Religion Major Requirements

A major in Religion consists of 10 courses, including:

1. Old Testament Faith and History
                        or
   New Testament Faith and History



2. Two courses from the following selections:

   Introduction to World Religions
   After Death and Dying
   Judaism and Islam
   Asian Religions
   Topics in Comparative Religion
   The Rise of Islam
   Anthropology of Primitive Religions

3. Two Religion courses numbered 320 or above (Refer to the college catalog for course numbers)



4. No more than four 100 level courses may be applied toward the major



5. At lease seven courses must be taken in the department. Up to three of the following courses may be counted toward fulfilling the major requirements:

   GRK 221 Readings in the Synoptic Gospels
   GRK 222 Readings in the Pauline Epistles
   HEBR 221 Readings in Old Testament Narrative
   HEBR 222 Readings in the Prophetic Books and Wisdom Literature
   HIST 232 The Rise of Islam
   HIST 340 20th Century United States Religion
   HIST 416 History of Reformation Thought
   PHIL 332 Philosophy of Religion
   SOC 336 The Anthropology of Primitive Religions

Religion Minor Requirements

A minor in Religion consists of one course from the following selections:

1. Introduction to World Religions,
   Old Testament Faith and History,
                        or
   New Testament Faith and History



2. Four Religion courses numbered 200 or above (Refer to the college catalog for course numbers)



3. At least one course must be taken from the following selections:

   Introduction to World Religions
   Judaism and Islam
   Asian Religions
   Topics in Comparative Religion

Biblical Languages Minor Requirements

An interdisciplinary minor in Biblical Languages requires the completion of

New Testament Grammar and Readings
Old Testament Grammar and Readings

and two from

Readings in the Synoptic Gospels
Readings in the Pauline Epistles
Readings in Old Testament Narrative
Readings in the Prophetic Books and Wisdom Literature

Additional Curriculum Information

• Death and Dying is strongly recommended for pre-ministerial students after their first year, regardless of their major.



• The following courses satisfy the cultural diversity requirement:

  Introduction to World Religions
  Judaism and Islam
  Asian Religions
  Biblical Archaeology
  History and Culture of the Ancient Near East

• The following courses, when scheduled as W courses, count toward the writing intensive requirement:

  Biblical Topics
  Christian Social Ethics
  Old Testament Women
  Psychology of Religion