Students will be able to describe religious traditions within their historical and cultural contexts.

• Implies knowledge of important timelines and personages

• Implies knowledge of historical development of a tradition

• Implies knowledge of the cultural, social, political milieu of religious traditions.

Students will be able to demonstrate the critical skills required for reading, evaluating and interpreting religious texts and statements. 

• Implies the application of methods and knowledge of texts

• Implies information literacy

Students will be able to critique and discuss the application of religious texts and statements as they relate to contemporary issues.

• Implies written and oral communication skills

• Implies being able to construct an argument or thesis

• Implies being able to analyze the effect of religious texts