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RELI 232. What is Religion? Theories and Methods. 1 Credit.

Offered Either Fall or Spring; Lecture hours:3
Exploration of theoretical models and methods in religious studies. Readings from major texts may include sociological, psychological, anthropological and phenomenological approaches, along with challenges to such theories from thinkers of feminist, postmodern and postcolonial perspectives.

Religious Studies

https://coursecatalog.bucknell.edu/collegeofartsandsciencescurricula/areasofstudy/religionreli/
The academic study of religion equips students to analyze one of the most powerful and contested forces in the world. Our discipline fosters a deep understanding of different cultures, increases student sensitivity to the ambiguities and complexities of human existence, and encourages thoughtful and engaged citizenship in our interconnected world. Religious studies sits at the heart of a liberal arts education.