Courses

Title
Instructor
Quarter
Day, Time, Location

OSPKYOTO 58
A Journey into the Buddhist Visual Arts of Japan

Ludvik, C. (PI)
Hugh, M. (GP)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

OSPMADRD 74
Islam in Spain and Europe: 1300 Years of Contact

Ariza Armada, A. (PI)
Perez Leal, P. (GP)

2026 - 2027
Winter

OSPMADRD 75
Sefarad: The Jewish Community in Spain

Ariza Armada, A. (PI)
Perez Leal, P. (GP)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 1
Religion Around the Globe

Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 3
The Religious Life of Things

Kieschnick, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:20 AM

RELIGST 5
AI and Religion

Gentry, J. (PI)
Fisher, E. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 6N
Religion in Anime and Manga

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 11Q
Being Human in an AI World

Lai, E. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 14N
Buddha's Brain and the New Science of Mind

Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 17N
Meditation and Arts in Zen Buddhism

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 23X
Democracy and Disagreement (COMM 3, CSRE 31, HISTORY 3C, PHIL 30, POLISCI 31, PSYCH 31A, PUBLPOL 3, SOC 13)

Brest, P. (PI)
Satz, D. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday
3:00 PM
4:50 PM

RELIGST 50
Exploring Buddhism: Ancient Wisdom for Modern Challenges?

Lavole, O. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 56
Exploring Chinese Religions

Kieschnick, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 62
Exploring Islamic Mysticism

Parasseri, N. (TA)
Ahmad, S. (TA)
Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 105
The Art of Exorcisms (JEWISHST 107)

Amin, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 108
The Lost Scriptures (JEWISHST 108)

Amin, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 108X
Environmental Wayfinding: Cultural, Artistic, and Spiritual Approaches to Life on a Changing Planet (EARTHSYS 108, EARTHSYS 208, NATIVEAM 108)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 109
Alternative Ontologies: Religion in the Pluriverse

2026 - 2027
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 110
Religion and the Politics of Nature

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 119
Religion and Conflict

Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 119X
Global History of Psychedelics: From the Stone Age to Silicon Valley (PSYC 119A, PSYC 219A)

Greer, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Thursday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 120
Magic, Marvel, and Sinners: Exploring Religion in Popular Culture (AMSTUD 120M)

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Wednesday Friday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 130
Culture Wars: US Religion and Politics Since 1920 (AMSTUD 130, CIVIC 130, POLISCI 130T)

McLoughlin, S. (TA)
Martin, L. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday
10:30 AM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 138
Indian Philosophies

Monteserin Narayana, D. (TA)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 141
Between Malcolm X and Martin Luther King, JR.: Race, Religion, and the Politics of Freedom (AFRICAAM 221, AMSTUD 141X, CSRE 141R, HISTORY 151M, POLISCI 126)

Sharick, J. (PI)
Martin, L. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 142
Life Worth Living

Sharick, J. (PI)
Martin, L. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 145
The Gothic and the Supernatural (ENGLISH 145B)

Willburn, S. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
3:00 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 146
Religion, Place, and Power

Carroll, N. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Tuesday Thursday
10:30 AM
11:50 AM

RELIGST 147
Building Heaven and Hell (CEE 147, CLASSICS 147R)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 150
Texts that Changed the World from the Ancient Middle East (COMPLIT 31, HUMCORE 111, JEWISHST 150)

Shemtov, V. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday
11:30 AM
12:50 PM

RELIGST 158
Spiritualism and the Occult

Willburn, S. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 163
Ghosts, Ghouls, and Demons: Religion and the Supernatural

Gentry, J. (PI)
Fisher, E. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 170D
Readings in Talmudic Literature (JEWISHST 127D, JEWISHST 227D)

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday
5:30 PM
7:20 PM

RELIGST 170D
Readings in Talmudic Literature (JEWISHST 127D, JEWISHST 227D)

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday
5:30 PM
7:20 PM

RELIGST 170D
Readings in Talmudic Literature (JEWISHST 127D, JEWISHST 227D)

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday
5:30 PM
7:20 PM

RELIGST 171
Gender(s) and Sexuality in Jewish Culture (JEWISHST 171)

