REL-C 402 RELIGION, ILLNESS, AND HEALING (3 CR.)
What is the meaning of illness and healing? Is religion good or bad for health? How should healthcare providers respond to patients' religious beliefs? What is the relationship between complementary and alternative medicine or prayer and religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, or Christianity? This course is ideal for pre-med, pre-law, business/management, and other interested students.
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Fall 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEM | 3 | 29348 | Closed | 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | MW | BH 146 | Brown C |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
SEM 29348: Total Seats: 20 / Available: 0 / Waitlisted: 14
Seminar (SEM)
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inq
- COLL INTENSIVE WRITING SECTION
- COLL (CASE) Diversity in U.S.
- Above class meets with REL-R 532 (29349)
- Above class COLL Intensive Writing section
- COLL (CASE) A&H Breadth of Inquiry credit
- COLL (CASE) Diversity in U.S. credit
Is religion good - or bad - for your health? How should healthcare providers respond to religious beliefs of patients? What ethical and legal questions arise when spiritual healing is integrated with (or replaces) conventional healthcare, or is taught in public schools? Topics include: yoga, mindfulness, Transcendental Meditation, acupuncture, chiropractic, Reiki, pentecostal divine healing, Jehovah's Witnesses' refusal of blood transfusions, and ethics in end-of-life care.
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