| Course Title: Introduction to Christianity |
| Start Date: 09/09/2026 End Date: 12/22/2026 |
| Term: Fall Semester 2026 |
| Description: Christianity has a two-thousand-year history and a global reach. This course introduces students to common elements that can be found among most Christianities and to the diversity and range of Christian belief and practice among the roughly 2.6 billion Christians in the world today. The course includes five sections: Christian scriptures; Christian history; global Christianities; Christian theologies and issues in contemporary Christianity, including issues related to gender and sexuality and to Christian nationalism. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , MP - Multicultural Perspectives |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate     | Credits:4.00     |
| Faculty         | Phone         | Email address         |
| Benjamin Hill   | 413-538-2876   | hhill@mtholyoke.edu   |
| Meeting Dates         | Method         | Meeting days         | Meeting times         | Building name         | Room     | Frequency     |
| 09/09/2026 - 12/22/2026   | Lecture   | Monday and Wednesday   | 12:00PM - 01:15PM   | TBA   | TBA   | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses         | ||
| None |           |           |
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| Section status: Open     | Capacity: 40     | Enrollment: 0     | Available: 40     | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List         | Required         | Publisher Full Price         |
| To be determined. |           |           |
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| This is NOT the complete book list for this class.   |