HUMN218 - World Religions

Description:
World Religions is a comparative study of the founders, sacred writings, beliefs and practices of some of the major world religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity. This course enables the student to study and compare the leading religions of the world in light of their historical and cultural backgrounds. Students will be encouraged to explore faith traditions other than their own. Common themes across religions, spiritual practice, and current related cultural and political issues will also be considered.

Outcomes:

• Define the central beliefs of some of the major world religions.
• Identify how beliefs are expressed by communities of their practitioners.
• Examine the role of ethics within the major religions.
• Analyze the role of ritual in the world's major religions.
• Discriminate between the sacred and profane in major religions.
• Compare and contrast the world view of major religions.
• Differentiate between spirituality and religion.
• Discuss the value of spirituality in business.

Required Text(s):

Young, W. (2013). The world's religions: Worldviews and contemporary issues. (4th ed.). Pearson.