2023-2024 Catalog

RS 333 Sociology of Religion

This course studies religion from a sociological perspective. Students will draw upon sociological theory and methods to examine the meaning of religious rituals, the construction of religious identity, the structure of conversion and switching religions, the shape of religious institutions and communities, and the social nature of religious discourse and beliefs. The relationship between these phenomena and broader social, cultural, economic, and political forces (including race/ethnicity, gender/sexuality, secularization, globalization, and social/political change) will also be a focus. 

Credits

3

Cross Listed Courses

Same as SOC 333

Prerequisite

WRIT 102 or WRIT 201 and one course in RS or one course in SOC; or permission of the department