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 196
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 196
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 196
Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 199
Individual Work for Undergraduates

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 203A
South Asian Islam (RELIGST 303A)

Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Wednesday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 205A
Rituals in Asian Religions (RELIGST 305A)

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 210
Translating Religion (RELIGST 310)

Harrison, P. (PI)
Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 215
Death, Power, and Religion (RELIGST 315)

Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 217A
The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Buddhism (JAPAN 217A, JAPAN 317A, RELIGST 317A)

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 242
Chinese Buddhism (RELIGST 342)

Kieschnick, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 246
Constructing Race and Religion in America (AMSTUD 246, CSRE 246, HISTORY 256G, HISTORY 356G, RELIGST 346)

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 252
Hearts and Diamonds: The Lives of Buddhist Sacred Texts (RELIGST 352)

Harrison, P. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 263
The Religions and Cultures of Enslaved People in America (AFRICAAM 263C, AMSTUD 263, RELIGST 363)

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 267A
Reading Islamic Texts (RELIGST 367A)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 290
Majors' Seminar: Theories of Religion

Schwartz, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 297
Senior Essay/Honors Thesis Research

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 298
Senior Colloquium

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 303A
South Asian Islam (RELIGST 203A)

Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Wednesday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 304A
Theories and Methods

Fisher, E. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 305A
Rituals in Asian Religions (RELIGST 205A)

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Monday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 310
Translating Religion (RELIGST 210)

Harrison, P. (PI)
Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Monday Wednesday
4:30 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 315
Death, Power, and Religion (RELIGST 215)

Bigelow, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 317A
The Lotus Sutra in Japanese Buddhism (JAPAN 217A, JAPAN 317A, RELIGST 217A)

Mross, M. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 342
Chinese Buddhism (RELIGST 242)

Kieschnick, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Tuesday Thursday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 346
Constructing Race and Religion in America (AMSTUD 246, CSRE 246, HISTORY 256G, HISTORY 356G, RELIGST 246)

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Wednesday
1:30 PM
4:20 PM

RELIGST 352
Hearts and Diamonds: The Lives of Buddhist Sacred Texts (RELIGST 252)

Harrison, P. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Monday Wednesday
1:30 PM
2:50 PM

RELIGST 354
Recent Contributions to Buddhist Studies

Kieschnick, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Tuesday
3:00 PM
5:50 PM

RELIGST 359A
American Religions in a Global Context: Proseminar

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 359A
American Religions in a Global Context: Proseminar

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 359A
American Religions in a Global Context: Proseminar

Wells-Oghoghomeh, A. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

Thursday
12:00 PM
1:20 PM

RELIGST 367A
Reading Islamic Texts (RELIGST 267A)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 382
Research in American Religions

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 382
Research in American Religions

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 382
Research in American Religions

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 384
Research in Christian Studies

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 384
Research in Christian Studies

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 384
Research in Christian Studies

Lum, K. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 385
Research in Buddhist Studies

Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 385
Research in Buddhist Studies

Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 385
Research in Buddhist Studies

Gentry, J. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 386
Research in Islamic Studies

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 387
Research in Jewish Studies

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 387
Research in Jewish Studies

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 387
Research in Jewish Studies

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 388
Research in Religious Thought, Ethics, and Philosophy

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 388
Research in Religious Thought, Ethics, and Philosophy

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 388
Research in Religious Thought, Ethics, and Philosophy

Fonrobert, C. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 389
Individual Work for Graduate Students

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 390
Advanced Teaching Practicum

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 390
Advanced Teaching Practicum

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 390
Advanced Teaching Practicum

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 392
Paper in the Field

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 392
Paper in the Field

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 392
Paper in the Field

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 395
Master of Arts Thesis

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 395
Master of Arts Thesis

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 395
Master of Arts Thesis

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 399
Readings in Theories and Methods

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 801
TGR Project

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 801
TGR Project

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 801
TGR Project

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring

RELIGST 802
TGR Dissertation

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Autumn

RELIGST 802
TGR Dissertation

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Winter

RELIGST 802
TGR Dissertation

Abbasi, R. (PI)

2026 - 2027
Spring