THRS 3410 - Introduction to Sacred Texts

5 credit hours
In this comparative religion course, we will study the sacred texts of world religions (Buddhism, Islam, Judaism, and Christianity). We will not only examine these texts through scholarly, historical-critical lenses, but also through the interpretive lenses of faith traditions. We will ask what makes them sacred, how they function in their religious communities, and how they are interpreted in these communities. Although we will look for commonalities between these sacred texts, we will also appreciate the divergent lenses through and in which they view the world. ST