[{"id":2382,"date":"2023-04-07T12:18:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T16:18:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2382"},"modified":"2025-09-16T10:12:00","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T14:12:00","slug":"department-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/department-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Department Information"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 id=\"ARC\" class=\"alt mb0\">Please note that the Religious Studies Major is available only to students who are enrolled at the College as of spring 2022.<\/h3>\n<div class=\"box box-default box-align-\"><p>\n<div class=\"box box-blue box-align-\">\n<a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-medium block yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=54&amp;poid=3868&amp;returnto=2160\">Minor Requirements<\/a>\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-medium block yellow \" 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2022.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2382","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2382","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2382"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2382\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2382"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2377,"date":"2023-04-07T11:36:46","date_gmt":"2023-04-07T15:36:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2377"},"modified":"2024-05-10T09:44:58","modified_gmt":"2024-05-10T13:44:58","slug":"learning-outcomes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/learning-outcomes\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Outcomes"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><b>Learning Outcomes for Majors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who successfully complete a major in Religious Studies should be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recognize and identify similarities and differences among various historical religious cultures and communities and the meaning of those similarities and differences for the religious beliefs and practices of the members of the respective communities;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read and comprehend (in translation) religious literature of various sorts within the context of the historical religious culture which gave rise to that literature and has in turn been shaped by it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage in critical analysis of religious phenomena, beliefs, and practices on the one hand, and conflicting interpretations of them on the other, while also recognizing the validity and value of those phenomena, beliefs and practices for those who adhere to them;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appreciate the mutual influence of culture and historical context and a given religious tradition, and how each may affect the other at different times and in different places, while also recognizing the continuity of the faith tradition throughout history;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articulate their own thoughts effectively both orally and in writing, exhibiting command of the preceding abilities in terms appropriate to the academic study of religion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><b>Learning Outcomes for Minors<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Students who successfully complete a minor in Religious Studies should be able to:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Read and comprehend (in translation) religious literature of various sorts within the context of the historical religious culture which gave rise to that literature and has in turn been shaped by it;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Engage in critical analysis of religious phenomena, beliefs, and practices on the one hand, and conflicting interpretations of them on the other, while also recognizing the validity and value of those phenomena, beliefs and practices for those who adhere to them;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Articulate their own thoughts effectively both orally and in writing, exhibiting command of the preceding abilities in terms appropriate to the academic study of religion.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learning Outcomes for Majors Students who successfully complete a major in Religious Studies should be able to: Recognize and identify similarities and differences among various historical religious cultures and communities and the meaning of those similarities and differences for the religious beliefs and practices of the members of the respective communities; Read and comprehend (in [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/learning-outcomes\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Learning Outcomes&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2377","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2377","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2377"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2377\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2377"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2352,"date":"2023-02-17T10:19:49","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:19:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2352"},"modified":"2023-02-17T10:57:22","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T15:57:22","slug":"senior-project-guidelines","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project-guidelines\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Project Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>The Senior Project in the Program of Religious Studies<\/h3>\n<p>Every Allegheny student completes a Senior Project, a significant piece of original research or creative work, designed by the student under the guidance of a faculty advisor, that demonstrates the ability to complete a major assignment, to work independently, to analyze and synthesize information, and to write and to speak persuasively.<\/p>\n<p>Students will need to secure a project director in the department before beginning their project. When a faculty member agrees to direct a senior project, they will help the student through the topic proposal phase and oversee and mentor the student in the process of completing the senior project, which usually involves offering feedback on drafts.