Study of Christianity and Culture Minor
The undergraduate minor in the study of Christianity and culture is an interdisciplinary curriculum in the humanities, arts, and social sciences that aims to refine students’ understanding of the cultural, social, and political influence of Christianity.
Requirements
In addition to the program requirements listed below, students must:
- take at least nine hours of their minor "core" requirements at UNC–Chapel Hill
- earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.000 in the minor core requirements. Some programs may require higher standards for minor or specific courses.
For more information, please consult the degree requirements section of the catalog.
Code | Title | Hours |
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Requirements | ||
The minor requires the completion of five courses, including at least one course from each of the following categories. | ||
Core course: | 3-9 | |
Christian Cultures | ||
Ancient, medieval, or early modern Christianity (see list below) | 3-9 | |
Christianity in the modern world (see list below) | 3-9 | |
Total Hours | 15 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Courses must be taken from at least two different departments, and at least one must be numbered 200 or above.
Students may also petition the Minor Faculty Advisory Committee for permission to count toward their minor requirements other potentially appropriate UNC–Chapel Hill courses, independent study courses, transfer courses, or study abroad courses.
Students also are encouraged to take language courses that relate to the minor in the study of Christianity and culture — such as Latin, Greek, or Hebrew — but language courses do not fulfill minor course requirements.
Although this minor is housed in the Department of Religious Studies, the director of Christianity and culture is responsible for advising all students who minor in the study of Christianity and culture.
Ancient, Medieval, or Early Modern Christianity
Code | Title | Hours |
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ARTH 264 | Medieval Art in Western Europe | 3 |
ARTH 290 | Special Topics in Art History | 3 |
ARTH 365 | Late Medieval Art | 3 |
CLAR/JWST/RELI 110 | 3 | |
CLAS 259 | Pagans and Christians | 3 |
ENGL 223 | 3 | |
ENGL 224 | 3 | |
ENGL 227 | 3 | |
ENGL 228 | Literature of the Later Renaissance H | 3 |
GSLL/RELI 218 | Christianity and Islam in the Middle Ages | 3 |
HIST 106 | 3 | |
HIST 107 | 3 | |
HIST 177H | Honors Seminar in Early European History | 3 |
HIST 428 | The Later Roman Empire, 193 CE-378 CE | 3 |
HIST 431 | The Medieval Church | 3 |
HIST 452 | The Renaissance: Italy, Birthplace of the Renaissance, 1300-1550 | 3 |
HIST/RELI 454 | The Reformation | 3 |
ITAL 357 | Dante, Petrarch, and Boccaccio in English | 3 |
PHIL 215 | 3 | |
RELI 62 | 3 | |
RELI 70 | 3 | |
RELI 104 | 3 | |
RELI 114 | 3 | |
RELI 163 | 3 | |
RELI 164 | 3 | |
RELI 201 | 3 | |
RELI 207 | 3 | |
RELI 208 | 3 | |
RELI 209 | 3 | |
RELI 217 | 3 | |
RELI 218 | Christianity and Islam in the Middle Ages | 3 |
RELI 244 | 3 | |
RELI 266 | 3 | |
RELI 314 | 3 | |
RELI 315 | Religious Frauds: Lies, Forgeries, and Fake News H | 3 |
RELI 366 | Medieval Religious Texts | 3 |
RELI 367 | The Art of Devotion in Medieval and Early Modern Europe | 3 |
RELI 371 | Women Mystics | 3 |
RELI 413 | 3 | |
RELI 454 | The Reformation | 3 |
RELI 515 | 3 | |
RELI 564 | 3 | |
RELI 603 | 3 | |
RELI 607 | Problems in Early Christian Literature and History H | 3 |
RELI 608 | The Messiah and the Apocalypse | 3 |
RELI 609 | 3 | |
RELI 610 | Readings in the Apostolic Fathers | 3 |
RELI 614 | 3 | |
RELI/GERM 227 | 3 | |
RELI/WGST 362 | 3 | |
RELI 368/WGST 370 | 3 | |
RELI 665/WGST 664 | Body and Suffering in Christian Mysticism | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
Christianity in the Modern World
Code | Title | Hours |
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AAAD 159 | The History of the Black Church and Social Change | 3 |
AAAD 210 | African Belief Systems: Religion and Philosophy in Sub-Saharan Africa | 3 |
AAAD 286 | 3 | |
ANTH/FOLK/RELI 342 | African-American Religious Experience | 3 |
PHIL 134/RELI 126 | 3 | |
RELI 72 | 3 | |
RELI 125 | 3 | |
RELI 138 | 3 | |
RELI 140 | 3 | |
RELI 141 | 3 | |
RELI 142 | 3 | |
RELI 151 | 3 | |
RELI 161 | 3 | |
RELI 162 | 3 | |
RELI 215 | 3 | |
RELI 225 | Christian Cultures | 3 |
RELI 236 | 3 | |
RELI 241 | Messianic Movements in American History | 3 |
RELI 242 | 3 | |
RELI 245 | Latina/o Religions in the United States-Mexico Borderlands H | 3 |
RELI 332 | 3 | |
RELI 338 | 3 | |
RELI 340 | Liberal Tradition in American Religion | 3 |
RELI 352 | 3 | |
RELI 365 | 3 | |
RELI 421 | 3 | |
RELI 424 | 3 | |
RELI 441 | 3 | |
RELI 443 | Evangelicalism in Contemporary America H | 3 |
RELI 446 | Christian-Jewish Relations throughout the Ages | 3 |
RELI 448 | 3 | |
RELI 540 | Mormonism and the American Experience | 3 |
RELI 541 | 3 | |
RELI 542 | Religion and the Counterculture H | 3 |
RELI 662 | Advanced Seminar in Contemporary Catholicism | 3 |
RELI/SOCI 429 | 3 | |
RELI/WGST 244 | 3 | |
RELI/WGST 371 | Women Mystics | 3 |
SOCI 290 | Special Topics in Sociology 1 | 3 |
H | Honors version available. An honors course fulfills the same requirements as the nonhonors version of that course. Enrollment and GPA restrictions may apply. |
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With permission, based on topic.
See the program page here for special opportunities.
Department Programs
Majors
Minors
- Islamic and Middle Eastern Studies Minor
- Jewish Studies Minor
- Religious Studies Minor
- Study of Christianity and Culture Minor
Graduate Programs
Chair
Barbara Ambros