SVCC College Catalog

REL 100 INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION (3 cr.)   Explores various religious perspectives and ways of thinking about religious themes and religious experience.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

REL 200 SURVEY OF THE OLD TESTAMENT (3 cr.)   Surveys books of the Old Testament, with emphasis on prophetic historical books. Examines the historical and geographical setting and place of the Israelites in the ancient Middle East as background to the writings. Lecture 3 hours per week.

REL 210 SURVEY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT (3 cr.)   Surveys books of the New Testament, with special attention upon placing the writings within their historical and geographical setting. Lecture 3 hours per week.

REL 230 RELIGIONS OF THE WORLD (3 cr.)   Introduces the religions of the world with attention to origin, history, and doctrine.  Lecture 3 hours per week.

REL 246  CHRISTIANITY (3 cr.)  Examines the origins and historical development of Christianity, its basic metaphysical and theological assumptions, its essential doctrines, and the present state of the church in the modern world. Lecture 3 hours per week.