<\/p>\n<h4>General goals of the senior project<\/h4>\n<p><i>Students completing a senior project in Religious Studies should strive to:<\/i><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Formulate a project of independent study that is appropriately ambitious and yet properly focused and, with the assistance of an advisor, draft a senior project proposal during the first semester of the senior project sequence.<\/li>\n<li>Engage in comprehensive searches of contemporary research resources within the discipline and construct a comprehensive bibliography for research into the project.<\/li>\n<li>Read and comprehend a significant body of primary research within the area of the project.<\/li>\n<li>Engage in critical written analysis that reflects awareness of current work within the discipline.<\/li>\n<li>Compose written work that reflects general standards of scholarship in the discipline (citations, bibliography, abstract,\u00a0<i>etc<\/i>.) three to six chapters in length (40-75 pages).<\/li>\n<li>Respond, in the course of development of the project, to criticism of written work offered by the project advisor and other readers.<\/li>\n<li>Engage productively with the advisor in critical discussion of the project during development of the project, and engage productively in discussion with the advisor and other readers during the oral defense of the comprehensive project.<\/li>\n<li>Speak about their subject in a poised and learned fashion<\/li>\n<li>Produce clean copy without spelling, grammatical or other mechanical errors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Comprehensive project guidelines<\/h4>\n<p>Once a director is secured, students must begin preliminary research. Through this research, students should be able to articulate clearly a planned topic and at this point begin writing the proposal. While the project may evolve, it is expected the final product will closely resemble its original outlines.<b><\/b><\/p>\n<p>It is recommended that the topic should reflect in some degree work the student has already done within the major. Some students find that an idea for the senior project originates in the junior seminar; however, this need not be the case. Students may want to explore in more detail work done in another course or weave together ideas discussed in courses outside the department with material covered in religious studies courses.<\/p>\n<h4>Religious Studies 600 and 610<\/h4>\n<p>These guidelines reflect expectations for work in Religious Studies 600 (2 credits, graded C\/NC) and Religious Studies 610 (4 credits, letter grade). All the work listed is required for a credit grade in Religious Studies 600; all of it contributes toward a letter-grade in Religious Studies 610. Deviation from these standards of work should be discussed by student and instructor, and may be accepted at the discretion of the instructor.<\/p>\n<h4>For double-major students<\/h4>\n<p>Two separate comprehensive projects in two areas may be pursued towards a double major, with 600-level course sequences taken in each major. One comprehensive project may be pursued, with focus in both majors, if the instructor in each area finds a proposed project adequate to satisfy the work requirement in the relevant area. The registrar requires that double majors choose between first and second major areas of study, and for cases in which students intend to pursue one comprehensive project, the declared first major determines the sequence of courses taken. Students should follow the course sequence, deadlines, and guidelines for completion of the project laid out for the first major, but they may be expected to meet standards and complete further work with the instructor whose area is the second major. Student and advisor in the second major should discuss the likelihood of such further requirements at the beginning of the comprehensive project process and, in two-semester comprehensive projects, again at the start of the second semester.<\/p>\n<p>The requirements below, then, are the standard for majors in religious studies and double majors with a first major in religious studies, and many of them may apply, as determined in conversation with the instructor, for double majors with a second major in religious studies.<\/p>\n<h4>Religious Studies 600<\/h4>\n<p><b>By the 4th week<\/b>\u00a0of the pre-comp semester the student should produce a\u00a0single-page comprehensive project interest statement explaining a proposed area of research and\u00a0questions\u00a0or concerns to be addressed. Attached should be a\u00a0bibliography\u00a0of at least five books or articles that are relevant to the research topic and have been read, or will be read before the 9th week. The advisor will comment and make suggestions by the fifth week.<\/p>\n<p><b>By the 9th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should return work to the advisor that was produced in the 4<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0week, and produce a\u00a0revised\u00a0single-page comprehensive project interest statement explaining the proposed area of research and concerns to be addressed,\u00a0plus\u00a0a one-page explanation of investigation pursued and progress made since the 4th week, and a page reflecting upon methodology\/approach to the topic (e.g., literary studies methodology, scriptural studies, or empirical social research [and if the last, an IRB proposal is a necessary addendum by this date]). The explanation should include an annotated bibliography of the previous five books, with annotation specifically pertinent to the proposed comprehensive project. Attach a bibliography of at least\u00a0three more\u00a0books or articles relevant to the research topic that have been read or will be read before the 12th week.