Course Catalog - 2014-2015

     

RELI 477 - THE BIBLE AND THE BRAIN

Long Title: THE BIBLE AND THE BRAIN
Department: Religion
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Credit Hours: 3
Description: What does cognitive science and linguistics have to do with religion and being religious? This seminar explores religious practices, beliefs and texts from the perspective of the burgeoning field of cognitive studies. Case studies will be focused on biblical and parabiblical texts. RELI 574: Write 10,000 word research paper, serve as discussion leader component in addition to the roundup reviews. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 574. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 477 if student has credit for RELI 353/RELI 574.