REL 494

Spring 2022

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Topics in Religious Thought
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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Various topics in religious thought.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. May be repeated as topics vary.

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CRN Type Section Time Day Location Instructor Section Details
71523
Lecture-Discussion
AW3
9:30AM -10:50AM
TR
G18 Foreign Languages Building
Williams, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Religion & Popular Music
Section Info:
“In this course, students will examine popular music as a cultural site for exploring religious history, identity, and community formation. Through case studies ranging from the life of Billie Holiday, to post-9/11 Islamic hip-hop, students will consider how disputes over what “counts” as sacred or secular music reveal assumptions of religious authority and authenticity that are embedded in popular culture.”
71524
Lecture-Discussion
AW4
9:30AM -10:50AM
TR
G18 Foreign Languages Building
Williams, A
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Religion & Poplar Music
Section Info:
“In this course, students will examine popular music as a cultural site for exploring religious history, identity, and community formation. Through case studies ranging from the life of Billie Holiday, to post-9/11 Islamic hip-hop, students will consider how disputes over what “counts” as sacred or secular music reveal assumptions of religious authority and authenticity that are embedded in popular culture.”
71828
Lecture
LMG
2:00PM -4:50PM
M
1111 Siebel Center for Comp Sci
McKinnis, L
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Race, Body, & Being Blk Thgt
71827
Lecture
LMU
2:00PM -4:50PM
M
1111 Siebel Center for Comp Sci
McKinnis, L
Part of Term:
1
Date Range:
01/18/22-05/04/22
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Race, Body, & Being Blk Thgt
71825
Lecture-Discussion
MA3
3:00PM -5:50PM
M
1134 Foreign Languages Building
Ali, M
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
03/14/22-05/04/22
Credit:
3 hours
Section Title:
Rumi Poetry Wisdom Metaphysics
Section Info:
Religion 495: Rumi: Poetry, Wisdom, Metaphysics Hailed as one of the world’s greatest mystical poets, Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) transcends the boundaries of language, religion and ethnicity. Today Rumi’s poems can be heard in mosques, monasteries, churches and synagogues. This course examines Rumi’s teachings, the metaphysics of love and his perennial wisdom through translations of his sublime verse, the quintessential art form of the Sufis.
71826
Lecture-Discussion
MA4
3:00PM -5:50PM
M
1134 Foreign Languages Building
Ali, M
Part of Term:
B
Date Range:
03/14/22-05/04/22
Credit:
4 hours
Section Title:
Rumi Poetry Wisdom Metaphysics
Section Info:
Religion 495: Rumi: Poetry, Wisdom, Metaphysics Hailed as one of the world’s greatest mystical poets, Jalal al-Din Rumi (d. 1273) transcends the boundaries of language, religion and ethnicity. Today Rumi’s poems can be heard in mosques, monasteries, churches and synagogues. This course examines Rumi’s teachings, the metaphysics of love and his perennial wisdom through translations of his sublime verse, the quintessential art form of the Sufis.
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