The Study of Religion
As we move into the early days of fall, another academic year starts here at Belmont. This means that primarily freshmen and juniors will be taking their required general education classes in religion. We have two different paths for students. One path focuses on the Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) for freshmen and the New Testament for juniors. Another path focuses on the entire Bible first and then a topical class in the junior year.
These classes are often not quite what the student expected. For some, they are too academic. For others, they are too devotional. For some, they are irrelevant. It is easy to feel like there's no good way to teach religion.
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