SOC 325 - 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.

General Education Requirements: Social Contexts and Institutions

Prerequisites: SOC 101 and junior or senior standing or permission.

Course Typically Offered: Fall

Credits: 3