Spring 2027 Courses
**Updated 10/8/2026. Listings are subject to change. Students, confirm meeting arrangements in BuckeyeLink when enrolling. All courses are full-term, 3 credit hour offerings unless otherwise noted.**
Core Courses
RELSTD 3972
Theory and Method in the Study of Religion | LEC | TR 09:35AM-10:15PM | Hagerty Hall 050 | Spencer Dew | Class #17300
Survey of contemporary theories and methods used in the academic study of religion.
Prereq: 2370 (270) or 2370H (270H) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for RelStds 4972 or Comptd 4972 (520).
RELSTDS 2102.02
Comparative Sacred Texts | LEC | TR 12:45PM-02:05PM | Room TBA | Karin Ikeda | Class #20250
Introduction to religious views of the universe, the supernatural, social organization, ethics, etc., through sacred texts (oral and written) of diverse cultures and historical periods.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course, or equivalent. Not open to students with credit for CompStd 2102.02. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts course.
RELSTDS 2370
Intro to Comparative Religion | LEC | MW 11:30PM-12:25PM | Jennings Hall 355 | Seth Josephson | Class #26770
REC| F 10:20AM-11:15AM | Campbell Hall 207 | Lydia Ertachew | Class #26771
REC| F 11:30AM-12:25AM | Campbell Hall 207 | Lydia Ertachew | Class #26772
REC | F 11:30AM-12:25AM | Campbell Hall 293 | Justin Wheaton | Class #27484
REC | F 12:40PM-01:35PM | Campbell Hall 293 | Justin Wheaton | Class #27485
Introduction to the academic study of religion through comparison among major traditions (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, etc.) and smaller communities.
Prereq: English 1110 or equiv. Not open to students with credit for 2370H or CompStd 2370H or 2370. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies and race, ethnicity and gender div course
RELSTDS 2370H
Intro to Comparative Religion | LEC | TR 11:10PM-12:30PM | Derby Hall 049 | Patrick Dunn | Class #28391
Individual Religious Traditions Courses
CLAS 3408
Ancient Roman Religion | LEC | TR 11:10PM-12:30PM | Enarson Classroom Building 230 | Megan Nutzman | Class #35330
Study of religious life and institutions in the Roman Republic and Empire, with due attention to the primary sources, in translation, and their difficulties.
GEL cultures and ideas. GEL historical study. GE Foundation: Historical and Cultural Studies course.
COMPSTD 4822
Native American Identity | LEC | TBA | Off Campus | fabian Romero | Class #35214
This course is an offering of the Ohio Prison Education Exchange Project (OPEEP). The course is a class with both campus students and incarcerated students at the London Correctional Institution, a state prison facility in London, OH. The class meets once a weel at the prison facility. Students are enrolled by permission of the instructor. Potential students must complete a questionnaire to indicate their interest in the course. Please visit https://opeep.osu/courses-0 to complete this requirement form or contact the professor for more information.
HEBREW 2700H
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament| LEC | WF 11:10AM-12:30PM | Hagerty Hall 042 | Daniel Frank | Class #28393
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is taught from a historical perspective. The HB/OT is a collection of texts designed to create and fortify the ethnic identify of a single group within imperial contexts, while focusing on the formation of gender, identity and race. The student will study the cultural dimensions of the ancient societies in which the HB/OT was written.
Prereq: English 1110.xd, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course. Not open to students with credit for 2700H, JewshSt 2700, or 2700H. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross listed to JewshSt.
HISTORY 2220
History of Christianity| LEC | MWF 11:30PM-12:25PM | Fontana Lab 2040 | David Brakke | Class #36299
The History of how the messianic beliefs of a small group of Jews transformed into a worldwide religion of amazing diversity. Our approach will be historical and contextual: How have Christian beliefs, practices and institutions changed over time and adapted to and changed different cultures? Some topics include developments in theology, spirituality, modes of authority, social structures.
HISTORY 3227
Gnostics and Other Early Christian Heresies | LEC | R 09:35AM-10:55AM | Hayes Hall 006 | Caspian Goggin | Class #36288
Examines the early Christian philosophical movement known as 'the Gnostics' whose beliefs, based on the stories of the Bible, Platonist philosophy, and the new revelation of Jesus, shocked other Christians.
Prereq: English 1110.xx, or completion of GE Foundation Writing and Information Literacy course, or permission of instructor.
