Fall 2025
UMass Amherst
UMass Amherst - Fall 2025
For more information on the below courses, please refer to the UMass Course Catalog.
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Greek Mythology | Classics 224 | 4 | Joseph Wilson | AL |
| Archaeology of Early Christianity | Classics 390STB | 4 | Joseph Wilson | |
| The Jewish Experience I | Judaic 101 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | DG/HS |
| The Jewish Experience II | Judaic 102 | 4 | Jordan Katz | DG/HS |
| Jews, Medicine, & Healing in the Premodern World | Judaic 251 | 4 | Jordan Katz | DG/HS |
| Religion and State | Judaic 363 | 4 | Susan Shapiro | |
| Religion & Politics in the Early Modern Middle East | MidEast 362 | 3 | Malissa Taylor | |
| Christianity | History 225H | 3 | Susan Ware | DG/HS |
Amherst College
Amherst College - Fall 2025
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Jewish Keywords | AMST 210 | 4 | Wendy Bergoffen | T/TH 10:05-11:20 AM |
| Religion, Democracy, and American Culture | AMST 217 | 4 | Francis Couvares | T/TH 8:35-9:50 AM |
| Greek Mythology and Religion | CLAS 121 | 4 | Rebecca Sinos | MWF 11:35 AM-12:25 PM |
| God | EUST | 4 | Ilan Stavans | MW 10:05-11:20 AM |
| Islam and the Modern State | LJST 263/HIST 243 | 4 | Youssef Ben Ismail | T/TH 4:05-5:20 PM |
| Introduction to Religion | RELI 111 | 4 | Monika Brodnicka | T/TH 10:05-11:20 AM |
| Sacred Sound | RELI 120 | 4 | Jeffers Engelhardt | T/TH 1:05-2:20 PM |
| Music, Religion, and Ritual in Africa | RELI 122 | 4 | Monika Brodnicka | T/TH 2:35-3:50 PM |
| Beginning the Bible | RELI 166 | 4 | Susan Niditch | MWF 10:05-10:55 AM |
| Christianity and Capitalism | RELI 172 | 4 | Andrew Dole | T/TH 1:05-2:20 PM |
| Lived Religion | RELI 179 | 4 | Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos | MWF 1:30-2:20 PM |
| Buddhist Ethics | RELI 255 | 4 | Maria Heim | T/TH 8:35-9:50 AM |
| Jewish Identity and MeToo: A Study of Women in Judaism | RELI 261 | 4 | Susan Niditch | MWF 11:35 AM-12:25 PM |
| Religion and Violence in the Roman Empire | RELI 277/HIST 274 | 4 | Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos | MW 2:35-3:50 PM |
| Christianity and Democracy | RELI 279 | 4 | Andrew Dole | T/TH 11:35 AM-12:50 PM |
| Islam: Authors and Texts | RELI 286 | 4 | Tariq Jaffer | T/TH 2:35-3:50 PM |
Hampshire College
Hampshire College - Fall 2025
Mount Holyoke College
Mount Holyoke College - Fall 2025
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Islam | RELIG 102 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 1:45-3:00 PM |
| Arts of Asia | RELIG 108 | 4 | Ajay Sinha | MW 11:30 AM-12:45 PM |
| Introduction to Buddhism | RELIG 163 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | T/TH 1:45-3:00 PM |
| Introduction to African Diaspora Religions | RELIG 181 | 4 | Meredith Coleman-Tobias | MW 11:30 AM-12:45 PM |
| Religion and Science Fiction? | RELIG 208 | 4 | Amina Steinfels | MW 10:00-11:15 AM |
| Disability and Religion | RELIG 209 | 4 | Susanne Mrozik | MW 1:45-3:00 PM |
| Women and Gender in Judaism | RELIG 234 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | T/TH 1:45-3:00 PM |
| OMG: God and Her Critics, from the Bible to Ecological Crisis | RELIG 257 | 4 | Mara Benjamin | T/TH 10:30-11:45 AM |
| The Aquatic Life of Black Devotion | RELIG 361 | 4 | Meredith Coleman-Tobias | M 1:30-4:20 PM |
| Political Islam | POLI 341 | 4 | Sohail Hashmi | M 1:30-4:20 PM |
Smith College
Smith College - Fall 2025
| Course Name | Course # | Credits | Instructor | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Study of Buddhism | BUS 120 | 4 | Andy Rotman | T 7:00-9:30 PM |
| The Jewish Tradition | JUD/REL 125 | 4 | Sari Fein | T/TH 1:20-2:35 PM |
| Midrash: The World of Rabbinic Interpretation | JUD/REL 219 | 4 | Sari Fein | T/TH 2:45-4:00 PM |
| The Modern Jewish Experience | JUD/HST 223 | 4 | TBD | T 7:00-9:30 PM |
| Magic | JUD 232 | 4 | Sari Fein | T/TH 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
| Putin’s Russia: After Communism, After Atheism | REL 140 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T/TH 2:45-4:00 PM |
| Colq: What is Religion? | REL 200 | 4 | Andy Rotam | M: 1:40-2:55 PM W: 1:20-2:35 PM |
| What is the Good Life? Wisdom From the Bible | REL 211 | 4 | Joel Kaminsky | M: 3:05-4:20 PM W: 2:45-4:00 PM |
| Mary: Images and Cults | REL 238 | 4 | Vera Shevzov | T/TH 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
| Colq: Religion and US Capitalism | REL 271 | 4 | Casey Bohlen | T/TH 10:50 AM-12:05 PM |
| Colq: Social Justice, Spirituality and the American Radical Tradition | REL 293 | 4 | David Howlett | MW 9:25-10:40 AM |
| Seminar: Advanced Topics in Religion-Pilgrimage | REL 305pl | 4 | David Howlett | T/TH 1:20-2:35 PM |