Spring Quarter 2024
- For day, time, room, and TA information, see our PDF Schedule or the class search tool https://registrar-apps.ucdavis.edu/courses/search/index.cfm.
- For all courses not described here, please refer to the General Catalog course descriptions: https://catalog.ucdavis.edu/courses-subject-code/rst/
RST 001F: Religion Today
Flagg Miller
RST 008: Health & Religion
Meaghan O'Keefe
RST 011: Ethical Eating
Lynna Dhanani
RST 065C: The Qur'an
Ryan Brizendine
RST 136: Topics in Jainism
Lynna Dhanani
RST 136: Topics in Buddhism
Layne Little
RST 141C: New Testament Literature: Paul
Wendy Terry
RST 150: Religious Ethics
Meaghan O'Keefe
RST 153: Religion and Medicine
RST 165: Islam in Asia
Ryan Brizendine
Introduction to Islamic history, thought, and culture in four major cultural zones of Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Afghanistan), South Asia (Indian subcontinent), East Asia (China), and Southeast Asia (Indonesia, Malaysia). Historical overviews of Islam in each region; exploration of leading works of Asian Islamic thought and literature; guided tours of distinctive cultural productions (visual arts, music, etc.). Focus on premodern period (1000s–1700s) as foundational to modern developments.
RST 172: Ch'An Buddhism
Layne Little