REL 353 - Person, Cosmos, Community

An examination of selected ways in which humans have conceptualized the universe and how these various conceptions influence different understandings of humankind’s place within the cosmos, prescriptions for human social order, and attitudes toward the non-human world. Readings concern narratives of creation from various religious traditions, accounts of religious rituals closely tied to myths about cosmic origins, and a range of materials dealing with ethics and understanding others, drawn especially from the lives and work of contemporary Buddhists, Christians, Jews, Hindus, Muslims, and Feminists.

3 credits