SOC 310 Religion, Power, and Society

This course examines religion as sociological phenomena, exploring how power, history, and social location shape belief, practice, and community. Drawing on the sociological imagination, students will engage with cases ranging from settler colonialism and Indigenous spiritualities to mystical traditions, alternative spiritualities, and contemporary debates over secularism and laïcité. The course offers a critically grounded understanding of religion as a living social force in local and global contexts.