Religion and Social Theory

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Taught by JST. The purpose of this course is to introduce advanced students to important works in classical and contemporary social theory that enable scholars (and others) to better understand the complexities of contemporary religion. Secularization; social conflict and change; identity theory; globalization; rational choice theory - we will read the most crucial texts on such topics with an eye to how they shed light on how religion gets consolidated and enacted today. [Faculty Consent required; 20 max enrollment]