World Religions Minor University of Kentucky

04/14/2023

World Religions Minor have two new Courses added to their list

HIS349 History of Death and HIS191.003 Eastern Religions

Have a look at the poster of History of Death

03/20/2023

World Religions Minor is pleased to announce the inaugural lecture by Prof Philipp Rosemann - Cottrill-Rolfes Chair in Catholic Studies!

Prof Rosemann will be speaking on
“Catholic Space, Catholic Time, and the Performative Power of the Word,” an Inaugural Lecture for the Cottrill-Rolfes Chair in Catholic Studies (Arts and Sciences).

Monday, 3 April, 4.00 p.m., Young Library Auditorium.

Reception to follow.

03/20/2023

World Religions Minor is excited to invite everyone to the 2023 Clark Lecture, given by Prof. Deborah Deliyannis (Indiana University), on “Picturing Goths and Heretics in Early Medieval Ravenna.”

This will be a fascinating perspective on relations between Orthodox and Catholic Churches, and also perceptions of ethnic identity in an imperial context, as revealed in art and architecture.

Mark your Calendars:- Thursday, 30 March, 4.00 p.m., at the Hardymon Theatre in the Davis-Marksbury Building (Rose Street).

03/20/2023

World Religions Minor is pleased to invite all of you to their upcoming Lecture by Prof. Cathy Wanner (Penn State University) on “The World-making and World-breaking Capacities of Religion in the Russo-Ukrainian War,””

Monday, 27 March, 4.00 p.m., the Steward Room in Bingham-Davis House (Gaines Center).

03/20/2023

Hello Wildcats, Fall 2023 Course List of World Religions Minor is HERE!

World Religions warmly invites you to enroll in one or more of these courses listed for Fall 2023!

02/24/2023

02/24/2023

The Program

The minor in World Religions explores the diversity of religious practices and beliefs and the place religious traditions have in a complex, globalized world. World Religions could be an excellent minor for you if you are interested in religious traditions other than your own, or want a deeper understanding of the history and impact of your own religious tradition.

To enroll in the World Religions Minor, please fill out this form: https:// forms.as.uky.edu/all-program-declaration-form. It will go to an Arts and Sciences advisor.

A minimum of 18 credit hours, including ANT 335: Religion in Everyday Life is required. Nine credit hours must be at the 300 level or above. Six must be from a prefix outside of the major. For more details, click on "Minor" in the navigation. Here is our webpage link https://worldreligions.as.uky.edu/

For each semester's offerings, click on "Course Offerings."

The minor in World Religions explores the diversity of religious practices and beliefs and the place religious traditions have in a complex, globalized world. World Religions could be an excellent minor for you if you are interested in religious traditions other than your own, or want a deeper under...

02/24/2023

Hello Wildcats,

The following courses, offered in Spring 2023, all bear credit toward World Religions Minor. Some also apply to UK Core Requirements.


AIS 330 ISLAMIC CIVILIZATION II
Mohammad Zannoun MWF 10:00

AIS 338 WOMEN AND ISLAM
Ghadir Zannoun TR 11:00

ANT 327 CULTURE AND SOCIETIES: INDIA & SOUTH ASIA
Mark Whitaker TR 11:00

ANT 334 SOUL AND COSMOS IN THE NATIVE AMERICAS
Shannon Plank TR 9.30

ANT 335 RELIGION IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Mark Whitaker TR 3.30 Core: Inquiry in Social Sciences
Course required for World Religions Minor (the only one!)

ANT 450 SYMBOLS & CULTURE
Monica Udvardy TR 4:00 Online

A-H 323 (Topics): CHRISTIAN ICONOGRAPHY
Alice Christ TR 9.30

A-H 300/525 (Topics): THE ICON
Alice Christ TR 12.30

CLA 135 GREEK & ROMAN MYTHOLOGY
Laura Manning Online Core: Inquiry in the Humanities

CLA 382 GREEK & ROMAN RELIGION
Valerio Caldesi Valeri TR 11:00

GER 363 GERMANIC MYTHOLOGY
Brenna Byrd MWF 1:00

HIS 352 (Topics): CHRISTIAN SALVATION
David Olster TR 12:30

HIS 354 (Topics): EASTERN RELIGIONS
Sinu Rose TR 9:30

HIS 379 REFORMATION EUROPE
Scott Taylor TR 2:00

HJS 210 INTRODUCTION TO JEWISH LITERATURE
Sheila Jelen TR 11:00

HJS 324 JEWISH THOUGHT & CULTURE I (Ancient Israel to the Middle Ages)
Marin Luther Chan TR 2:00

MCL 390 THE JEWISHNESS OF JESUS
Christian Brady TR 3.30

PHI 343 ASIAN PHILOSOPHY
Eric Sanday TR 09:30:00 Core:Global Dynamics

SOC 365 RELIGION AND SOCIETY
Patrick Mooney MWF 2.00

02/24/2023

Welcome to the World Religions Minor at the University of Kentucky! If you are interested to engage in the academic study of Religion, you will find the Courses offered under World Religions Minor interesting and engaging.

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The minor in World Religions explores the diversity of religious practices and beliefs and the place religious traditions have in a complex, globalized world. World Religions could be an excellent minor for you if you are interested in religious traditions other than your own, or want a deeper under...