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Religion is one of the great motivators of human behavior, along with sex, money and power. Sometimes people do amazing or horrific things in the name of their god(s).
When you minor in Interreligious Relations, you’ll study how these three great Abrahamic faiths have interacted over the centuries, not simply out of an interest in history, but also out of concern for our future.
The Interreligious Relations minor consists of five courses and interfaith justice work.
Required Courses (complete all three)
RTS 1XXX | Any introductory RTS course (1000-level) |
RTS 2950 | Ethics in the Abrahamic Tradition |
RTS 3750 | Christians and Jews: Conflicts and Reconciliations |
Electives (choose two, focusing on two different traditions)
Inside the Religious and Theological Studies Department
RTS 2100 | Judaism |
RTS 2150 | Islam |
RTS 2200 | Introduction to Hebrew Scripture |
RTS 2300 | Introduction to the New Testament |
RTS 2400 | Sex, Politics, Religion and St. Augustine |
RTS 2425 | Pellegrinaggio in Italia: In Search of Augustinian Community |
RTS 2450 | History of Christian Thought |
RTS 2800 | Social Ethics: Christian Perspectives |
RTS 2810 | Sex, Marriage, Family and Work |
RTS 2820 | Bioethics and Healthcare: Theological Approaches |
RTS 2990 | Special Topics in Religious Studies |
RTS 3000 | Buddhism and Islam: Body and Belief |
RTS 3200 | God in the Hebrew Bible |
RTS 3210 | Gender and the Bible |
RTS 3400 | American Catholicism |
RTS 3600 | The Roman Catholic Church |
RTS 3610 | Sacramental Theology |
RTS 3650 | Death and Dying in History, Religion and Society |
RTS 3710 | Theology through Women’s Eyes |
RTS 3750 | Christians and Jews: Conflicts and Reconciliations |
RTS 3800 | Having Heroes: Their Lives and Yours |
RTS 3850 | War and Peace: Religious Perspectives |
RTS 4400 | St. Augustine Seminar |
Outside the Religious and Theological Studies Department
COM 3231 | Intercultural Communication |
FAA 2630 | The Art of the Middle Ages |
HIS 3365 | The History of Muslim Communities, 600-1600 |
Note: All minors engage with Jews, Christians, Muslims and others, in active interfaith work promoting social, political and economic justice.
For more information about majors and minors at Merrimack, consult the online course catalog.