<\/p>\n<p>All students taking Religious Studies 600 will meet as a group in\u00a0<b>week 10<\/b>\u00a0and offer a presentation to their peers and faculty advisors of projects in progress. Students will provide a written abstract of 200 words summarizing their project to date. Students will explain the project in an opening presentation of 3-5 minutes\u2019 length. Students should spend about three minutes explaining the project, one minute noting research methods and indicating the research sources, and one minute anticipating difficulties in the work ahead. Students ought to have their presentation in good order, practice it, and stick to the five-minute time limit. Other assembled students and faculty will discuss the project further with the student following the presentation, for a maximum of 15 minutes per project. The student ought to take notes during the discussion as these will be valuable for reducing effort and improving the project. Any student who cannot attend the meeting will write a 200-word abstract plus reading list and indication of anticipated research hurdles, due to the advisor by 11:30a.m. the day of the presentations. That statement will be read aloud and the advisor can note ideas for improving the project and convey those to the student.<\/p>\n<p><b>By the 12th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should return work to the advisor that was produced in the 9<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0week, and develop a one-page\u00a0thesis statement\u00a0explaining the problem to be investigated and the particular approach to the problem. In addition, the student should write a one-page explanation of progress since the 9th week, including an annotated bibliography of the three books announced in week 9, with annotation specifically pertinent to the proposed comprehensive project. Attached should be a bibliography of at least\u00a0two more\u00a0books or articles relevant to the research topic that have been read or will be read before the 15th week.<\/p>\n<p><b>By the 15th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should produce a revised 2-3 page thesis statement explaining the area of research and concerns to be addressed, a two-page outline of the argument of the comp with proposed chapters indicated, and, in addition, a\u00a0full paragraph summary\u00a0for the plan of argument within each of the chapters of the comp. At the end of each chapter summary there should be a list of the sources to be used for the relevant chapter; each entry in the list should also be included in an annotated bibliography of all materials used to date to prepare for the comp. The bibliography should also include at least\u00a0five more\u00a0books or articles relevant to the research topic that have been read or will be read before the 3rd week of the next semester.<\/p>\n<h4>Religious Studies 610<\/h4>\n<p><b>By the 4th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should produce a complete first draft of any chapter of the comp, excepting introduction or conclusion. Necessary references and footnotes to support the argument should be included within the draft.<\/p>\n<p><b>By the 8th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should produce two more chapters, or however much is necessary to comprise half of the comp.<\/p>\n<p><b>By the 11th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester the student should present to advisor(s) and any other committee members a full draft of the comprehensive project, with bibliography.<\/p>\n<p>*<b>By the 12th week<\/b>\u00a0of the semester, the instructor should present the student with comments on the full draft, in a meeting. A defense date should tentatively be set at that time.<\/p>\n<p><b>*By the 14th week<\/b>\u00a0of semester, revisions are due in a version formatted to college and department standards (see\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project\/\">https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project\/<\/a>), and defense should occur that week or the next.<\/p>\n<p>*Double majors should note that some other academic departments might require the comp to be due earlier than these dates. Students pursuing double majors should check early in the semester with the other department, whether or not religious studies is listed as the first major.<\/p>\n<h4>Oral Examinations and Submission of Final Copy<\/h4>\n<p>Each senior project will include an oral component, during which the student will meet with the director and second reader to discuss the completed project. This oral examination will take approximately one hour, including about forty minutes of discussion, some time for deliberation about grading, and for signing the senior project if it receives a passing grade.<\/p>\n<p>Students will leave the oral examination knowing only if they have passed or failed the senior project. They will receive their letter grade for the project later, with their other grades at the end of the semester.<\/p>\n<p>Once the student has been notified of a passing or failing grade and has been dismissed, the project director and second reader should deliberate and agree upon a letter grade for the student\u2019s senior project, which the director will then submit to the Registrar.<\/p>\n<p>It is the student\u2019s responsibility to present a clean, signed, bound copy of the senior project to the department for archival purposes. If applicable, it is also the student\u2019s responsibility to electronically upload the senior project for archival purposes.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Senior Project in the Program of Religious Studies Every Allegheny student completes a Senior Project, a significant piece of original research or creative work, designed by the student under the guidance of a faculty advisor, that demonstrates the ability to complete a major assignment, to work independently, to analyze and synthesize information, and to [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project-guidelines\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Senior Project Guidelines&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2352","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2344,"date":"2023-02-10T16:22:19","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T21:22:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2344"},"modified":"2023-04-14T15:14:14","modified_gmt":"2023-04-14T19:14:14","slug":"senior-project","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Senior Project"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The department has a two-semester senior project, with the first semester focusing on identifying and collecting material while finalizing the project&#8217;s research focus. The second semester is then spent writing and revising the thesis. A proposal\/prospectus is expected to be produced during the first semester, including a substantial annotated bibliography.