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REL244

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Religion and Sports

Religion Division of Humanities and Fine Arts

Course Level

200 - Sophomore

Minimum Credits

4

This course fulfills:

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Course Requisites or Registration Restrictions

Course Requisites: Take REL-101 REL-111 or REL-112. (Required, Previous).

Course Description

Can sports be considered a religion? Is there a spiritual aspect to sport participation? How have religions incorporated sports into their practices and institutions, and vice versa? When have religion and sports come into conflict? In this course students will explore such questions as they critically analyze interconnections between sports and religion.