RELG 3255

Ethics, Literature, and Religion

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Course Description

Discipline(s): Artistic, Interpretive, & Philosophical Inquiry

Explores how ethical issues in religious traditions and cultural narratives are addressed in literature, scripture, essay, and memoir. How do stories inquire into "the good life"? How may moral principles and virtues be "tested" by fiction? How does narrative shape identity, mediate universality and particularity, reflect beliefs and values in conflict, and depict suffering?


  • Jennifer Geddes

     Rating

     Difficulty

    3.00

     GPA

    3.87

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Spring 2025

  • Larry Bouchard

     Rating

     Difficulty

    1.00

     GPA

    3.70

     Sections

    Last Taught

    Fall 2021