On Practice and Perfection

RELST 3787

The Qur'an

RELST 4021

Zen Buddhism and its Japanese Context: Major Thinkers

RELST 4023

Buddhism and Politics in South and Southeast Asia

RELST 4100

Latin Philosophical Texts

RELST 4310

Methods in Medieval

RELST 4480

Projects of Modernity in Asia

RELST 4548

The Bible in America

RELST 4706

The Poetics of Embodiment: Figurines in the Early Middle Ages