The study of the social organization and function of religion with emphasis on its interaction with other ideas, social structures, and processes. Consideration of major theorists (Durkheim, Weber, Troeltsch) will be integrated with contemporary socio-religious issues such as secularization, fundamentalism, televangelism, new religious movements, globalization, and the relations between religion and race, class, and gender. (No credit if taken after SO114.)

Prerequisite: Any 100-level Sociology or Religion course or consent of instructor.

1 unit — Murphy-Geiss

Offerings

Term	Block	Title	Instructor	Location	Student Limit/Available	Updated
Fall 2023	Block 2	Sociology of Religion	Gail Murphy-Geiss	TBA	25 / 25	03/30/2023