REL207 — Death and Dying
REL 207 - Death and Dying REL 207 - Death and Dying Description: Introduction to the academic study of issues surrounding religion, culture, death, dying, and bereavement. Engages death and dying from the perspective of various religious traditions, both in terms of doctrinal belief and lived practice. Examines death practices in various global locations. Explores personal narratives of death and grief in contemporary society and asks questions about what makes life worth living. Topics may include: the social impact of COVID-19, physician-assisted dying, shifting funerary practices, and the scientific pursuit of immortality. Lecture: 3 Lab: 0 Course Content: Religious studies methods Death, dying, and religion Death practices in the world Death, dying, and living Death, dying, and society Funerary practices Death and ethics Learning