Overview
Description
Main moral and religious doctrines of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Islam, Judaism and Christianity.
Units
Lecture3
Catalog Details
Offering
Offered: Every Fall and Spring
Terms
fall, spring
Core
CO10, CO11
Attributes
Standard
Learning Outcomes
- describe the values and world view of at least two religious traditions that have not been historically dominant in the culture of North America or Western Europe.
- explain how different religious traditions offer contrasting accounts of human well-being, and show how differences in their accounts can affect social practices.
- clarify what is at stake when controversies arise within a particular religious outlook, or when conflicts arise between different outlooks, either historically or in a contemporary global setting.
- identify key presuppositions of religious conceptions across multiple traditions, as well as the similarities and dissimilarities between them that history or cultural experience make relevant.