Religious Studies (RS)

7 graduate courses in the Winter 2012 Graduate Calendar, from Waterloo’s archived copy.

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RS 700 Religious Diversity in North America0.50 units

An examination of historical forces and other factors that have shaped religious diversity in North America.

SEM · Course ID 012010Archived page RS 700 today

RS 701 Case Studies in Religion0.50 units

Case studies focused on lived religions in their cultural settings.

SEM · Course ID 012011Archived page RS 701 today

RS 703 Directed Study0.50 units

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

RDG · Course ID 012012Archived page RS 703 today

RS 704 Special Topics0.50 units

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

SEM · Course ID 012013Archived page RS 704 today

RS 705 History of Religion in North America0.50 units

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.

SEM · Course ID 014221Archived page RS 705 today

RS 710 Approaches to the Study of Religion in North America0.50 units

A consideration of the theories, methods, and interpretations that have been influential in the study of religion in North America.

Department Consent Required

SEM · Course ID 014303Archived page RS 710 today

RS 730 Sociology of Religion0.50 units

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.

(Cross-listed with SOC 730)

SEM · Course ID 003051Archived page RS 730 today