Religion, Spirituality, and Health

3 Credits

This course will examine the complex and dynamic relationships among religion, spirituality, and health. Religion’s and spirituality’s roles in health promotion and disease prevention will be explored at the individual and community-levels. Social science and biomedical perspectives will be utilized to understand these relationships, as well as the perspectives of practitioners from numerous Western and Non-Western religious and spiritual traditions. Prerequisites: POPH 001 or CGH 001 Attribute/Distribution: DEIN