RELS271
What is Religion?
Credit only granted for: RELS289I or RELS271. Formerly: RELS289I. Draws upon examples from a wide variety of religious traditions to explore the question of what religion is and how to best understand it. Engagement with diverse approaches to religion including phenomenology and the study of "the sacred"; sociology and the study of religious communities; and questions of religious experience, ritual, and identity formation.
Spring 2026
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Average rating: 4.20
Spring 2025
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Average rating: 4.20
Past Semesters
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Average rating: 5.00
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Average rating: 4.20
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Average rating: 4.20
During the Spring 2020 and Spring 2021 semesters, students could choose to take some of their courses pass-fail mid-semester which skews grade data aggregated across multiple semesters.
Average GPA of 3.56 between 191 students*
* "W"s are considered to be 0.0 quality points. "Other" grades are not factored into GPA calculation. Grade data not guaranteed to be correct.