HISTORY 3245
The Age of Reformation | LEC | TR 09:35AM-10:55AM | Denney Hall 238 | Laura Flannigan | Class #29505
The history of the Protestant, Catholic, and Radical Reformations of 16th and early 17th century Europe.
Prereq or concur: English 1110.xx, or GE Foundation Writing and Info Literacy course, or permission of the Instructor.
JEWSHST 2201
Introduction to Jewish Culture, Thought and Practice| LEC | TR 03:55PM-05:15PM | Hagerty Hall 071 | Adena Tanenbaum | Class #30362
An introduction to the historical, ideological, and cultural growth of Judaism examined from a variety of methodological perspectives.
Prereq: Not open to students with credit for 201. GE cultures and ideas and diversity global studies course. GE foundation historical and cultural studies course.
JEWSHST 2700H
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament| LEC | WF 11:10AM-13:30PM | Mendenhall Lab 175 | Daniel Frank | Class #28395
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament is taught from a historical perspective. The HB/OT is a collection of texts designed to create and fortify the ethnic identify of a single group within imperial contexts, while focusing on the formation of gender, identity and race. The student will study the cultural dimensions of the ancient societies in which the HB/OT was written.
Prereq: English 1110.xd, or GE foundation writing and info literacy course. Not open to students with credit for 2700H, JewshSt 2700, or 2700H. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross listed to JewshSt.
JEWSHST 3704
Women in the Bible and Beyond| LEC | TBA | Online | Yohnatan Naveh | Class #27041
An examination of social, legal, and religious positions of women as they appear in the Hebrew Bible and the ways in which they have been represented and interpreted in later textual, visual, and audio sources.
Prereq: English 1110. Not open to students with credit for 2704, JewshSt 2704, or 3704. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross listed in JewshSt.
HEBREW 3704
Women in the Bible and Beyond| LEC | TBA | Online | Yohnatan Naveh | Class #27041
An examination of social, legal, and religious positions of women as they appear in the Hebrew Bible and the ways in which they have been represented and interpreted in later textual, visual, and audio sources.
Prereq: English 1110. Not open to students with credit for 2704, JewshSt 2704, or 3704. GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and race, ethnicity and gender div course. Cross listed in JewshSt.
PHILOS 2120
Asian Philosophies| LEC | TR 3:55PM-5:15PM | Pomerene Hall 160 | Steven Brown | Class #21704
A survey including at least three of the following philosophies system of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and historical and cultural studies course.
PHILOS 2120
Asian Philosophies| LEC | WF 12:45PM-2:05PM | Denney Hall 250 | Connor Griffith | Class #26143
A survey including at least three of the following philosophies system of Asia: Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Taoism, and Confucianism.
GE lit and diversity global studies course. GE foundation lit, vis and performing arts and historical and cultural studies course.
Comparative/Interdisciplinary Courses
PHILOS 2850
Introduction to Philosophy of Religion | LEC | WF 02:20PM-03:40PM | University Hall 056 | Nathan Dowell | Class #28065
A philosophical analysis of the nature of religion and the foundations of religious belief.
RELSTDS 3678
Religion and American Culture | LEC | TR 11:10AM-12:30PM | Baker Systems 148 | Adam Banks | Class #29981
Thematic approach to the intersections of religion and American culture, with Attention to varied topics such as pluralism, nationalism, race, gender, sexuality, law, media, science, economics, and popular culture. 2370 recommended.
Prereq: English 1110 (110) or equiv. Not open to students with credit for CompStd 3678.
RELSTDS 3777
Religion, Health, and Healing | LEC | MW 09:35AM-10:55PM | Hopkins Hall 246 | Melissa Curley | Class #36485
This course explores religious strategies for healing and managing the many sources of disease and distress that afflict human beings, the needs these strategies meet, and the ways they carve out space for themselves under the banner of "spirituality".
Prereq: GE foundation writing and info literacy course.
RELSTDS 3618
The History of God | LEC | TR 02:20PM-03:40PM | TBA | James Moore | Class #29981
Exploration of how the idea of a single God developed in religions having their origins in the near East and the Medterranean (Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and Hellenistic Philosophy) from ancient times to present.
Prereq: English 1110 or GE foundation writing and info literacy. Not open to students with credit for NELC 3168. Cross-listed in NELC.