Introduction To The Academic Study of Religion
In Journey Through Religion you learn to study religion using academic methods. You will discover what makes a phenomenon a “religion.” You will find out that religions all share common characteristics such as ritual, belief, and morality and then you will learn to recognize and analyze those characteristics in various world religions. In addition, you will be introduced to the world’s religious traditions which will make you better prepared to interact with the diverse peoples of our global world. You will practice that skill in the course by encountering the life stories of followers of various religious traditions. In sum, you will learn how to understand religious traditions both from the perspective of adherents and of constructive and conscientious outsiders.
Course Overview
This Course is taught by:
Joel J. Heim, Ph.D.
Joel is a life-long educator having served as a public high school teacher, religious educator and a college professor in the fields of religion, philosophy and education at universities in California and Wisconsin. Over the course of his college teaching career, he taught a wide-range of religion and philosophy courses. He focused his time on becoming a master teacher.
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Course Modules
Unit 1:
Introduction to the
Academic Study of Region
Unit 2:
Native American Religions
Unit 3:
Hinduism
Unit 4:
Buddhism
Unit 5:
Judaism
Unit 6:
Honduran Catholicism
Unit 7:
African-American
Protestantism
Unit 8:
Islam
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