Not all courses are offered every year. Please consult the department's website, which lists the courses the department will offer this year as well as those cross-listed from other departments.
Religion
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
Method and Theory in the Study of Religion | |
| RLG1002H | Philosophy of Religion Gateway Seminar |
| RLG1003H | Islamic Studies Gateway Seminar |
| RLG1004H | Religions of Mediterranean Antiquity Gateway Seminar |
| RLG1005H | Jewish Studies Gateway Seminar |
| RLG1006H | South Asian Religions Gateway Seminar |
The MA Method and Theory Workshop | |
Directed Reading | |
Directed Reading | |
Major Research Paper | |
| RLG2001H | Transhuman Bonding Rites |
| RLG2005H | Religion and Posthumanism |
Comparing Religion | |
Religion, Secularism, and the Public Sphere | |
Early Christianity, Ancient Judaism, Ancient "Magic" | |
Mystical Poetics and the Study of Religious Aesthetics | |
Religion, Mourning, and Trauma | |
| Fragments of Redemption: Sigmund Freud and Theodor W. Adorno | |
| RLG2040H | Commentary: Theory and Practice |
| RLG2041H | Decolonizing Philology: Asian Textual Traditions |
| RLG2045H | Modern Buddhist Fiction |
Religion and Philosophy in the European Enlightenment | |
Constructing Religion | |
| RLG2065H | Philosophical Texts in Religion |
| RLG2066H | Great Critics of Religion |
Philosophical Topics in the Study of Religion | |
Kant’s Theory of Religion | |
| RLG2081H | Trauma, Healing, and Transformation |
| RLG3104H | Feminist and Womanist Biblical Interpretation |
| RLG3114H | Ancient Judaism and Christianity in a Colonial Context |
| RLG3123H | Samson in Text and Tradition |
| RLG3124H | Biblical Reception Histories |
Pseudepigraphy in Ancient Mediterranean Religion | |
The Politics of Bible Translation | |
| RLG3203H | The Talking Book |
| Martyrdom in Early Christianity | |
Christianity in the Ancient Near East | |
Social Networks and Elective Cults in Antiquity | |
Social History of the Early Jesus Movement | |
Christian Asceticism in Late Antiquity | |
The Synoptic Problem | |
Studies in the Synoptic Gospels | |
| RLG3250H | Heresy and Deviance in Early Christianity |
| RLG3252H | The Letter of James and Early Christian Wisdom |
| RLG3280H | Christianities of South Asia |
Words and Worship in Christian Cultures | |
Reading Buddhist Texts I | |
Reading Buddhist Texts II | |
Teaching Buddhism | |
| RLG3457H | Buddhism and Healing |
Sanskrit Readings | |
Sanskrit Readings II | |
Special Topics in Islamic Studies | |
| RLG3504H | Biblical Narratives in the Qur’an |
Islamic Law and Society | |
Shiʿi Studies: The State of the Field | |
Foundations in Shi’I Studies | |
Islamic Intellectual Traditions | |
| RLG3523H | Islamic Origins: Sources, Debates, and Prospects |
The Anthropology of Islam | |
Tools of the Craft: Research Fluency in Islamic Studies | |
| Muslim Material Cultures | |
| RLG3555H | The Prophetic Family in Islamic Tradition |
Wisdom in Second Temple Judaism | |
Modern Jewish Thought | |
Maimonides and His Modern Interpreters | |
| RLG3623H | The Thought of Leo Strauss |
Worship and Scripture at Qumran | |
The Jewish Legal Tradition | |
Jewish Traditions in Antiquity: Configuring the Text | |
Vaishnavism | |
Debates in Classical South Asian Religion and History | |
Readings in Sanskrit Literature | |
| RLG3705H | Becoming Hindu: Ritual Life in Hindu Traditions |
Sikhs in Early Modern India: Texts and Encounters | |
| RLG3722H | Approaching the Literary in South Asian Religions |
Hindu Epics | |
Readings in Sanskrit Philosophy | |
| RLG3771H | After the Śaiva Age: Regional Śaivism in the Second Millenium |
| RLG3789H | Burmese Buddhist Literature |
| RLG3800H | The Anthropocene: Indigenous Perspectives |
| RLG3823H | Buddhism and Indigeneity |
Topics in North American Religions | |
Directed Reading: TST Seminar | |
Colloquium Presentation | |
Doctoral Seminar Series — Compulsory Attendance (Credit/No Credit) |
Joint Courses
| Course Code | Course Title |
|---|---|
| JAR1001H | Anthropology of Religion Gateway Seminar |
Fanaticism: A Political History | |
| JPR2058H | Post-secular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism, and the Limits of Liberalism |
Other Departments
Other departments and collaborative specializations (see programs listed at the beginning of this entry) offer courses that may contribute to graduate programs in the study of religion. Visit the department's website for a current listing of such course offerings from:
- Anthropology
- Art History
- East Asian Studies
- English
- Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies
- Germanic Languages and Literatures
- History
- History and Philosophy of Science and Technology
- Italian Studies
- Law
- Medieval Studies
- Near and Middle Eastern Civilizations
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Sociology
- Toronto School of Theology