Religious Studies (C001)
Concentration Coordinator: Cynthia Baker
This concentration focuses on different aspects of the study of religion.
Concentration Requirements
Complete four courses from the Religious Studies department and/or designated with the (C001) concentration attribute.
Active course offerings include:
| Code | Title |
|---|---|
| AFR 171 | Black Religions Matter: The History of Black Religions in America |
| AFR 232 | This is not a Drake Story: (Mis)Characterizations and (Mis)Caricaturizations of Black Judaism |
| AFR 279 | Saints & Gangsters: Hip-Hop, Black Religion, and Realness |
| AMST 100 | Religion and Film |
| AMST 171 | Black Religions Matter: The History of Black Religions in America |
| AMST 272 | Islam in the Americas |
| AMST 379 | Evangelicalism & Christian Nationalism: From Spiritual Freedom to Political Crisis |
| ASIA S26 | The Buddhist Himalaya: Religion in Ladakh |
| ASIA S28 | From Shangri-la to Radical Dharma: Buddhism in North America |
| ASIA 155 | Introduction to Asian Religions |
| ASIA 208 | Religions in China |
| ASIA 243 | Buddhist Arts and Visual Cultures |
| ASIA 247 | The Zen Art |
| ASIA 250 | Buddhist Traditions |
| ASIA 251 | Religions of Tibet |
| ASIA 308 | Buddhist Texts in Translation |
| ASIA 348 | Epics of Asia: Myth and Religion |
| AVC 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| AVC 243 | Buddhist Arts and Visual Cultures |
| AVC 247 | The Zen Art |
| AVC 251 | Medieval Architecture |
| AVC 252 | Medieval Visual Cultures |
| AVC 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| AVC 373 | Art of the Global Middle Ages |
| CMS 207 | Eve, Adam, and the Serpent |
| CMS 216 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| CMS 218 | Greek and Roman Myths |
| CMS 220 | The Medieval Year |
| CMS 235 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible |
| CMS 236 | Introduction to the New Testament |
| CMS 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| CMS 251 | Medieval Architecture |
| CMS 252 | Medieval Visual Cultures |
| CMS 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| CMS 264 | Islamic Civilization: Politics, History, Arts |
| CMS 266 | Magic and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages |
| CMS 292 | The Dawn of the Middle Ages |
| CMS 330 | Traveling East, Traveling West: Medieval Travels and Travelers |
| CMS 373 | Art of the Global Middle Ages |
| ENVR 160 | Sacred Ecologies |
| EUS 229 | Antisemitism in European Musical Culture |
| FYS 445 | The Nature of Spirituality |
| GSS 207 | Eve, Adam, and the Serpent |
| GSS 311 | Buddhism and Gender |
| GSS 318 | Sex, Gender, Islam, Power |
| HIST 216 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| HIST 220 | The Medieval Year |
| HIST 232 | This is not a Drake Story: (Mis)Characterizations and (Mis)Caricaturizations of Black Judaism |
| HIST 266 | Magic and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages |
| HIST 292 | The Dawn of the Middle Ages |
| HIST 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| HIST 301Y | The Inquisition in Spain and the Spanish Americas |
| LALS 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| LALS 303 | The Inquisition in Spain and the Spanish Americas |
| MUS 229 | Antisemitism in European Musical Culture |
| MUS 279 | Saints & Gangsters: Hip-Hop, Black Religion, and Realness |
| PHIL 260 | Philosophy of Religion |
| PHIL 310 | Buddhist Philosophy |
| PSYC 312 | Psychology of Religion |
| REL S21 | Representations of Jesus in Film |
| REL S26 | The Buddhist Himalaya: Religion in Ladakh |
| REL S28 | From Shangri-la to Radical Dharma: Buddhism in North America |
| REL S29 | Practicing Religious Pluralism: Case Studies in Interreligious Relations |
| REL S33 | Islam in Lewiston |
| REL S50 | Independent Study |
| REL 100 | Religion and Film |
| REL 112 | Introduction to Islam: Religion, Practice, and Culture |
| REL 120 | Introduction to Monotheistic Religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism |
| REL 133 | Religion, Violence, and Nonviolence |
| REL 140 | Religion, Race, & Colonialism: An Introduction to Religious Studies |
| REL 155 | Introduction to Asian Religions |
| REL 160 | Sacred Ecologies |
| REL 171 | Black Religions Matter: The History of Black Religions in America |
| REL 207 | Eve, Adam, and the Serpent |
| REL 208 | Religions in China |
| REL 217 | American Religious History, 1840-Present |
| REL 218 | Greek and Roman Myths |
| REL 220 | The Medieval Year |
| REL 223 | Conflict and Community in Medieval Spain |
| REL 229 | Antisemitism in European Musical Culture |
| REL 231 | Sociology of Religion |
| REL 232 | This is not a Drake Story: (Mis)Characterizations and (Mis)Caricaturizations of Black Judaism |
| REL 235 | Introduction to the Hebrew Bible |
| REL 236 | Introduction to the New Testament |
| REL 241 | Islamic Visual Cultures |
| REL 247 | City upon the Hill |
| REL 250 | Buddhist Traditions |
| REL 251 | Religions of Tibet |
| REL 252 | Medieval Visual Cultures |
| REL 253 | Medieval Architecture |
| REL 254 | Sacred Travel/Shrines/Souvenirs |
| REL 255 | Black Religions Matter: The History of Black Religions in America |
| REL 260 | Philosophy of Religion |
| REL 264 | Islamic Civilization: Politics, History, Arts |
| REL 266 | Magic and the Supernatural in the Middle Ages |
| REL 272 | Islam in the Americas |
| REL 274 | Quran: Text, Culture, Arts |
| REL 279 | Saints & Gangsters: Hip-Hop, Black Religion, and Realness |
| REL 282 | Religion, Disability, and Medicine |
| REL 292 | The Dawn of the Middle Ages |
| REL 295 | Montezuma's Mexico: Aztecs and their World |
| REL 308 | Buddhist Texts in Translation |
| REL 311 | Buddhism and Gender |
| REL 312 | Psychology of Religion |
| REL 313 | Human Suffering: Job, Genesis, and Revelation |
| REL 314 | The Inquisition in Spain and the Spanish Americas |
| REL 318 | Sex, Gender, Islam, Power |
| REL 330 | Traveling East, Traveling West: Medieval Travels and Travelers |
| REL 348 | Epics of Asia: Myth and Religion |
| REL 360 | Independent Study |
| REL 379 | Evangelicalism & Christian Nationalism: From Spiritual Freedom to Political Crisis |
| REL 450 | Religious Studies Research Seminar |
| REL 457 | Senior Thesis |
| REL 458 | Senior Thesis |
| SOC 231 | Sociology of Religion |
Courses Taken Outside of Bates
Students may petition to count one course taken outside of Bates toward the concentration.
Declaration Restrictions
Students who declare the Religious Studies C001 concentration may not declare the following:
- Religious Studies major
- Religious Studies minor
Other Considerations
None.