RELS 2253

(3 credits) 3 hours lecture This course is an overview of Christianity, including Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Protestantism. Topics may include beliefs, rituals, institutions, experts, art, architecture, artifacts and popular religiosity. The focus is contemporary, with some historical background. Christianity in Canada and relations between Christianity and society will be addressed: for example, issues of politics, economics, ethics, mass media, gender, race and/or class.