
The Trial of Joan of Arc
Joan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. She was accused of heresy and war crimes, and was feared by both the French and English kings.
Learn more about this courseJoan of Arc was burned at the stake in 1431. She was accused of heresy and war crimes, and was feared by both the French and English kings.
Learn more about this courseThis course explores the causes, nature, and implications of evangelical influence through the lenses of history, literature, and religious studies.
Learn more about this courseThis course asks what superheroes can tell us about religion, spirituality, and science—as well as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and class and age—in American culture.
Learn more about this courseThis course considers African American literature through the prism of religion, with special attention to race, gender, sexuality, and politics.
Learn more about this courseThis course introduces students to the major concepts, texts, customs, and movements of the Jewish mystical tradition called Kabbalah.
Learn more about this courseIn this class we will explore the origins of yoga in ancient Indian philosophy through close reading of selected Upanishads, excerpts from the Upanishads, Sāmkhya, and Patañjali’s Yogasūtra.
Learn more about this courseThis course provides an introduction to the early development of Chinese thought, concentrating on early debates over human nature and the best practices of self-cultivation, the general nature of the cosmos and the human role in it, and the proper ordering of society.
Learn more about this courseLove and friendship seem crucial to any good human life—but what are they, exactly? In this course we examine these and related ideas by reading classic and contemporary works from different cultures and eras.
Learn more about this courseThis seminar asks students to think methodologically about the characteristics of different forms of visual and textual expression and how they inflect the ways we think about religion.
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