Course Overview:

This course will identify and analyze key theories of religion from the social sciences, evaluate and understand the limits of such theories, and consider their applicability to a variety of religious traditions, texts, practices, and experiences.

Prerequisite:

  • Minimum Grade 12 or equivalent

Learning Outcomes:

  • Development of a deep understanding of the context in which religious theories were and continue to develop.
  • A critical appreciation for theorizing religion.
  • Understanding and application of key concepts from the theory of religious discourse.
  • Understanding of the benefits and limits of these theories.

Course Content & Topics:

  1. Prehistory of the study of religion
  2. Historical foundations of the study of religion
  3. Enlightenment and religion
  4. Religion outside the West
  5. Religion, language and myth
  6. Religion, society and culture
  7. The experience of religion
  8. Religion and ritual practice
  9. Religious phenomenology
  10. Religion and thought
  11. Religion and colonialism
  12. Religious nationalism and globalism

Credit Information:

  • Credits: 3

Duration:

  • 14 Weeks: 3 hrs/week

Course & Related Fees:

  • Domestic & International: $550 (Five hundred fifty dollars)

For a detailed breakdown, please refer to Policy #S-005 Programs & Course Fee Schedule

Non-Refundable Fees:

  • Application Fee: $50.00/course (payable online and non-refundable)