RELG 7360

Theories and Methods in the Study of Religion

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Course Description

Given the multidisciplinary character of religious studies, it is imperative for new scholars to gain a basic sense of theoretical and methodological options in the field. By way of an examination of landmark texts, this course surveys the formation of religious studies in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and considers some important contemporary approaches.


  • Charles Mathewes

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    Fall 2025

  • Jessica Andruss

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    Fall 2024

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    Fall 2024

  • Asher Biemann

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    Fall 2022

  • Kai Parker

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    Fall 2022

  • Jennifer Geddes

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    3.82

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    Fall 2021

  • Willis Jenkins

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    4.00

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    Spring 2020

  • Karl Shuve

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    Fall 2020

  • Natasha Heller

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    Fall 2020

  • Erik Braun

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    Fall 2018

  • Sonam Kachru

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    Fall 2017

  • Benjamin Ray

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    3.78

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    Spring 2016

  • Janet Spittler

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    3.97

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    Spring 2016

  • Janet Kachru

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    Fall 2016

  • Paul Jones

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    Fall 2014

  • William Hudson

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    Fall 2010

  • Peter Ochs

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    3.72

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    Fall 2010

  • Kurtis Schaeffer

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    Fall 2009

  • Elizabeth Alexander

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    Fall 2009