Explore the world’s major religious traditions through a structured, text-anchored, and historical lens. Over 52 weeks (208 lectures), this flagship course offers a comparative study across nine traditions—Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Zoroastrianism, Confucianism, Sikhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. Students engage directly with primary scriptures and canonical texts to examine fundamental themes, including concepts of God, sacred law, ethics, mysticism, schisms, and eschatology across both Eastern and Abrahamic faiths. Course Format: 4 lectures per week featuring conceptual themes, religion-specific analyses, and direct primary source comparative readings.