SOC 7107 Sociology of religion: new configurations of religion
3 units
Sociology
Faculty of Social Sciences
Examination of classic and contemporary sociological theories of religion. Analysis of new cultural, political and social issues concerning religion. Study of new configurations of religion in the 21st century. Topics will include comparative regimes of religiosity and secularism, immigration, diversity and religious freedoms, links between religion and politics throughout the world, new forms of individual and community religiosity/spirituality, secularization and the rise of the non-religious, gender and religion, tensions within established religions, analysis of the positive/negative relationship of populations towards religion and its influence on public policies.
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