Department of Religious Studies

Fall 2025

Introductory:

RELS 0021 Inequality in the Ancient World
S. Olyan, M 3-5:30

RELS 0041 Contemplation, Mysticism and Action in Christianity
L. Antico, M 3-5:30

RELS 0060C The Bible and Moral Debate
S. Olyan, T/Th 2:30-3:50
*Students should register for JUDS 0060

RELS 0060G Hope, Despair, and Longing in Jewish Thought
P. Nahme, T/Th 1-2:20
*Students should register for JUDS 0050K

RELS 0085F The Christian Right
L. Hulsether, T/Th 9-10:20

RELS 0090A Women and Gender in Ancient Religions
S. Harvey, W 3-5:30

RELS 0090B Indigenous Ecologies
M. Cladis, M 3-5:30

RELS 0100 Buddhist Thought, Practice, and Society
T. Hershkovitz, M/W/F 10-10:50

RELS 0120 The Classical Chinese Philosophy of Life
L. Difiori, T/Th 1-2:20

Intermediate:

RELS 0520 Tai Chi, Qigong, and Traditions of Energy Cultivation in China
L. Difiori, W 3-5:30

RELS 0525 The History and Practice of Yoga in India and Beyond
S. Hatley, F 3-5:30

RELS 0700A Great Jewish Books
M. Satlow, W 3-5:30
*Students should register for JUDS 0681

RELS 0700D How the Bible became Holy
M. Satlow, T/Th 10:30-11:50
*Students should register for JUDS 0682

RELS 0843 How do you Feel? The History of Emotions
N. Khalek, M/W/F 1-1:50

Advanced:

RELS 1000 Methods in Religious Studies
S. Bush, W 3-5:30

RELS 1050B The Political Theology of the “Jewish Question”
P. Nahme, Th 4-6:30
*Students should register for JUDS 1614

RELS 1380B ORGANIZE! Solidarity in Theory and Practice
L Hulsether, T 4-6:30

RELS 1705B The Contemplative Science of Compassion
 T. Braun, T 4-6:30

RELS 1730 Epics of India: Ethics, Politics, and Expressive Traditions
L. Prasad, W 3-5:30

RELS 1995 Senior Capstone Seminar
J. Han, T/Th 10:30-11:50

Graduate:

RELS 2000A Method and Theory in the Study of Religion: Historicizing the Discipline
D. Vaca, W 11-1:30

RELS 2050 Religious Identities in Sasanian Persia
J. Han, F 3-5:30

RELS 2110E Just Home: Place, Belonging, and Justice
M. Cladis, Th 3-5:30

Spring 2026

Introductory:

RELS 0010 Happiness and the Pursuit of the Good Life
M. Satlow, T/Th 2:30-3:50

RELS 0012 The Religious Lives of Everyday People
K. Street, T/Th 10:30-11:50

RELS 0014 Jesus
J. Han, M/W/F 10-10:50

Intermediate:

RELS 0420 Sacred Bodies
S. Harvey, W 3-5:30

RELS 0540 Spirit Writing and Popular Religion in China
Y. Luo, T/Th 9-10:20

RELS 0585 Indian Cinema and Social Change
L. Prasad, M 3-5:30

RELS 0725 Psychedelics in Religion, Science, and Healing
N. Canby, T/Th 10:30-11:50

RELS 0845 Religious Freedom in America
D. Vaca, T/Th 1-2:20

Advanced:

RELS 1325E Ecotheology in Ancient Christianity
S. Harvey, T/Th 1pm-2:20

RELS 1380E Critiques of Religion + Capitalism
L. Hulsether, T 4-6:30

RELS 1390B Conservative Thought: Religion, Politics, Ethics
S. Bush, M 3-5:30

RELS 1530B Heresy and Orthodoxy in Islamic Thought
N. Khalek, W 3-5:30

RELS 1530J The Problem of Evil
N. Khalek, Th 4-6:30

RELS 1705C Take Back Your Mind! Resisting the Attention Economy Through Critical Contemplative Practices
H. Roth, F 3-5:30

Graduate:

RELS 2015 American Religious Histories
D. Vaca, W 12:30-3

RELS 2650 Digital Religion
K. Street, Th 4-6:30