Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: SACRED BIRTH

Department: Religion

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Language of Instruction: Taught in English

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group I

Analyzing Diversity: Yes

Credit Hours: 3

Description: In the hospital or in the home, child-birth is “everywhere socially marked and shaped” (Jordan 1993). This course is a survey of diverse ways birth is sacred for different religious and spiritual traditions and an exploration of how these religions are lived by birthing people in the contemporary context.