• RS 3040: History of Christianity

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Main developments in the doctrinal affirmations of the Christian church and their Biblical background.
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• RS 3050: Rites of Passage

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  The study of religious rituals and ceremonies that mark specific points in time, namely those in which individuals experience transition (births, weddings, funerals, and initiations). Explores how rites of passage and religious identities around the world are constructed and serve as sites of both conflict and resolution in a variety of religious traditions and cultural contexts.
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• RS 3060: Pilgrimage and Sacred Journeys

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  A cross-cultural and comparative examination of the dynamics of religious journeys with the goal of gaining a thorough understanding of the phenomenon of pilgrimage in all its complexity. Buddhist, Christian, Hindu, Judaism, Muslim, and indigenous traditions regularly included.
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• RS 3070: Supernatural Encounters

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Surveys discourses and rituals associated with the supernatural across world religions. Topics covered might include angelology and demonology, sorcery and witchcraft, hauntings and possessions, and magic and miracles.
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• RS 3500: Race and Religion

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
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• RS 3600: Religion and Film

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Examines the cinematic expression of religious traditions and development of religious issues in cinema.
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• RS 4010: Global Christianity

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Examines global Christianities focusing on how narratives of the global correspond to and feed into localized religious practices within Christianity in a variety of regional and specific contexts.
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• RS 4020: Jesus of Nazareth

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  The life of Jesus presented against the historical, religious, geographical, and archaeological background of the world of the first century A.D. and in light of recent discussions, movements, and books.
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• RS 4030: Issues in Indigenous Religions

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Examines and analyzes contemporary issues in the religious lives of Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal, and other indigenous groups from a religious studies perspective.
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• RS 4040: Asian Religions

  3.00 Credits

  Middle Tennessee State University

  
  Explores historical and socio-cultural developments within Hinduism, Buddhism, and Asian religions, their relation to other religions, and interactions with broader cultural forces.
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