This course reviews introductory definitions and issues of religion within society. The course will help students develop an understanding of the place of religion in the modern world. It will examine, in a general manner, the interrelationships among societal, cultural, religious, and belief systems. Topics include the role of religion and belief in the theory and practice of governance; secularization debates; agents of religious and sociocultural change; and religious sentiments in contemporary society and their roles in the making of modern civil society. The course will also examine the contradictions evident in the phenomenon of religious resurgence versus the absence of religious values.
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