Syllabi Archive

A 1997 course by Edward Tomasiewicz at DePaul University "grapples with the relationships and tensions between faith/religion and commerce/money. "

A 2013 course by Patrick Flanagan at St. John's University introduces moral theology and uses "the lens of RCST through a critical reading of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops' Economic Justice for All to critique contemporary business practices."

A course by Bryan Stone at Boston University aims at "understanding and assessing the organizational structure, operation, and management of faith-based non-profits."

A 1998 course by John Wall at DePaul University explores "the ethical issues which arise in contemporary business" including "competing approaches to ethical theory" and "select ethical issues."

A course by Michael McBride at the University of California-Irvine aims "to teach how basic principles from economics yield a greater understanding of religious behavior."

A 2015 course by Denis Bekkering at St. Jerome's University in the University of Waterloo examines the definitions and intersections of "religion" and "culture."

A course by Charlie Wallace at Willamette University centers on "Western religious rituals involving food and drink, both as they have been practiced and rationalized in various contexts."

A 2010 course by Sally Promey at Yale University is an "interdisciplinary" study of "the process and practice of researching and writing sensory and material histories of religious images, objects, buildings, and performances."

A 2012 course by Jay Gary at Regent University "examines how religionists and futurists have related to each other."

A 2009 course by Brent Rodriguez Plate at Hamilton College explores "how religion--in its actual, lived form--has a lot to do with the ways humans engage the world through the senses."