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Religious Studies
Academic Bulletin
Area of Study: Values and Societies
Discontinued Program: Religious Studies Major (last in 2021-2022 Bulletin)
Now housed in History
Program Faculty: Krone (Program Coordinator), Delgado, Mitchell
When advising a student interested in Religious Studies, please note the following:
Entering and other students can’t go wrong with any 100 level course.
*Offered Fall 2022
- RELST 100, REligion in a Global Context
- *RELST 130 The New Testament
- *RELST 140 Islam: Faith, History and Culture serves a role in the International Studies major, MENA minor
- RELST 144 Modern Islamic Movements serves a role in the History major and minor, International Studies major, MENA minor
- RELST 146 Islam in America serves a role in the Black Studies minor
- RELST 147 Judaism serves a role in the International Studies major, Jewish Studies minor, MENA minor
- RELST 150 Religious Traditions of India
- *RELST 160 Buddhism serves a role in the Chinese Studies minor, International Studies major
- RELST 164 Japanese Religions from A to Zen serves a role in the International Studies major
- RELST 170 Religions of China serves a role in the Chinese Studies minor, the International Studies major
- *RELST/BLKST 174 Black Faith and Thought Ipreviously RELST 173 which counts for the Black Studies minor)
- RELST 175 Contemporary Religious Traditions
- RELST 180 Religion in American Life serves a role in the Jewish Studies minor
200-level courses should be accessible without prior preparation to entering first year students with stronger than average writing and reading skills.
- *RELST 200 Christian Ethics
- RELST 204 Introduction to the Sociology of Religion
- RELST 215 Marriage and Sexuality in Islam (counts for the MENA minor)
- RELSLT 223 TheQur’an (counts for the MENA minor)
- *RELST 225 Global Religious Education (counts for the Education Studies minor)
- RELST 229 Hebrew Bible (counts for the Jewish Studies minor)
- RELST 250 Medieval and Reformation Christianity
- RELST 288 Jewish Meadville (counts for the Jewish Studies minor)
The Minor in Religious Studies consists of at least 20 credit hours, including RELST 100, one course above the 100-level and another above the 200 level and two of four different religious traditions described below.
Judaism:
- RELST 147, Judaism
- RELST 229, The Hebrew Bible
- RELST 288, Jewish Meadville
- RELST 341, Jewish Ethics
- RELST 372, Judaism, Justice, and Food
Christianity:
- RELST 130, The New Testament
- RELST 174, Black Faith and Thought OR
- BLKST 174, Black Faith and Thought
- RELST 200, Christian Ethics
- RELST 250, Medieval and Reformation Christianity
- RELST 350, Paul the Apostle
- RELST 374, Black Theology OR
- BLKST 374, Black Theology
ISLAM:
- RELST 140, Islam: Faith, History, and Culture
- RELST 144, Modern Islamic Movement
- RELST 146, Islam in America
- RELST 215, Marriage and Sexuality in Islam
- RELST 222, The Qur’an
India/China/Japan
- RELST 150, Religious Traditions of India
- RELST 160, Buddhism
- RELST 165, Japanese Religions from A to Zen
- RELST 170, Religions of China
Information for Transfer Students
A Religious Studies minor is easily completed in two years. It consists of at least 20 credit hours, including one course above the 100 level and another above the 200 level and two of four different religious traditions.
- Judaism: 120, 147, 229, 288, 341, 372
- Christianity: 130, 173, 200, 250, 350, 373
- Islam: 140, 144, 146, 215, 222
- India/China/Japan: 150, 160, 165, 170
Specific courses may appear in multiple traditions, but double-counting courses for multiple traditions is not permitted.
Transfer Credits
An issue to conisder for transfer credits: 3-credit transfer courses with a similar description and course content will be accepteed to fulfill a 4-credit requirement in Religious Studies. However, a student must still meet the minimum number of credit hours required for the minor, which might necessitate taking or transferring elective courses in Religious Studies.
Students transferring to Allegheny College who wish to consult on courses should feel free to ask questions of the program’s coordinator (Adrienne Krone, akrone@allegheny.edu) to informally discuss courses that may transfer.
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