The student who graduates with a minor in Religion will be able to: - Describe and evaluate the scholarly methods used in the study of religion.
- Identify the basic concepts that make up a religious world view (e.g., creation of the world, good and evil, salvation, suffering).
- Identify and give examples of the universal forms of religious expression (e.g., sacred places, symbols, ethics, rituals).
- Analyze the historical development, and interaction among, the major world religions.
- Identify and evaluate the key beliefs and characteristics of each of the current major world religions.
- Determine and appraise the various expressions of religious life (e.g., social, political) that are evident in different societies over time.
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