Rethinking Religion: Introduction to the Study of Religion

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Although religion plays important roles in shaping societies and individual lives, people often feel ill equipped to understand it. In this course, you will "rethink" religion by learning to think about it in more complex ways. You will see how internally diverse a religion can be, how religion intersects with other kinds of identities, and how religion operates in the public realm, not simply as a personal concern. Perhaps most importantly, you will cultivate the ability to engage empathetically with worldviews different from your own. IIB. PA-3B. CAS-B.