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Áù¾ÅÉ«Ìà Calendar 2009-2010 Faculty of Humanities 4. Program Details 4.6 Religious Studies 4.6.1 Department Regulations
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BA in Religious Studies

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BA in Religious Studies and Applied Ethics

BA Honours in Classical and Early Christian Studies

Introduction

The Department of Religious Studies seeks to foster an understanding of the wide variety of religions that have influenced the development of human cultures and that continue to be powerful forces in today's world. Courses in the Department examine religious worldviews and their associated texts and practices, movements and institutions, as they appear now and as they have developed over time in many cultures of the world. The field of Religious Studies is multicultural, i.e., religions from all over the world are the subject of study, including the ancient traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Confucianism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam, as well as religious movements of more recent origin. Religious Studies is also multidisciplinary, which means that religion is studied with the use of methods and theories from various disciplines, including history, philosophy, sociology, psychology, literary theory, and feminist theory.

Courses in the Department are divided into three streams: Western Religions, Eastern Religions, and the Nature of Religion. The Table of Streams (located before the Religious Studies courses in the "Courses of Instruction" section of this Calendar) lists the course offerings of the Department according to stream.