RES 239 - PII Word and Sacrament

(Perspectives II course) Study of the roles of myth and ritual, story and sacrament, prayer and worship in the religious lives of persons and communities with a special emphasis on their roles in Christianity - Catholic, Orthodox and Protestant. Topics will include sacramentality; the history and practice of rites of initiation, reconciliation, healing, friendship, and orders; the centrality of the Baptism and Eucharist as Christian sacraments; sacraments as “rites of justice.”

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BR. Prereq: any PI in Religious Studies.

Credits: 3