A 2019 course by Madison Tarleton at the University of Denver/Illiff School of Theology introduces “students to the academic study of religion” through a survey of “early theorists and anthropologists as well as examine how these theories evolved over time.”
A course by Catherine Wessinger at Loyola University New Orleans aims to “acquaint the student with the primary religious groups of the world in order to promote an awareness and understanding of the goals that have been of ultimate concern to various peoples as well as the methods used to achieve these goals.”
A 2018 course by Lynn Neal at Wake Forest University uses “myth and ritual, sources and stereotypes, identity and aesthetics, and more” to ponder what religion is and how to study it.
A 2017 course by Dan Capper at the University of Southern Mississippi “is a basic introduction to the variety of the worldâs religions as well as methods for studying them. . . . In rapid survey we will discuss the nature of religion; indigenous religions; and the religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, and Islam.”
A 1998 course by Eliezer Segal at the University of Calgary examines “the history of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, tracing their development from their foundational scriptures-the Hebrew Bible, New Testament and Qur’an-and subsequent developments in their observances, communal structures and ideas.”
A 2011 course by Ann Burlein at Hofstra University which aims to describe, analyze, and raise questions about “religion” through the lens of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
A course by Bryan Rennie at Westminster College offers “a phenomenological approach to the study of religion and religious experience.”
A 1998 course by Ivan Strenski at the University of California, Riverside, is an introduction to the study of religion.
A 1998 course by Ann Gold and Richard Pilgrim at Syracuse University is an “introduction to the nature and significance of religion within human culture and existence as evidenced in the various religions of the world both past and present.”
A 2008 course by Chad Bauman at Butler University provides a “basic introduction to the scriptures, history, thought, practice, and diverse expressions of the worldâs larger religious traditions.”
