• RELI 2250: American Religious History I

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Trace the history of religion in America through the Civil War. Particular attention is paid to the intertwining of religion and colonialism; the tension between emerging Protestant hegemony and religious pluralism; and the roles religion has played in justifying oppression and pursuing liberty in American history. Cross listed with HIST 2250. Prerequisite: None.
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• RELI 2252: American Religious History II

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Traces American religious history from the Civil War through WWII. Focuses on how race/ethnicity, class, gender, and national origin affected religion, and explores how Americans used religion in oppressing and liberating people; marking and erasing difference; and exporting values abroad as well as reforming society at home. Cross listed with HIST 2252. Prerequisite: None.
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• RELI 2315: Hist Non-West Religions:

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Introduces students to religions outside the Judeo-Christian realm familiar in the west. Each religion analyzed in its world views, its ways of life, and in its social organization. History of each religion and its changes. Cross listed with HIST 2315. Prerequisites: None.
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• RELI 2320: History of Islam

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Focuses on the origins of Islam and its early formation, its growth and spread across the world, and its intellectual, spiritual and historical character. Time is also spent on the formation of Islam in the modern world and how that impacts the views and actions of its members. Prerequisites: none. Cross listed with RELI 2320.
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• RELI 2330: Islam in the Modern World

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  How does Islam interact with Modernity? This course extends beyond the news to study contemporary trends and movements among the world's Muslims. Includes a general introduction to the history and religion of Islam, and discusses contemporary Islamic topics, reflecting current issues, instructor research and student choices.
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• RELI 2335: Buddhism

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  This course is a historical and philosophical introduction to Buddhist traditions from their origins in South Asia to their diverse expressions across time and place.
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• RELI 2410: Varieties of Non-Belief

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  A broad, chronological survey of different types of non-belief, primarly from the Renaissance onwards. It examines critiques by philosophers, politicians, poets, and novelists aiming to understand their objections to religion and analyzing how these objections shaped the modern religious landscape and the way we understand religion itself. Prerequisite: none.
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• RELI 2450: Trad African Reli

  3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Surveys traditional African religions, both ancient and contemporary. Cross listed with AAST 2450. Prerequisite: AAST 1000 or RELI 1000.
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• RELI 2490: Religion Topics:

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Permits occasional investigation of different subjects in academic study of religion.
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• RELI 2500: Religion Topics:

  1.00 - 3.00 Credits

  University of Wyoming

  
  Permits occasional investigation of different subjects in academic study of religion.
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