UWaterloo Religious Studies

Dissertation Public Talk by Doaa Shalabi
When: May 31, 12:00 PM
Topic: Life after Islamic School
Where: Taybe Elementary School, Waterloo
Interested to join virtually, please contact https://bit.ly/4nBvifW or https://bit.ly/4dV1zLN for a link.

Looking for a great online elective this Spring 2026? Enroll in RCS 100!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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An introduction to religious and spiritual traditions that originate in Asia, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Further topics typically include Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Shinto. Students will explore the beliefs and practices of these religious traditions and the lived experiences of practitioners in both Asia and North America.⁣⁣⁣

Do cinematic attempts capture the horror of the Holocaust faithfully, or trivialize it? Find out in RCS 272/JS 233/GER 283 this Spring 2026!

RCS 270 is offered online⁣!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Explore how popular films have informed and shaped our understanding of religion.

RCS 266 - Spring 2026!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
While death is a physical event, it often entails legal, social, cultural, psychological, and religious significance. RCS 266 examines matters of dying, death, and death rituals in a variety of religions

Who was Paul? Find out in RCS 236 this Spring 2026!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣ Offered Online. ⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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This course covers the career and thought of the apostle Paul, at once a Jew, a Graeco-Roman, and a Christ believer, living within the Roman Empire. Attention is given to issues such as spirit, Jewish Law, grace, freedom and slavery, Christ, church, politics, gender and sexuality.

RCS /JS 231 - Antisemitism is offered online, Spring 2026.⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
https://bit.ly/4s8G8vu⁣

Looking for a great online elective this Spring 2026? Enroll in RCS 100!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
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An introduction to religious and spiritual traditions that originate in Asia, including Hinduism, Buddhism, and Daoism. Further topics typically include Sikhism, Jainism, Confucianism, and Shinto. Students will explore the beliefs and practices of these religious traditions and the lived experiences of practitioners in both Asia and North America.⁣⁣⁣

RCS 270 is offered online⁣!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
Explore how popular films have informed and shaped our understanding of religion.

RCS 266 - Spring 2026!⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣⁣
While death is a physical event, it often entails legal, social, cultural, psychological, and religious significance. RCS 266 examines matters of dying, death, and death rituals in a variety of religions