RST 231 Sociology of Religion
Exploring religion from a sociological perspective, this course will consider religion as a function of human relationship and social institution. Students will consider religion as both social creation and a cause of social relationship and organization, as it is both influenced by and a producer of culture, society, group and group identity, and human consciousness. Religion is a force and motivation for diverse and sometimes opposing social realities: violence and healing, oppression and liberation, exclusion and communion. It also intersects with other social institutions. The course will explore various aspects of the social realities connected to and generated by religion, as well as introduce students to sociological tools or methods for religious inquiry.
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RST