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Religion
Please refer to the top page of this section regarding which resources to access.
Studying Religion Sociologically
Myth, Symbol, Ritual, Ethos, & Worldview
Social Dimension of Religious Experience
Modernization: Religious Decline vs Religious Change
Sociological Theory
Case Studies of Secularization & Religious Decline
The Paradox of Secularization & Religious Privilege
Research Methods in the Sociology of Religion
Religious Socialization
Lived Religion
"Nones"
The Spectrum of Nones
The Big Sort: The Social Construction & Polarization of Believing, Behaving, & Belonging
(Begin Ryan Burge interview at 52:40)
Atheism & Nonreligion
Case Studies of the Complexity of Understanding Atheism
Case Studies of Deconstruction & Deconversion
Heresiological Lineage Mapping (Etic/Emic Perspectives)
Religion & Music
Religion & Economy
Prosperity Gospel
Warning: Potentially Offensive Language
Liberation Theology
Religion & Race, Ethnicity, Nationality, &/or Immigration
African American Slave Religion & Civil Rights
Religion & LGBTQIA+ Issues
Religion & Social Action
Social Functions of Religion
(including Structural Functionalist Theories of Religion)
Critical Theories of Religion
(including Conflict Theory, Feminist Theory, etc.)
Religious Nationalism
Warning: Potentially Offensive Language
Separation of Church & State; Laïcité
(Watch first 30 minutes)
Religion, Politics, & Media
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