REL 415 - Religion, Health, and Healing

Credits 3
How do persons of various religious communities understand health? What maintains health and what brings healing? This class will introduce students to various religious traditions and investigate the health and healing perspectives and practices of those religious communities, including those of the "non-religious" modern medical culture. In particular students will compare and contrast these features and reflect upon their implications
for health care in America today. They will also develop their own interfaith understanding and reflect on its implications for their future career.