<\/p>\n<p>The James F. Sheridan, Jr. Memorial Fund provides support for senior project research materials, for conference travel, and for senior project research materials required by students in Philosophy and in Religious Studies. The fund was established in memory of Jim Sheridan, Allegheny alumnus (Class of 1950) and Professor of Philosophy, by his friends, family, and beloved wife Nancy. To learn more about this opportunity, talk with your Senior Project Advisor.<\/p>\n<p>Students can use this Religious Studies Comp Template <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/14QMB1JNKXK2C6dj9qiARnyXyb-85f5Vj\/edit?usp=sharing&amp;ouid=110096413298899113890&amp;rtpof=true&amp;sd=true\">in Word<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1ho19BIldx069gCGaEISglehfrFtKJpSBGd9l3Ax42AE\/copy\">in Google doc format<\/a> for the title page of their project.<\/p>\n<a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-medium normal yellow \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project-guidelines\/\">Senior Project Guidelines<\/a>\n<p><strong>It is now a requirement that your completed Senior Project be uploaded to D-Space.<\/strong><\/p>\n<a target=\"_self\" class=\"button button-medium normal blue \" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/library\/library-services\/seniorprojectsubmissions\/\">D-Space Instructions and Permission Forms<\/a>\n<h3>Recent Religious Studies Senior Projects<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Puritanism Made Me Do It: The Religious Movement that Shaped The Mission for Indigenous People in 17th\u00a0Century Massachusetts Bay<\/li>\n<li>The Hasidim: Spiritual Jews of Eighteenth Century Poland<\/li>\n<li>Diaspora Nation: Jewish Spiritual Nationalism as a Response to Russian Pogroms<\/li>\n<li>\u201cIf I Should Fall\u201d \u2013 The Functional Role of the Gilgamesh Narrative in the Human Experience of Death<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The department has a two-semester senior project, with the first semester focusing on identifying and collecting material while finalizing the project&#8217;s research focus. The second semester is then spent writing and revising the thesis. A proposal\/prospectus is expected to be produced during the first semester, including a substantial annotated bibliography. The James F. Sheridan, Jr. [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/senior-project\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Senior Project&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2344","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2344","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2344"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2344\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2344"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2341,"date":"2023-02-10T15:45:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-10T20:45:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2341"},"modified":"2023-02-17T13:54:56","modified_gmt":"2023-02-17T18:54:56","slug":"student-funding-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/student-funding-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Funding Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Funding is available for students requiring financial assistance to conduct research (individually or in collaboration with Religious Studies faculty) and for student travel to attend and to present at academic conferences that engage with religious studies. These funds may provide full or partial funding up to $1000 per student for research or conference travel, and these resources may be supplemented through other funding sources at Allegheny. The funds also support the purchase of research materials to be used by students in pursuit of the Senior Project whose research engages with a Religious Studies focus. In most cases, funding up to $500 is available.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>James F. Sheridan, Jr. Memorial Fund<\/strong> was established in memory of Jim Sheridan \u2013 Allegheny College Professor of Philosophy and alumnus (Class of 1950) \u2013 by his friends, family, and beloved wife Nancy.<\/p>\n<p>An <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1TshWAvDsKcI2xg5vRhFd6bdd97W5Cd5L_1oFfGhdYt0\/copy\"><strong>application<\/strong><\/a> for Sheridan funding should include an overview of the research project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. Contact the Program Chair of Religious Studies for additional information.<\/p>\n<p>Additional financial support for research is available from:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/dean\/student-funding-resources\/\"><strong>Class of 1939 Senior Research Fund<\/strong><\/a>. An application for funding should include an overview of the Senior Project, an explanation of the research to be undertaken, and a budget. Contact the Office of the Provost and Dean of the Faculty with questions.<\/li>\n<li>Allegheny\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/research\/resources-2\/\"><strong>Undergraduate Research, Scholarship and Creative Activity office<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong> Contact the Office Director for more details.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Financial support may also be available through <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/successgrants\/\"><strong>Gator Success Grants<\/strong><\/a><strong>.