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St. Cloud State University

St. Cloud State University

Buddhism Religious Studies

The study of religious beliefs, practices, and doctrines is essential for understanding the past and present state of human cultures, and the course of their development. Religious views of the meaning and purpose of our lives, the nature of ultimate reality, and the nature and foundation of human values express who we are as individuals and as members of a community.

The purpose of the Religious Studies Program is to investigate these views so we may appreciate human cultures and understand our place in the cosmos.

Courses

Religious Studies (Religious Studies course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • REL 100. World Religions (Diversity/MGM)
  • REL 150. Introduction to the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible
  • REL 151. Introduction to the New Testament
  • REL 200. Religions of South Asia
  • REL 250. Religions of China and Japan
  • REL 300. Contemporary Religious Thought

Anthropology (Anthropology course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • ANTH 369. Myth, Magic and Religion

Art (Art course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • ART 431/531. Early Christian and Medieval Art

English (English course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • ENGL 205. The Bible as Literature
  • ENGL 321. British Literature: Medieval
  • ENGL 424/524. Milton
  • ENGL 481/581. Topics in Literature

History (History course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • HIST 402/502. The Middle East
  • HIST 403/503. Medieval Europe, 325-1500
  • HIST 405/505. The Reformation, 1500-1648

Music (Music course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • MUSM 125 Music in World Culture
  • MUSM 322. History of Western Music to 1750

Philosophy (Philosophy course descriptions are available in the SCSU Bulletin)

  • PHIL 111. Multicultural Philosophy (Diversity/MGM)
  • PHIL 221. Philosophy of Religion
  • PHIL 251. History of Western Philosophy I

Contacting the Religious Studies Program

Faculty Committee

  • Jordan Curnutt, Philosophy, Ph.D., University of Arizona
  • Joseph Edelheit, Jewish Studies, D.Min., University of Chicago
  • Stephen Fuller, Music, Ph.D., University of Southern California
  • Jack Hibbard, English, Ph.D., Purdue University
  • Carla Johnson, Philosophy, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
  • Robert Lavenda, Sociology & Anthropology, Ph.D., Indiana University - Bloomington
  • Lynn Metcalf, Art, Ph.D., University of Minnesota
  • Maureen O'Brien, History, Ph.D., Western Michigan University