Philosophy, Psychology, and Religion
- Expresses Complex Ideas
- Debates Conflicting Perspectives
- Provides Historic Contexts
These courses explore life’s greatest questions by discussing classic and modern philosophers, psychology, and world religions. They develop skills to express complex ideas, challenge orthodoxy, and expose underlying assumptions.
This semester, study in-person or from anywhere in the world from the safety and comfort of your home through online or remote instruction.
Women in the Ancient Near East
Using existing literature and art, explore women’s position in the sociopolitical sphere of the Ancient Near East.
Religion and Literature: From the Bible to James Baldwin
Explore themes—love, death, evil, suffering, and forgiveness—across religious and literary texts from the Western canon and beyond.
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible: The Five Books of Moses (Torah)
Read the first five books of the Bible, tracing the processes by which they were formed and considering the multiple contexts that informed them.
Comparative Religion: From Christianity to Confucianism
Gain a basic understanding of the beliefs and practices of the world’s major religions.