Course Offerings
Fall 2025
RLGN 1100 - Introduction to Religions
Multiple Sections (Online available)
Introduction to the world's major spiritual traditions from ancient times to the present. Topics include but are not limited to Hinduism, Sikhism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Native American religious traditions and African religious traditions.
RLGN 3103 - ST: The Bible
CRN 97580
TR
1:00 - 2:25 pm
Mike Hundley
Course Description
The Bible remains the most influential single document in the world, and especially in the South. It also happens to be a lightning rod. Most people have opinions about it, but most have not read it. This class will give students the opportunity to read the text. As they do, they will acquire the skills necessary to cut through the noise and interpret it responsibly as well as to understand how and why others make the interpretive choices they do.
RLGN 3515 - Women, Gender, and Religion
CRN 97617
TR
9:40 - 11:05 am
Simranjit Steel
Course Description
This course will explore how major religions of the world approach gender in general, and how they treat women specifically. We will cover theories of the way religions treat women, and we will discuss how women respond, both in terms of resistance and adaptation.
JDST 2850 - Religions of Abraham
CRN 81737
TR
2:40 - 4:05 pm
Mike Hundley
Course Description
Religions of Abraham compares the three main monotheistic traditions: Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Each tradition has shared roots and believes in the same god, yet each also diverges in meaningful ways. The goal of the class is to compare and more importantly to understand the different perspectives. Like the Bible, this topic remains especially relevant given the Israel-Palestine conflict and its global reverberations.
SOCI 3860 - Religion and Society
CRN 84913
ONLINE
Simranjit Steel
Course Description
For many, religion is among our most cherished institutions. Even so its larger social role and interactions with others institutions are often ignored. In this class, we use a social lens to understand what religion is, what forms it takes, and how it affects our lives.
ENGL 4461 - The Bible as Literature
CRN 81357
MW
12:40 - 2:05 pm
William Dean Clement
Course Description
This course studies the sacred texts of Judaism and Christianity as works of literature with attention to the historical, cultural, and literary contexts of the Bible’s composition. Students will read books of the Old and New Testaments, as well as Apocrypha, and study theories as to how the Hebrew Bible and Christian Bible, as we know them today, came together.
ANTH 3253 - Magic Witchcraft Religion
Multiple Sections Available
Course Description
Explores ​theories of magic and religion around the world; lived experience of magic and religion; links between belief and ritual in broader cultural context; roles of magical and religious specialists; impact of culture change on religion. Designed for both majors and non-majors.
POLS 3102 - Religion and Politics
CRN 93896
TR
1:00 - 2:25 pm
Emily Fulmer
UNIV 3580 - Hebrew and Greek Legacy
CRN 91667
Online
Terrie Jackson
UNIV 3581 - Faith, Reason, and Imagination
CRN 91107
Online
Jonathan Bennett
UNIV 3592- Religious Perspectives on Death and Afterlife
CRN 94601
Online
Ron Serino
INTD 4610/6610-M50 - Disability Studies
Online
Maggie Landry
Course Description
Disability studies is an interdisciplinary field that draws from the humanities, social sciences, medicine, rehabilitation science, and education. Disability studies defines disability as a category of social and political oppression stemming from society’s failure to accommodate people with a wide range of impairments. Course topics include: disability history, disability policy, disability across the lifespan, and issues of impairment.