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Michela Andreatta—2025 Jordan Schnitzer Book Awards Finalist, Jewish Literature and Linguistics
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Featured Courses—Spring 2027
Check out some of our featured courses for the upcoming spring 2027 semester. See our spring term schedule pages for a full list of courses and their descriptions.
From Confucius to Zen
RELC 106
Introduces classical Chinese and Japanese religious and intellectual thought through literary sources, moving chronologically from early China and Chinese Buddhism to Japan’s Buddhist and Shinto traditions, tracing the evolution of ideas from Confucius to Zen.
Classical Mythology
CLST 110 | RELC 115
Introduction to classical mythology: Greek myths of gods, cosmic origins, and heroes and their Roman adaptations, myth’s role in society, theoretical approaches, how authors fit myths to literary or historical contexts, and comparison to other traditions.
The Prophet Muhammad and the Beginnings of Islam
RELC 156 | HIST 156
Studies the Prophet Muhammad’s life, from his early preaching in Mecca and the Islamic state in Medina to the conquest of Mecca, examining the social and political context and impact of his message, his doctrinal positions, and historians’ interpretations.
Holocaust and Post-Trauma in Jewish-Israeli Cinema
JWST 184 | FMST 184 | HBRW 184
Examines how modern Jewish-Israeli cinema confronts individual and collective trauma, especially the Holocaust and its inherited memory, and how film shapes the “New Jew,” Jewish identity, and the Israeli narrative; screened in Hebrew with English subtitles.
Roman Art and Archaeology
CLST 231 | CLST 231W | AHST 221
An examination of the physical remains of ancient Roman civilization, with an emphasis on architecture, sculpture, painting, and other visual arts, in order to understand Roman culture and society.
Catholicism in American Life
RELC 236
Traces the history of American Catholicism from the earliest British colonial years to today, when Catholics are about 25% of the nation, as the Church became an immigrant church and then part of the established social order; short reflection papers required.
Of the 30 undergraduate students enrolled in the Department of Religion and Classics in fall 2014, 53% were female and 30% were underrepresented minorities.
Alumni Profiles
Rachel Darken
BA in Religion
Meet Rachel Darken and read what motivated her to pursue a degree in religious studies as well as her advice about study abroad.
