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PHIL 210 - Comparative Religion

Credits: 5
Introduces students to the world’s major and newer religious traditions through philosophical, religious, and literary texts. Helps students to understand the philosophical similarities and differences among these religions. Religious traditions covered in this class may include: Zoroastrianism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism, Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Sikhism, Baha’i, Santeria, Umbanda, Wicca, and New Age Theosophy.

Enrollment Requirement: Eligible for ENGL 99  or instructor consent.

Satisfies Requirement: Humanities/Fine Arts/English and Diversity
Course Fee: $2.00

Course Outcomes:
Students who successfully complete this class will be able to:

  1. Demonstrate command of important philosophical terminology, themes, and arguments related to the world’s major and newer religions.
  2. State and evaluate non-trivial theories and arguments from various sources related to the world’s major and newer religions.
  3. Recognize how religious traditions influence each other over time.
  4. Evaluate how historical and political forces suppress or denigrate non-Western religious perspectives.

Program Outcomes
  1. Form, analyze, and assess beliefs while demonstrating intellectual humility and respect towards the beliefs of others.
  2. Analyze cultural perspectives and values of a multicultural world.


College-wide Outcomes
  • Critical Thinking - Critical thinking finds expression in all disciplines and everyday life. It is characterized by an ability to reflect upon thinking patterns, including the role of emotions on thoughts, and to rigorously assess the quality of thought through its work products. Critical thinkers routinely evaluate thinking processes and alter them, as necessary, to facilitate an improvement in their thinking and potentially foster certain dispositions or intellectual traits over time.
  • Written Communication - Written Communication encompasses all the abilities necessary for effective expression of thoughts, feelings, and ideas in written form.



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