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Funding is available for students requiring financial assistance to conduct research (individually or in collaboration with Religious Studies faculty) and for student travel to attend and to present at academic conferences that engage with religious studies. These funds may provide full or partial funding up to $1000 per student for research or conference travel, and [&#8230;]<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"mt-5\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/student-funding-resources\/\">Continue Reading &#8220;Student Funding Resources&#8221;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":348,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2341","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2341","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/348"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2341"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2341\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2341"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2234,"date":"2020-10-13T23:49:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:49:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=2234"},"modified":"2020-10-13T23:49:51","modified_gmt":"2020-10-14T03:49:51","slug":"bulletin-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/bulletin-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulletin Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":246,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-2234","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2234","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/246"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2234"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2234\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2234"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1834,"date":"2018-02-02T16:34:50","date_gmt":"2018-02-02T21:34:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1834"},"modified":"2018-02-23T10:03:19","modified_gmt":"2018-02-23T15:03:19","slug":"shawna-mook","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/faculty\/shawna-mook\/","title":{"rendered":"Shawna Mook"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Title:<\/strong> Academic Building Coordinator<br \/>\n<strong>Department:<\/strong> English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies<\/p>\n<p><strong>Email:<\/strong> smccracken@allegheny.edu<br \/>\n<strong>Phone:<\/strong> 814-332-4343<br \/>\n<strong>Office Location:<\/strong> Odd Fellows 205<br \/>\n<span style=\"line-height: 1.4;\"><strong>Office Hours:<\/strong> Monday &#8211; Friday\u00a08:00 am-5:00 pm<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Title: Academic Building Coordinator Department: English, Philosophy, and Religious Studies Email: smccracken@allegheny.edu Phone: 814-332-4343 Office Location: Odd Fellows 205 Office Hours: Monday &#8211; Friday\u00a08:00 am-5:00 pm<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"parent":9,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1834","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1834","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1834"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1834\/revisions"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1834"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1696,"date":"2017-03-16T10:15:22","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1696"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:32:47","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:32:47","slug":"religious-studies-minor","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/religious-studies-minor\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Studies Minor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2017\/03\/religious-studies-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"column-short column-one-half right\"><div class=\"box box-default box-align-\"><div class=\"h4-title\"><span>See Also:<\/span><\/div><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/religious-studies-major\/\">Religious Studies Major<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><div class=\"dep-info\"><h3 xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Religious Studies Minor Learning Outcomes<\/h3><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Students who successfully complete a minor in Religious Studies should be able to:<\/p><ul xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><li>Read and comprehend (in translation) religious literature of various sorts within the context of the historical religious culture which gave rise to that literature and has in turn been shaped by it;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Engage in critical analysis of religious phenomena, beliefs, and practices on the one hand, and conflicting interpretations of them on the other, while also recognizing the validity and value of those phenomena, beliefs and practices for those who adhere to them;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Articulate their own thoughts effectively both orally and in writing, exhibiting command of the preceding abilities in terms appropriate to the academic study of religion.<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul><h3 xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The Religious Studies Minor<\/h3><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">A minor in Religious Studies consists of at least 20 semester credit hours of courses in Religious Studies, including at least one course above the 100 level and another course above the 200 level. The minor program should include two of the five different religious traditions listed for the <a link-id=\"acalog-a-328\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=2892\" type=\"same\">Religious Studies Major<\/a>\u00a0(Judaism; Christianity; Islam; India\/China\/Japan; Ancient Mediterranean World). Specific courses may appear in multiple traditions, but double-counting courses for multiple traditions is not permitted.<\/p><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">See also the minor in \"<em><a link-id=\"acalog-a-329\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_program.php?catoid=24&poid=2870\" type=\"same\">Jewish Studies<\/a><\/em>.\"<\/p><\/div><br \/>\n<hr><div class=\"box box-info box-align-\"><h4><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><span>Academic Bulletin<\/span><\/h4>Visit the Academic Bulletinfor information on all majors, minors, and other programs at Allegheny college.\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button icon button-lg block  yellow\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\"><i class=\"fa fa-book  pull-left\"><\/i>Visit the Allegheny College Academic Bulletin<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":545,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-1696","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1696","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/545"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1696"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1696\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1696"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":1694,"date":"2017-03-16T10:14:39","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T14:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/?page_id=1694"},"modified":"2024-04-23T09:32:53","modified_gmt":"2024-04-23T13:32:53","slug":"religious-studies-major","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/religious-studies-major\/","title":{"rendered":"Religious Studies Major"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-423\" src=\"https:\/\/sitesmedia.s3.amazonaws.com\/philo\/files\/2017\/03\/religious-studies-cropped.