SOC 482 - The Sociology of Religion

Topics include: comparative religious cultures and beliefs; the social construction of religious beliefs; institutionalized religions and the resurgence of new sects and cults; major world religions and the way religion preserves and changes the social order; the encounter between religion and contemporary developments in science. Secularization and the future of religion.

Satisfies the General Education Social Contexts and Institutions Requirement.

Prerequisites & Notes
SOC 101 and junior or senior standing or permission.

Credits: 3