Course Description & Student Outcomes: Religion exists in a social context, and always is shaped by and shapes its social context. Furthermore, religion itself is always (at least in part) a socially constituted reality–that is, its content and structure are always formed, at least partially, out of the “stuff” of the socio-cultural world (language, symbols, groups, norms, interactions, resources, organizations, etc.). The sociology of religion pursues an understanding of both the “social-ness'” of religion itself and the mutually influencing interactions between religion and its social environment. We will analyze religious beliefs, practices, and organizations from a sociological perspective, with a primary focus on religion in contemporary American society. <p class=”MsoNormal” style=”margin: 0in 0in0

Gerardo Martí
Author

Davidson College
Institution

Public College or University, Private College or University
Institution Type

Assignment
Resource Type

Undergraduate Course, Graduate Course, Online, Seminar
Class Type

2019
Date Published

Religious Studies, Sociology
Discipline

Protestant
Religous Tradition

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