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"250\" \/><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"column-short column-one-half right\"><div class=\"box box-default box-align-\"><div class=\"h4-title\"><span>See Also:<\/span><\/div><p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/sites.allegheny.edu\/religious-studies\/religious-studies-minor\/\">Religious Studies Minor<\/a><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><div class=\"dep-info\"><h3 xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Religious Studies Major Learning Outcomes<\/h3><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Students who successfully complete a major in Religious Studies should be able to:<\/p><ul xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><li>Recognize and identify similarities and differences among various historical religious cultures and communities and the meaning of those similarities and differences for the religious beliefs and practices of the members of the respective communities;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Read and comprehend (in translation) religious literature of various sorts within the context of the historical religious culture which gave rise to that literature and has in turn been shaped by it;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Engage in critical analysis of religious phenomena, beliefs, and practices on the one hand, and conflicting interpretations of them on the other, while also recognizing the validity and value of those phenomena, beliefs and practices for those who adhere to them;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Appreciate the mutual influence of culture and historical context and a given religious tradition, and how each may affect the other at different times and in different places, while also recognizing the continuity of the faith tradition throughout history;<\/li>&#13;\n\t<li>Articulate their own thoughts effectively both orally and in writing, exhibiting command of the preceding abilities in terms appropriate to the academic study of religion.<\/li>&#13;\n<\/ul><h3 xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The Religious Studies Major<\/h3><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Religious Studies majors are required to have a GPA of at least 2.0 in the major. No more than eight credits in Religious Studies may be taken Credit\/No Credit; two of these credits must be <a link-id=\"acalog-a-297\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17783\" type=\"tooltip\">RELST 600<\/a>, which is only offered Credit\/No Credit.<\/p><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">The major in Religious Studies leads to the Bachelor of Arts degree and requires the successful completion of 42 semester credit hours in Religious Studies.<\/p><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h3>Requirements:<\/h3><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Approaches:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">A major program should include at least one course from each of the following approaches below. Specific courses may appear in multiple approaches, but double-counting courses for multiple approaches is not permitted.<\/p><\/a:content><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Text:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17749\">RELST 115\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in the Ancient Near East<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17752\">RELST 130\u00a0-\u00a0The New Testament<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17757\">RELST 150\u00a0-\u00a0Hinduism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17758\">RELST 160\u00a0-\u00a0Buddhism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17764\">RELST 200\u00a0-\u00a0Christian Ethics<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17768\">RELST 222\u00a0-\u00a0The Qur'an<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17772\">RELST 229\u00a0-\u00a0The Hebrew Bible<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17776\">RELST 350\u00a0-\u00a0Paul the Apostle<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Context:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17750\">RELST 117\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in the Ancient Greco-Roman World<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17751\">RELST 120\u00a0-\u00a0The Faith of Ancient Israel<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17753\">RELST 140\u00a0-\u00a0Islam: Faith, History, and Culture<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17754\">RELST 144\u00a0-\u00a0Modern Islamic Movements<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17755\">RELST 146\u00a0-\u00a0Islam in America<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17756\">RELST 147\u00a0-\u00a0Judaism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17757\">RELST 150\u00a0-\u00a0Hinduism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17758\">RELST 160\u00a0-\u00a0Buddhism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17759\">RELST 165\u00a0-\u00a0Japanese Religions from A to Zen<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17760\">RELST 170\u00a0-\u00a0Religions of China<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17851\">RELST 171\u00a0-\u00a0Islam and Other Religions<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17762\">RELST 180\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in American Life<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17764\">RELST 200\u00a0-\u00a0Christian Ethics<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17773\">RELST 250\u00a0-\u00a0Medieval and Reformation Christianity<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Methodical