Religion

Religion as an effort to make sense of a chaotic world and to shape it into something predictable and manageable, has been around in many and widely varied forms since the earliest times in human history. This course is intended to help students explore human religiosity by engaging with current religious traditions, in terms of their histories, cultural contexts, and varied expressions, all with the goal of developing the ability to understand, engage, and effectively carry the Gospel of Jesus Christ into a highly diverse and constantly changing world.

This course is a study of the roots of the Christian faith, beginning with the Biblical record in Acts, that laid the foundation for the early generations of the church. It works to place the Biblical record in its historical context using research, including original sources.