{"id":2240,"date":"2026-03-18T14:38:05","date_gmt":"2026-03-18T19:38:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/?page_id=2240"},"modified":"2026-03-19T07:12:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-19T12:12:58","slug":"religion-272-abroad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-abroad\/","title":{"rendered":"Religion 272 (Abroad)"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection>\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Sacred Places in Greece and Turkey <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Offered 2025-26 (January)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This course explores the notion of sacred places and examines specific sites sacred to ancient people, Jews, Christians, and Muslims. Students visit both natural landscapes and constructed sites and attend to places&#8217; physical characteristics and history, ongoing human interaction, inter-religious dynamics, scholarly theory, and their own lived experiences of place. The interplay of religion, social life, and political power within sacred spaces provides additional thematic focus. Offered periodically during January Term. Apply through Smith Center for Global Engagement. Also counts toward ancient studies major.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Counts Toward Majors:<\/strong>&nbsp;Ancient Studies, Religion<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2250\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-19\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-19-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769336879&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0021141649048626&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 19\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-19-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2250\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-19-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2250\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2253\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-9\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-9-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768404150&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.016666666666667&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 9\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-9-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"2253\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-9-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2253\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2252\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-8\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-8-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768147836&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 8\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-8-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2252\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-8-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2252\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2247\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-5\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-5-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767790486&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.02&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 5\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-5-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2247\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-5-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2247\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-attachment-id=\"2251\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-768x1024.jpeg\" data-id=\"2251\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-768x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2251\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2249\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-13\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-13-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768908432&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;2.2200000286119&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;32&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00016299918500407&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 13\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-13-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2249\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-13-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2249\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2235\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-275-ripley-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-275-Ripley-3-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767699344&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;80&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00014100394811055&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 275 &amp;#8211; Ripley 3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-275-Ripley-3-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2235\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-275-Ripley-3-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2235\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2248\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-272-jorgenson-7\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-7-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.78&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1768135767&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;6.7649998656528&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00029197080291971&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 272 &amp;#8211; Jorgenson 7\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-7-1024x768.jpeg\" data-id=\"2248\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-272-Jorgenson-7-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2248\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-attachment-id=\"2234\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/religion-275-ripley-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/religion\/files\/2026\/03\/Religion-275-Ripley-2-scaled.jpeg\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 15 Pro&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1767607319&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;9&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0020618556701031&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Religion 275 &amp;#8211; 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