Introduction to the Course:

This ten-part course is designed to introduce the student to the major religions of the Near East to include Zorastrianism, Judaism, Christianity and Islam. These are faiths that have historically co-existed together depite their very disparate theological foundations.

Text:

The text for this course is J. N. K. Mugambi's (2010) A Comparative Study of Religions: Second Edition. Oxford, UK: African Books Collective. This text is free for use online thanks to the efforts of Project MUSE (muse.jhu.edu/book/39862).

Course Enrollment & Participation

You can register for this class by contacting Dr. Terry Wimberley at etwimber@hotmail.com. After having completed each course session participants may choose - on a purely optional basis - to answer the session study questions and submit them at etwimber@hotmail.com or to contact Dr. Wimberley by phone or email to request a time for dialogue about what you have learned. You may do so by phone or dialogue via Skype or Facetime. Dr. Wimberley's phone number is 239.405.4164. There may also be efforts to convene group meetings of the class using the Zoom application on our computers. If you are unfamiliar with how to use Zoom, this online tutorial link should be useful: https://support.zoom.us/hc/en-us/articles/201362193-Joining-a-Meeting .

Enrollment: You can enroll in this course by emailing etwimber@hotmail.com or by texting Dr. Wimberley at 239.405.4164.