This course focuses on the ways that religion shapes environmental attitudes and practices in cultures throughout the world. It explores how the world's religious traditions understand and value nature and how these traditions view the relationship of humans to nature. Students will apply these perspectives to contemporary issues such as sustainability and climate change. Prerequisites: ENG 112 or WRI 118 and Sophomore standing. This course fulfills the Engaging Our World requirement in the General Education Curriculum.
REL-389: Religion and the Environment
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