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Course Code etc
Academic Year 2024
College College of Arts
Course Code AA368
Theme・Subtitle 宗教心理学
Class Format Face to face (all classes are face-to-face)
Class Format (Supplementary Items)
Campus Lecture
Campus Ikebukuro
Semester Spring Semester
DayPeriod・Room Mon.1・X106
Credit 2
Course Number CHS2803
Language Others
Class Registration Method Course Code Registration
Grade (Year) Required 配当年次は開講学部のR Guideに掲載している科目表で確認してください。
prerequisite regulations
Acceptance of Other Colleges 履修登録システムの『他学部・他研究科履修不許可科目一覧』で確認してください。
course cancellation 〇(履修中止可/ Eligible for cancellation)
Online Classes Subject to 60-Credit Upper Limit
Relationship with Degree Policy 各授業科目は、学部・研究科の定める学位授与方針(DP)や教育課程編成の方針(CP)に基づき、カリキュラム上に配置されています。詳細はカリキュラム・マップで確認することができます。
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Text Code AA368

【Course Objectives】

The purposes of this course are: (1) to understand contemporary religious thoughts on various social problems, (2) to analyse structures of these thoughts, and (3) to examine critically the roles and limitations of religion.

【Course Contents】

While some defend "secularisation theory" on the basis of a decline in church attendance, others counter this hypothesis by claiming that religion is still deeply rooted in people’s moral and political lives. Moreover, some contemporary social theorists, who previously thought religion does more harm than good for liberalism, have reconsidered their position. They now believe that religion contributes to a retrieval of our sense of citizenship and provides cultural resources for social diagnosis. However, other studies also indicate some challenges of religious social engagement because faith-based ethics often create friction and dilemmas when religious adherents attempt to communicate their theological ideals in the public sphere. While examining some of the many examples of this reality, this course explores how religious groups and individuals engage in various major problems of today’s society: crime, war, environment, local and international development, and minority rights. Through this course, students gain basic knowledge in contemporary religious thought as well as social theories of religion, learn to analyze social problems sociologically, and critically examine the potentials and limitations of the role of religion in the modern age.

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