Intrigued by alternative forms of healing? Will your career require you to be sensitive to different religious notions of suffering and health? How is religion related to death and dying?
Courses in Health, Healing, and Religion might be for you! Religion Majors are free to select the courses that fit their needs and interests. You must complete 30 semester hours in the department within the following guidelines: 6 semester hours from RELI 10 (What is Religion?) and RELI 150 (Approaches) At least 18 of the 30 semester hours must be 100-level courses At least 21 of the 30 semester hours must be RELI courses
Religion Minors take 18 hours, with RELI 10 (What is Religion?) required. Courses that focus intensively on health, healing and/or the body: RELI 86 Religion and Medicine ANCHOR COURSE – Offered fall 2013 RELI 14 Yoga, Psychology and Mysticism RELI 16 Religions of India RELI 20 Magic, Miracles and Medicine in the Greco-Roman World RELI 30 New Age and Neo-Pagan Religions RELI 35 Living Buddhism RELI 80 Life, Death and Immortality RELI 109 Sex and the Body in Religious Studies RELI 121 The Religious Mind RELI 192 Internship (research intern at Zen hospice) Courses in which health, healing, and/or the body is one component of a larger course: RELI 21 God and Sages in Ancient Wisdom RELI 72 Living with Major Thinkers RELI 75 Mysticism and the Spiritual Quest RELI 150 Approaches to the Study of Religion RELI 157 Sikh Mysticism RELI 158 U.S. Religion in Everyday Life