SC: 1/17/2020 - Approved new course. Effective Summer 2020.
This course uses a sociological approach to the analysis of religion as a social institution. Sociological theories on the origins of religions, the relationship between religion and society, and customs, rituals and beliefs of religion will be examined. Religious institutions and their relationship to other social structures such as politics, education, community and family will be investigated.
This course uses a sociological approach to the analysis of religion as a social institution. Sociological theories on the origins of religions, the relationship between religion and society, and customs, rituals and beliefs of religion will be examined. Religious institutions and their relationship to other social structures such as politics, education, community and family will be investigated.