JWST 151: Health & Healing: Religious Perspectives

Cross Listed
Program
Credits 3
Attributes
Appropriate for First-year Students,
Diversity International,
Humanities Division,
Social Sciences

How have Jews and Christians understood epidemics, illness, healing, and medical ethics in history? How are major life experiences like birth and death, conception, and sexual health understood in Jewish and Christian thought? This course will explore religious perspectives on controversial topics including eugenics, abortion, organ donation, circumcision, and dietary ethics.