Religion & the City Courses
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World Religions in Baltimore
+ Working with Community Partners on Housing and Food Justice
This course introduces to Hindu, Buddhist, Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religious traditions. We focus on their histories, beliefs, practices, and influence on contemporary society. Additionally, we explore how these religious traditions have presented challenges to but also contributed to justice and peace. Specifically, we examine the history of religion in Baltimore and current work being done on housing and food justice by religious community partners. The purpose of this course is therefore to provide you with a set of analytical tools and an introductory understanding of world religions in order to become better informed citizens of multi-religious societies and to help explore and develop new avenues for justice and peace.
World Religions: a case for Peace & Justice + The Mural Project
This course introduces the dynamic and influential world religions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. It approaches these traditions as fields of inquiry within the academic study of religion by focusing on their history, beliefs, practices, and influence on contemporary society. Additionally, it explores how these religious traditions have presented challenges to but also contributed to justice and peace. Students engage issues of justice and peace through course content and through the Baltimore Mural Project in order to explore the relation between religion, art and social inequities within the city. The purpose of this course is therefore to provide students with a set of analytical tools and an introductory understanding of world religions in order to become better informed citizens of multi-religious societies and to critically explore and develop new avenues for justice and peace.