RS 700s

RS 700 Religious Diversity in North America (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 012010
An examination of historical forces and other factors that have shaped religious diversity in North America.

RS 701 Case Studies in Religion (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 012011
Case studies focused on lived religions in their cultural settings.

RS 703 Directed Study (0.50) RDG	Course ID: 012012
Individual study of a topic under the guidance of a member of the program. Directed Study topics must be approved by the director.

1 Sociology of Religion
2 The Frankfurt School: Ethics
3 Religion and Social Inequality
4 Adv History Religious Studies
5 Social Theory & Religion
6 Theories of Justice
7 Newman on Faith and Certitude
8 Critical Theory and Religion
9 Buddhism in North America
10 Rel & US Pres Races, 1980-2012
11 Rdgs in NA Religious Diversity

RS 704 Special Topics (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 012013
Group study of a topic under the guidance of a member of the program.
Department Consent Required
1 Knowledge Mobilisation
2 Buddhism in North America

RS 705 History of Religion in North America (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 014221
This course examines the history of varius religions and religious phenomena in North America, with attention to such factors as colonization, immigration, gender, race, class, theology, and praxis.

RS 710 Approaches to the Study of Religion in North America (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 014303
A consideration of the theories, methods, and interpretations that have been influential in the study of religion in North America.
Department Consent Required

RS 730 Sociology of Religion (0.50) SEM	Course ID: 003051
(Cross-listed with SOC 730)
The course examines key substantive, theoretical and methodological issues of the sociology of religion through the detailed study of important classical and contemporary works in the field. Representative issues addressed are: the social and psychological nature and function of religious experience, the character of conversion processes, the social and political implications of religious ideologies and organizations, the status of religious beliefs and practices in an age of seeming secularization. Attention will be given to both western and non-western religious traditions as well as to both established and newer forms of religious life.