Introduction to World Religions

This one-semester course is intended to help you understand the origin, beliefs, and practices related to various world religions. This course will help you meet the following goals: Understand the concept of religion and its purpose. Explore different approaches to studying world religions. Trace the origins and history of various world religions. Familiarize yourself with the beliefs and practices of different world religions. Identify religious texts, symbols, and places. Discuss the contributions of some famous personalities to world religions.