Genres of Western Religious Writing
Explores literary forms conveying ideas in Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and related Western religious texts.
Summary
Past student reviews · Claire Kilgore , Ulrich Rosenhagen
Students reported a heavy workload with lots of reading and writing. One student noted the final project was overbearing and wished the second-half workload was more spread out.
What you’ll be able to do
Identify and explain significant genres of religious writing.
Identify ways in which written religious expressions are employed and deployed across various contexts and themes, such as pluralism, authority, race, identity, and violence.
Demonstrate proficiency in close reading, interpretation, and written and oral analysis
Demonstrate proficiency in categorizing, analyzing, and comparing diverse systems of value and belief in a variety of contexts.
Source: UW Guide 1· UW Guide 2
Grade history
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Prerequisites
Course mapSatisfied Communications A
- Satisfied Communications A
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- Satisfied Communications A
Professors
Spring 2027No instructors recorded for this selection.
Historical instructors & teaching patterns
CLAIRE KILGORE is recorded teaching in Spring 2025, Spring 2026. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
LEE WANDEL is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Spring 2008, Spring 2010. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
ULRICH ROSENHAGEN is recorded teaching in Spring 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2015, Spring 2016, Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020, Fall 2020, Fall 2021. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.
Calendar & sections
Spring 2027Schedule loads here as you scroll.
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Student experience
the class
Past student reviews · Claire Kilgore , Ulrich Rosenhagen
The course is a reading-intensive Comm B class featuring informative lectures and interesting content. It requires significant writing, including multiple large papers, and includes a final project.
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2021: 3.54 GPA, 92.9% A/AB (n=14 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.00 GPA, 56.2% A/AB (n=16 letter grades); Spring 2026: 3.15 GPA, 46.2% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).
difficulty & workload
Past student reviews · Claire Kilgore , Ulrich Rosenhagen
Students reported a heavy workload with lots of reading and writing. One student noted the final project was overbearing and wished the second-half workload was more spread out.
Past student reviews · Claire Kilgore
Claire Kilgore's lectures were informative and she was considerate with deadlines and extra credit. However, one student noted the lectures could have been more engaging and inspiring.
Topics
- Jewish, Christian, Muslim, and related religious texts.
- Literary forms of religions originating in Western culture.
- Themes including pluralism, authority, race, identity, and violence.
Skills
- Identifying and explaining significant genres of religious writing.
- Analyzing how written religious expressions are used in contexts like pluralism, authority, race, identity, and violence.
- Performing close reading, interpretation, and written and oral analysis.
- Categorizing, analyzing, and comparing diverse systems of value and belief.
Grades
Latest available · Spring 2026— not enough history to project Spring 2027.
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Through Spring 2026
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Not enough comparable courses for Spring 2027 in UW–Madison.
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Catalog & offerings
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Explore recorded gradesRecorded 2026-10-14
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Model & dataset provenance
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