Issues in Religion and Culture

Catalog description

This course focuses on a core theme or issue in religion and cultural studies. Examples of these issues include fundamentalism, traditionalism, religious adaptation and innovation, and formation of religious texts. The course will examine the selected issue through the study of primary and secondary works, field work, and the analysis of a variety of resources, including art, films, television, and the Internet. This course serves as the capstone course for the minor in Religion and Culture. See Special Topic(s) for this course.