Units: 3Study of selected texts drawn from the world’s religious traditions - Christian, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Taoist, Confucian, and Muslim. Emphasis will be on the intrinsic literary interest of these texts as well as their thematic impact on other genres. May be repeated as course content changes; up to nine (9) units may be applied to graduation requirements, but only six (6) units may be applied toward major requirements in Literature and Writing Studies.