Religion
Personal Enrichment
Offered through Continuing Education
@ Meramec | Wildwood
Our religion classes are designed to help you develop a broad understanding of specific world religions. The primary focus of our classes is based on religious traditions, biblical literature, and historical developments of religions throughout the world.
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Religion and Its Role in World History
Join this exciting journey exploring the question, “What is religion?” Discussion
includes a brief survey of world history examining how religion has influenced every
period. This class is a recommended prerequisite for the Eastern Religions and Western/Monotheistic
Religions courses, which discuss five major world religions.
RELG:701 | 1 session | $14 AGE 60+ | $19 REG
P01 Tu 7-9 p.m. | Jan Worley
Jan. 21 | MC-BA, 114
Eastern Religions
If you are intrigued by the major religions of Asia, begin your search for understanding
with this course offering an introduction to the teachings, history, development and
current challenges of Hinduism and Buddhism. Expand your knowledge of other belief
systems and discuss the differences and similarities of the major world religions.
It is recommended that this course be taken in conjunction with Religion and Its Role
in World History and Western/Monotheistic Religions to provide a more complete view
of major world religions.
RELG:702 | 2 sessions | $19 AGE 60+ | $29 REG
P01 Tu 7-9 p.m. | Jan Worley
Jan. 28-Feb. 4 | MC-BA, 114
Western/Monotheistic Religions
Each session focuses on the teachings, history, development and current challenges
of Judaism, Christianity or Islam to expand knowledge of other belief systems while
giving students the opportunity to discuss differences and similarities of major world
religions. It is recommended that this course be taken in conjunction with Religion
and Its Role in World History and Eastern Religions to provide a more complete view
of major world religions.
RELG:703 | 3 sessions | $24.50 AGE 60+ | $39 REG
P01 Tu 7-9 p.m. | Jan Worley
Feb. 11-25 | MC-BA, 114
NEW! Rags to Royalty: Mary in Art and Culture Through the Centuries
Mary, the mother of Jesus, is the most famous woman in the history of the world. She
has been depicted as humble peasant, serene virgin, tender mother and radiant queen.
Discover the history of Christianity’s relationship with Mary through thematic exploration
of her cultural and artistic representations. Reference will be made to scriptural
tenets and key theologians.
RELG:765 | 1 session | $14 AGE 60+ | $19 REG
P01 Th 6:30-8 p.m. | Yvonne Klein
Feb. 13 | MC-SO, 108
History of the Bible
Join us for the fascinating history of the world’s most famous, most read, most debated
and most controversial book. Discussion will focus on how, when and by whom the material
was recorded, copied, translated, debated and eventually selected to be canonized
into collections to form the Hebrew Bible followed by the Christian Bible, consisting
of the Old and New Testaments. The Protestant Reformation will be discussed with attention
to the implications of printing and translation of the Bible into English, the recovery
of ancient manuscripts, construction of critical editions and the rise of critical
historical scholarship and contemporary responses. Stories within the Bible will not
be discussed.
RELG:704 | 2 sessions | $19 AGE 60+ | $29 REG
P01 Tu 7-9 p.m. | Jan Worley
April 14-21 | WW, 202
Forgiveness: The Key to Happiness
Love can heal the world and forgiveness is the catalyst for making it happen. When
we give up all grievances, the path is open to finding real peace and happiness. Discussion
includes inspirational stories of the miracles of personal healing that radical forgiveness
can produce and why forgiveness is so important for our own well-being and for others.
The steps of performing forgiveness is presented and discussed. Following these steps
outside the classroom can release grievances and heal relationships. This presentation
of forgiveness is psychologically based and is not focused on any particular religious
view of forgiveness, so no religious or faith-based view of forgiveness is needed
to understand and practice it.
RELG:765 | 1 session | $14 AGE 60+ | $19 REG
P02 Tu 7-9 p.m. | Jan Worley
April 28 | WW, 202
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