CHID 380 A: Theories In the Study of Religion

Spring 2018
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Meeting:
MW 3:30pm - 5:20pm / THO 211
SLN:
12165
Section Type:
Lecture
Joint Sections:
RELIG 380 A
Instructor:
James K Wellman Jr
THEORIES IN THE STUDY OF RELIGION PROVIDES A VARIETY OF APPROACHES TO THE STUDY OF RELIGION CENTERED ON EXAMINING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN RELIGION AND MODERNITY IN THE TRADITION OF POST- ENLIGHTENMENT, EURO-AMERICAN SCHOLARSHIP. EXAMINES THEORIES OF RELIGION ACROSS DISCIPLINES: HISTORY, ANTHROPOLOGY, SOCIOLOGY, MARXISM, FEMINISM, POSTMODERNISM, POLITICAL THEOLOGY, AND FREUDIAN PSYCHO-ANALYTICAL THEORY.
Catalog Description:
Provides a variety of approaches to the study of religion centered on examining the relationship between religion and modernity in the tradition of post-enlightenment, Euro-American scholarship. Examines theories of religion across disciplines: history, anthropology, sociology, Marxism, feminism, postmodernism, political theology, and Freudian psycho-analytical theory. Offered: jointly with RELIG 380.
GE Requirements Met:
Social Sciences (SSc)
Credits:
5.0
Status:
Active
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January 13, 2025 - 6:12 pm