THE 585 The Religions of Asia

As immigration from and economic relations with Asian nations increases, this course introduces the major religious traditions of Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Daoism and Shinto. The course will also consider the interactions among these traditions, bearing in mind the words of the Second Vatican Council declaration, Nostra Aetate: "[The church] regards with sincere reverence those ways of conduct and of life, those precepts and teachings which, though differing in many aspects from the ones she holds and sets forth, nonetheless often reflect a ray of that Truth which enlightens all men and women."