Analysis:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17851\">RELST 171\u00a0-\u00a0Islam and Other Religions<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17761\">RELST 175\u00a0-\u00a0Contemporary Religious Thought<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17763\">RELST 188\u00a0-\u00a0Encountering the Other: Judaism's Relations with Christianity and Islam<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17765\">RELST 204\u00a0-\u00a0Introduction to Sociology of Religion<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17557\">PHIL 212\u00a0-\u00a0The Problem of the Self: East and West<\/a> OR<br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17766\">RELST 212\u00a0-\u00a0The Problem of the Self: East and West<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17767\">RELST 215\u00a0-\u00a0Marriage and Sexuality in Islam<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17559\">PHIL 227\u00a0-\u00a0Religion and the Challenge of Modernity<\/a> OR<br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17771\">RELST 227\u00a0-\u00a0Religion and the Challenge of Modernity<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17774\">RELST 265\u00a0-\u00a0Theory and Method in the Study of Religion<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17775\">RELST 341\u00a0-\u00a0Jewish Ethics<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17777\">RELST 360\u00a0-\u00a0Religion and Ecology<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Traditions:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">In addition to the Approaches requirement above, the major should also include courses in <strong>three<\/strong> of the five different religious traditions listed below. Specific courses may appear in multiple traditions, but double-counting courses for multiple traditions is not permitted. Courses that satisfy the approaches requirement can also satisfy the traditions requirement.<\/p><\/a:content><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Judaism:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17751\">RELST 120\u00a0-\u00a0The Faith of Ancient Israel<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17756\">RELST 147\u00a0-\u00a0Judaism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17763\">RELST 188\u00a0-\u00a0Encountering the Other: Judaism's Relations with Christianity and Islam<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17772\">RELST 229\u00a0-\u00a0The Hebrew Bible<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17775\">RELST 341\u00a0-\u00a0Jewish Ethics<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Christianity:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17752\">RELST 130\u00a0-\u00a0The New Testament<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17764\">RELST 200\u00a0-\u00a0Christian Ethics<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17773\">RELST 250\u00a0-\u00a0Medieval and Reformation Christianity<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17776\">RELST 350\u00a0-\u00a0Paul the Apostle<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Islam:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17753\">RELST 140\u00a0-\u00a0Islam: Faith, History, and Culture<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17754\">RELST 144\u00a0-\u00a0Modern Islamic Movements<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17755\">RELST 146\u00a0-\u00a0Islam in America<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17851\">RELST 171\u00a0-\u00a0Islam and Other Religions<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17767\">RELST 215\u00a0-\u00a0Marriage and Sexuality in Islam<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17768\">RELST 222\u00a0-\u00a0The Qur'an<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>India\/China\/Japan:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17757\">RELST 150\u00a0-\u00a0Hinduism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17758\">RELST 160\u00a0-\u00a0Buddhism<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17759\">RELST 165\u00a0-\u00a0Japanese Religions from A to Zen<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17760\">RELST 170\u00a0-\u00a0Religions of China<\/a> <br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17557\">PHIL 212\u00a0-\u00a0The Problem of the Self: East and West<\/a> OR<br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17766\">RELST 212\u00a0-\u00a0The Problem of the Self: East and West<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Ancient Mediterranean World:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17749\">RELST 115\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in the Ancient Near East<\/a><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17750\">RELST 117\u00a0-\u00a0Religion in the Ancient Greco-Roman World<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Junior Group Tutorial:<\/h4><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\"\/><br><a class=\"course-link\" href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17780\">RELST 580\u00a0-\u00a0Junior Group Tutorial<\/a><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h4>Senior Project:<\/h4><a:content 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href=\"http:\/\/catalog.allegheny.edu\/preview_course_nopop.php?catoid=24&coid=17784\" type=\"tooltip\">RELST 610<\/a>, which are required, students must take two courses above the 100 level and an additional course above the 200 level.<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/a:content><\/div><div class=\"core\"><h3>Note:<\/h3><a:content xmlns:a=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2005\/Atom\" xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\"><p xmlns:h=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xhtml\">Majors in Religious Studies can take an approved cognate course from another discipline in fulfilling major requirements, which along with carefully chosen electives, can create an emphasis in a specific area of Religious Studies.<\/p><\/a:content><\/div><br \/>\n<hr><div class=\"box box-info box-align-\"><h4><i class=\"fa fa-info\"><\/i><span>Academic Bulletin<\/span><\/h4>Visit the Academic Bulletinfor information on all majors, minors, and other programs at Allegheny college.\n<p><a target=\"_self\" class=\"button icon button-lg block  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