UC 220 - Religion, Meaning and Culture

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Fulfills the Religion Signature Learning requirement. Individuals and communities engage in the process of making meaning of their experience of the world within cultural and religious contexts. This course explores the religious dimensions of human experience and meaning making and it introduces students to the academic study of various expressions of religion in life and society. Students will be introduced to historical, literary and cultural critical approaches to religion and sacred texts. Students will engage various religious traditions, including Abrahamic religious traditions.(Offered fall/spring.) Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 Academic Composition or equivalent, Sophomore standing.