Religious Studies, Sociology and Anthropology

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• An Introduction to Religious Studies: Defining Religion
  • Lecture, 2/22/2019
  • Additional Resources:
    • The Seven Dimensions of Religion (Ninian Smart)
    • "Introduction to the Study of Religion" by Charles B. Jones, The Great Courses
• An Introduction to Religious Studies Part 2:1: Sigmund Freud and Carl Jung
  • Lecture 4/19/2019
  • Additional Resources/Recommended Reading:
    • "C.J.Jung Memories, Dreams, Reflections" by Carl G. Jung.
    • "Introduction to the Study of Religion" by Charles B. Jones, The Great Courses
    • "The Varieties of Religious Experience" William James
• An Introduction to Religious Studies Part 2:2: Mircea Eliade
  • Lecture 4/19/2019
  • Additional Resources/Recommended Reading:
    • "The Myth of the Eternal Return: Cosmos and History" By Mircea Eliade
    • "Introduction to the Study of Religion" by Charles B. Jones, The Great Courses
    • "The Varieties of Religious Experience" William James
• Religious Studies, Part 3: The Secularization Hypothesis and the Future of Religion
  • Lecture 12/13/2019
  • Additional Resources/Recommended Reading:
    • “Secularization: In Defense of an Unfashionable Theory” by Steve Bruce, 2011
    • "Sacred and Secular, Religion and Politics Worldwide, Second Edition", Pippa Norris, Ronald Inglehart
    • "Introduction to the Study of Religion" by Charles B. Jones, The Great Courses
    • For a reasonable critique of the secularization hypothesis, see: "Peter Berger on the failure of the secularization hypothesis" , YouTube
  • Data Sources:
    • https://www.pewforum.org/religious-landscape-study/
    • https://www.pewforum.org/2012/12/18/global-religious-landscape-exec/
    • https://gssdataexplorer.norc.org/
    • https://www.prri.org/american-values-atlas/
    • http://www.worldvaluessurvey.org/wvs.jsp
    • https://twitter.com/ryanburge Ryan Burge, Asst. Prof. of Political Science at Eastern Illinois University