You don’t need to be a religious studies major to take advantage of our faculty’s expertise. That’s why we created six new Focus Areas in Religious Studies. Whether you want to strengthen your resumé or follow your passion, these focus areas have something for every student at IU Indianapolis.
Focus Areas
In order to provide the flexibility that will fit with your interests, you may select one of six various focus areas. The focus areas and their corresponding courses are as follows:
REL-R323: Yuppie Yogis and Global Gurus
REL-R368: Religion and Healing
REL-R384: Religion, Ethics, and Health
REL-R395: Religion, Death, and Dying
REL-R180: Introduction to Christianity
REL-R212: Comparative Religions
REL-R257: Introduction to Islam
REL-R304: Islamic Beginnings
REL-R305: Islam and Modernity
REL-R308: Arab Histories
REL-R323: Yuppie Yogis and Global Gurus
REL-R328: Religions of the African Diaspora
REL-R344: Reformations of the Sixteenth Century
REL-R361: Hinduism and Buddhism
REL-R378: Religion and Revolutionaries
REL-R381: Religion and Violence
REL-R393: Comparative Religious Ethics
REL-R301: Women and Religion
REL-R312: Prophets, Captives, and Converts
REL-R369: Love, Sex, and Justice
REL-R383: Power, Sex, and Money
REL-R398: Women in American Indian Religions
REL-R300: Religion and Literature
REL-R348: Religion and Its Monsters
REL-R369: Love, Sex, and Justice
REL-R375: Religion Behind Bars
REL-R378: Religion and Revolutionaries
REL-R381: Religion and Violence
REL-R383: Power, Sex, and Money
REL-R384: Religion, Ethics, and Health
REL-R386: Consumption, Ethics, and the Good Life
REL-R393: Comparative Religious Ethics
REL-R394: Militant Religion
REL-R379: Religion and Philanthropy
REL-R173: American Religion
REL-R300: Cults and Sects in America
REL-R307: Religion in the Professions
REL-R312: Prophets, Captives, and Converts
REL-R314: Religion and Racism
REL-R363: African-American Religions
REL-R367: American Indian Religions
REL-R370: Islam in America
REL-R375: Religion Behind Bars
REL-R397: Mormonism and American Culture
REL-R398: Women in American Indian Religions
REL-R103: The Bible and Culture
REL-R111: The Bible
REL-R120: Images of Jesus
REL-R173: American Religion
REL-R180: Introduction to Christianity
REL-R243: Introduction to New Testament
REL-R300: Religion and Literature
REL-R348: Religion and Its Monsters
REL-R325: Paul and His Influence in Early Christianity
REL-R329: Early Christianity
REL-R344: Reformations of the Sixteenth Century
REL-R396: Religion and Fantasy
REL-R397: Mormonism and American Culture
What Religious Studies Did for Me?
“Religious studies broadens your perspective and teaches you to be more humane. The courses that I have taken in the department have dispelled a lot of the mystery and stereotypes that surround various religions and taught me to be more patient, sensitive, and imaginative.”
John is now a graduate student in History at the IU School of Liberal Arts. His goal is to complete a Ph.D. in Environmental History at Harvard, Yale or McGill. – John Upchurch, History B.A., Religious Studies minor (2020)
