Spiritual Autobiography: Building Community Through Interfaith Literacy
CSPL 207
Fall 2025
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| This course may be repeated for credit. |
| Crosslisting:
ENGL 268, RELI 207 |
This course will invite students to learn about the art of spiritual autobiography (SAB) and consider the impact of one's spiritual, religious, and cultural identities and beliefs, and how they are influenced by, and influence, their context, communities, and experiences. This course carefully blends intellectual curiosity and learning with self-reflection, self-integration, and civic engagement. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (English)(Religion Minor)(Religion) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: 75% - 89% |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
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Course pack with short excerpts from classic and contemporary authors, including bell hooks, Trevor Noah, St Augustine, Mitch Albom, al Ghazali, Viktor Frankl, Immanuelle Illibagiza, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Malcolm X, and Mahatma Gandhi.
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Examinations and Assignments:
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Class participation, short writing assignments, and a final written spiritual autobiography |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
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Contributes to the fulfillment of the following English major requirements: elective |
| Instructor(s): Mehr-Muska,Tracy Teva,David Meah,Jamir Dean Times: .M..... 01:20PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 18 | | SR major: 0 | JR major: 0 | | |
| Seats Available: 4 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 5 | JR non-major: 6 | SO: 6 | FR: 1 |
| Drop/Add Enrollment Requests | | | | | |
| Total Submitted Requests: 5 | 1st Ranked: 1 | 2nd Ranked: 3 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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