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General Humanities

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

General Humanities

Precepted by Pilar Barrera and Mari Takiguchi

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Religious Studies Portal

April 2026

Tolkien and the Old Testament

Precepted by Dr. Joel D. Ruark

May 2026

Exploring Japanese Culture: Traditions and Festivals Across the Seasons Candidate

Precepted by Pilar Barrera and Mari Takiguchi

The God Who Conquered Rome: From Pagans to Persecutions to Power Candidate

Precepted by Adam Beaton

June 2026

Bible as Literature: The Gospels in the Their Contexts Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Larry Swain

Pre-Christian Religions of the North Hybrid Candidate

Precepted by Dr. Irina Manea

Preceptors for Religious Studies

Adam Beaton

Anna Milon

Faith Acker

Irina Manea

Joel D. Ruark

Julian Barr

Larry Swain

Liam Daley

Mari Takiguchi

Patrick Lyon

Pilar Barrera

Robert Steed

Sam Roche

Shawn Gaffney

All Modules in Religious Studies Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Ancient Egyptian Mages	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Ancient Near East Literature and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經 Part II	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ecocriticism History Japan Le Guin Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Intensive Reading of the Tao Te Ching/Daode jing 道德經	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China East Asian Studies Philosophy Religious Studies
An Intensive Reading of the Zhuangzi/Chuang Tzu 莊子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics Fantasy History Japan Le Guin Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Hinduism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Islam	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Sacramental Christianity	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
A Sip of Tea and Tea Culture	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Poetry Religious Studies
Beyond Mythology: Ritual and Performance in Old Norse Religion	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	History Religious Studies Viking Age
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in the Their Contexts	Dr. Larry Swain	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Biblical Foundations: Genesis 1-11	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Christmas Carols in Latin!	Dr. Larry Swain	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages Bible Classical Literature Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
C.S. Lewis' The Four Loves and Greek Philosophy	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	British Literature Classical Literature CS Lewis Cultural Studies Philosophy Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World The Inklings
Egyptian Book of the Dead	Shawn Gaffney	Language Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology History Magic Religious Studies
Egyptian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Exploring The Japanese Mind: A Cultural Dialogue	Pilar Barrera Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Religious Studies
Exploring Japanese Culture: Traditions and Festivals Across the Seasons	Pilar Barrera Mari Takiguchi	General Humanities Sector	Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Food History Japan Music Religious Studies
Exploring Pu Songling's Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio 聊齋誌異	Pilar Barrera Dr. Robert Steed	Fantasy Studies Sector	China Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Fantasy History Magic Monsters Religious Studies
Exploring Romance of the Three Kingdoms 三國演義	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Video Games
Exploring Sei Shonagon's The Pillow Book 枕草子	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages Women's Studies
From Page to Heart: A Workshop for Memorizing What You Love	Sam Roche	Living Arts Sector	Advanced Languages Beginning Languages British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Collaborative Feedback Conversational Languages Creative Writing Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Fairy Tales Intermediate Languages Invented Languages Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies Workshops
Intermediate Latin Translation: The Vulgate Psalms	Dr. Faith Acker	Language Sector	Advanced Languages Bible Intermediate Languages Poetry Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic in the Greco-Roman World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Early Buddhism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	East Asian Studies Religious Studies
Introduction to Japanese Religions Series	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Anime Classical Literature Cultural Studies East Asian Studies Ethics History Japan Magic Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Introduction to Mahayana Buddhism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China East Asian Studies Religious Studies
Introduction to Old Norse Religion	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Religious Studies Viking Age
Introduction to Vajrayana Buddhism	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China East Asian Studies Japan Religious Studies
Inventing the Holy Grail: Chretien de Troyes's complete “Perceval"	Dr. Liam Daley	General Humanities Sector	Arthurian Literature Epic Fantasy Fantasy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Medieval Christian Thought and Practice	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Bible Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Mesopotamian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Plant-based Entheogens, Shapers of History and Consciousness	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	History Religious Studies
Pre-Christian Religions of the North	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Germanic Studies History Religious Studies Viking Age
Reading John Donne’s Holy Sonnets	Dr. Faith Acker	General Humanities Sector	Metaphysics Poetry Religious Studies Renaissance
Religion in the Life and Works of J.R.R. Tolkien	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	JRR Tolkien Religious Studies
The God Who Conquered Rome: From Pagans to Persecutions to Power	Adam Beaton	General Humanities Sector	History Philosophy Religious Studies
The Life and Legend of St Nicholas	Dr. Julian Barr	General Humanities Sector	Bible Classical Literature Cultural Studies History Religious Studies The Middle Ages
The Other in the Ancient Egyptian World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
The Witch-cult Hypothesis and Its Afterlives	Dr. Anna Milon	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology History Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Viking Hogwarts: A Guide to Old Norse Magic	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Battle Magic and Mythology	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Monsters Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: Shamanistic World Views in Norse Magic	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Viking Hogwarts: The World Of Old Norse Sorcery Non-Sequential Series	Dr. Irina Manea	General Humanities Sector	Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Germanic Studies History Magic Religious Studies The Middle Ages Viking Age
Warrior Biographies: Influential Figures in Japanese Martial Arts	Sam Roche	General Humanities Sector	Classical Literature East Asian Studies Fairy Tales History Japan Martial Arts Philosophy Religious Studies
Women in the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible History Religious Studies Women's Studies
Zen History and Thought: An Overview	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	China Cultural Studies East Asian Studies History Japan Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages

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