Modern Religion

Catalog description

This course investigates how religious individuals in their various ways have come to terms with 'the modern' and 'modernity,' heavily debated terms that have generated a multiplicity of approaches. Course content will vary depending on the instructor's specialization. Potential topics for discussion include theoretical discussions of modernity, how modernity relates to 'tradition,' how religious groups have 'modernized' their religious beliefs and practices, and created some 'new religions' like Scientology, the Unification Church, or Brahmo Samaj. 002191