Religious Studies

RELIGST 4: What Didn't Make the Bible

TTH 3:00-4:20pm

Explore the politics behind what did and did not make it into the bible.

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RELIGST 56: Exploring Chinese Religions

MW 3-4:20pm

An overview of major themes and historical developments in 5000 years of Chinese religion.

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RELIGST 158: Spiritualism and the Occult

TTh 9-10:20am

This course will examine the popular mystical practices of the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries when millions of people in Europe and America described themselves as spiritualists

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RELIGST 168: Philosophy of Religion: An Historical Introduction

TTh 12-1:20

Most attitudes toward religion found on college campuses today trace their origins back to the European Enlightenment of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries.

RELIGST 204: The Buddhist Body: Exorcism, Self-Immolation, and Tattoo Art

Th 1:30-4:20

In Buddhist practices, devotees have long used their bodies to express religious devotion.

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From politics and art to science and war, the study of religion opens a gateway to understanding the world around us. Religious literacy is key to global citizenship in the 21st century.

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This is a space for faculty and graduate students in Stanford's Religious Studies Department to reflect on the ways in which their own work foregrounds issues of diversity, inclusion, and equity. We will feature a different graduate student and faculty member on a rotational basis.

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