SJSD 161A World Religions and Sexual Identities

An exploration of world religions with a focus on the traditions’ relationship to sexual identity and sexual diversity. This course will consider sexual diversity from a variety of perspectives, including the religion’s historical relationship to sexual diversity, sacred texts, essentials in its way of life, its spiritual life and arts, conceptions of divinity or sacredness, etc.  SJSD 161A will explore Abrahamic traditions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Related traditions may be added at the professor's discretion. GE 6 unlinked, or GE 5C or GE 5D. 

Credits

3

Distribution

SJSD