Religion and the Arts (REL 151)
Term: 2024-2025 Academic Year Spring
Faculty
There is not currently a faculty member for this course
Schedule
Tue-Fri, 2:00 PM - 3:15 PM (1/14/2025 - 5/9/2025) Location: MAIN MG 113
Description
This course examines how religious beliefs, values, and practices have inspired and shaped artistic expression in diverse cultures and faith traditions, investigating questions such as: How do spiritual themes emerge in artistic works? How has art been used to teach religious narratives? How have the
arts contributed to devotional practices? From cave paintings to contemporary performance pieces, from chants to holy hip hop, the course demonstrates the mutual influence of religious traditions and artistic creativity across multiple genres and media. Meets General Education Distribution Area III.B.