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Upper Level
Credits: 4
Term(s) Offered (Subject to Change) :

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Course Description:


Part I: ALL STUDENTS of Religious Thought in World Perspective should order the following:
024230Bragle, George. Religious Thought in World Perspective Course Guide. Empire State College.
022477Paden, William. Interpreting the Sacred. Beacon Press.
025223Novak, Philip (ed.) The World's Wisdom. Harper Collins
For four credits, you should also purchase one book each from PARTS II, III and IV
PART II: REQUIRED CHOICE FOR MONOTHEISM
022479Carmody and Carmody. Christianity: An Introduction. Edition 3. Wadsworth.
OR
022483Neusner, Jacob. A Short History of Judaism: Three Meals, Three Epochs. Augsburg Fortress.
OR
022484Waines, David. Introduction to Islam. Cambridge University Press.
PART III: REQUIRED CHOICE FOR EASTERN MYSTICAL TRADITION
012844Hopkins, Thomas J. The Hindu Religious Tradition. Wadsworth.
OR
012852Thompson, Laurence G. Chinese Religion: An Introduction. Edition 5. Wadsworth.
OR
022486Kitagawa, Joseph. On Understanding Japanese Religion. Princeton University Press.
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022487Harvey, Peter. Introduction to Buddhism. Cambridge University Press.
PART IV: REQUIRED FOR ANIMISM OR PRIMAL RELIGIONS
024233Gill, Sam. Native American Religions. Wadsworth.
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022488Mbiti, John. African Religions and Philosophy. Edition 2. Heinermann.