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RELIG ST 234

GENRES OF WESTERN RELIGIOUS WRITING

3 credits.

Explores literary forms through which religions originating in western culture convey ideas. Focuses on Jewish, Christian, Muslim and related religious texts.

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Requisites: Satisfied Communications A Course Designation: Core GenEd - Communication & Literacy Comm QR - Communication B Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Spring 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain significant genres of religious writing. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify ways in which written religious expressions are employed and deployed across various contexts and themes, such as pluralism, authority, race, identity, and violence. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate proficiency in close reading, interpretation, and written and oral analysis Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate proficiency in categorizing, analyzing, and comparing diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Identify and explain significant genres of religious writing. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Identify ways in which written religious expressions are employed and deployed across various contexts and themes, such as pluralism, authority, race, identity, and violence. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Demonstrate proficiency in close reading, interpretation, and written and oral analysis Audience: Undergraduate 4. Demonstrate proficiency in categorizing, analyzing, and comparing diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts. Audience: Undergraduate

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