This course is offered through the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Colorado State University. You must be a member of Osher to enroll in this course.
The three predominant Western religions - Judaism, Christianity, and Islam - were born in a world of multiple gods, claimed descent from the same patriarch, and based the beliefs of a single God whose will was revealed in a book.
We will begin by examining various facets of the world at the time each faith began, and then how each religion developed over time. We will discuss their unique, as well as their common, overarching views and practices.
Recommended Readings: Huston Smith Harper Collins (1991); The World’s Religions, NY (paperback)
Noncredit courses do not produce academic credit nor appear on a Colorado State University academic transcript.