Spring 2022 Courses

Just a few of the courses being offered in the spring of 2022 in the Department of Religion. Click HERE for more information about each of these courses as well […]

Fall 2021 Courses in Religion

Preview of some of the courses being offered this fall in the Department of Religion. Click HERE for more information about each of these courses as well as a complete […]

Religion and the Paranormal

This course takes a critical approach to the paranormal as an “other” category for religion and science, including insights from folklore studies, laboratory research and cognitive science.

The course explores the theories and practices of meditation developed by the major Buddhist traditions, in relation to the relevant social, philosophical, and religious contexts. The focus is on the […]

Religion and Politics in Latin America

This advanced undergraduate course explores the relations between religion and politics in Latin America and the Caribbean, past and present.

Environmental Ethics

This course explores the competing secular and religious views regarding human impacts on and moral responsibilities toward nature and the key thinkers and social movements in contention over them.

Religion & Nature in North America

This course critically examines the roles played by religion, ethics, and nature during the evolution of the cultural, political, and environmental history of North America since European contact. It pays […]

Global Ethics

This course explores the ethical dimensions of global social, political, and environmental issues. Students will learn about different philosophical and religious ethics and use those approaches to understand and evaluate […]

Buddhist Philosophy

This is a new course, offered at UF for the first time. It is open to students from all majors who are interested in learning about Buddhist philosophy. There are […]

Beginning Sanskrit

The goal of this course is to instruct students with no prior knowledge of Sanskrit with a systematic introduction to the language. Using introductory textbooks and handouts students will learn […]

Islam in South Asia

The study of Muslims in South Asia—in India, but also in Bangladesh and Pakistan—is crucial for understanding contemporary Islam in our global world. South Asian Muslims are also active in […]

Religion, Social Movements, and Social Change

This class explores the role of religion in movements for social change. We will address core questions in study of social movements – how movements emerge, why people join, how […]

The Pentateuch

The modern study of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) effectively began in the nineteenth century, when scholars, through painstaking critical analysis of the biblical text, discovered that the Pentateuch (the first five […]

Why Study Religion at UF?

Religion is arguably the most powerful and pervasive force in the world. Majoring in religious studies can help you understand the complex and sometimes volatile relationships between religion and politics, […]

Spirituality and Health Care

In the twenty-first century, spirituality and health care are intersecting in new ways. Traditional and indigenous medical practices are increasingly being sanctioned by and integrated with Western biomedicine. Health providers […]

Religion and the Paranormal

As many as three-quarters of Americans believe in ghosts. The majority hold other paranormal beliefs as well. What does this tell us about the future of religion? In a “disenchanted” […]

Summer Students Explore Non-Western Healing Practices

Professor Robin M. Wright (ONLINE) This course is dedicated to the study of non-Western healers and medicine in relation to various religious traditions around the globe. The most important themes […]

New religions, food, and animals oh my! — Spring 2017 courses

Can you believe it? Football season is flying by, Thanksgiving break is just around the corner, and it’s time to register for Spring classes. As you register for Spring coursework […]

A Week of Religion News Blogs

Religion matters. Religion news matters. Every single day a new religion headline hits the press — on blogs and online news agencies, television and in print. And so, there are […]

More classes for your Spring schedule!

As you register for Spring coursework in the coming weeks we wanted to make sure you had all the relevant information on courses offered through #UFreligion (you can find the […]

Our Spring courses bring all the students to the hall

Can you believe it? Homecoming is upon us, Thanksgiving break is just around the corner, and it’s time to register for Spring classes. Time flies when you’re having fun (a.k.a. […]

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