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Credit: 0.5
NCAA Approved
Grades: 10-12
Session: June 16 – July 3, 2025
Class Meeting Times: Monday – Friday, 8:30 a.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT
Synchronous: 8:30 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. EDT
Asynchronous: 10:00 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. EDT
Synchronous: 12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. EDT
Teacher: Becky Wilkinson
Office Hours: Mornings and evenings by appointment
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the history, texts, beliefs, and practices of Judaism and Christianity with special emphasis placed on how these traditions have been expressed through culture and politics. Our approach to the study of religion is academic and non-devotional, meaning that we seek to gain an intellectual understanding of these traditions and the cultures in which they live, but we do not expect students to adopt any particular practices or beliefs. This course emphasizes how all religions are internally diverse and evolving over time. We will acknowledge and respect the wide variety, and sometimes contrasting, ways that Jewish and Christian communities express their faith. Learning objectives and student expectations in this course are similar or the same to what is typical during a full semester course, but the syllabus will be adapted and amended in order to provide the best possible learning experience. Students will engage with a wide variety of course materials and, along the way, they can expect to learn new skills for interpreting sacred literature, developing research studies, and analyzing current events about religion.
Credit: 0.5
NCAA Approved
Grades: 10-12
Prerequisite: World Religions 1
Session: June 16 – July 3, 2025
Class Meeting Times: Monday-Friday, 10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Synchronous: 10:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. EDT
Asynchronous: 12:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. EDT
Synchronous: 2:30 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT
Teacher: Becky Wilkinson
Office Hours: Mornings and evenings by appointment
Course Description:
This course will introduce students to the history, texts, beliefs, and practices of Hinduism, Buddhism, and Islam with special emphasis placed on how these traditions have been expressed through culture and politics. Our approach to the study of religion is academic and non-devotional, meaning that we seek to gain an intellectual understanding of these traditions and the cultures in which they live, but we do not expect students to adopt any particular practices or beliefs. This course emphasizes how all religions are internally diverse and evolving over time. We will acknowledge and respect the wide variety, and sometimes contrasting, ways that Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims express their faith. Students will engage with a wide variety of course materials and, along the way, they can expect to learn new skills for interpreting sacred literature, developing research studies, and analyzing current events about religion. Learning objectives and student expectations in this course are similar or the same to what is typical during a full semester course, but the syllabus will be adapted and amended in order to provide the best possible learning experience.
