Introduction to Religion
Definitions, the academic study of religion, world religious landscape.
Lessons
- 19 minIntroduction to the Comparative Study of Religions
Scope, methods and key concepts in the comparative study of religions — phenomenology, sociology, anthropology and theology of religion — with an orientation to the world's major faith traditions.
- 27 minWhat is Religion? Defining the Field
Defining religion academically, distinguishing the substantive and functional approaches, and surveying the global religious landscape — the foundation for the comparative study of major religions.
- 36 minMethodology of Comparative Religion
How scholars compare religions — the principal methods, their assumptions, the recurring pitfalls, and the conventions of academic religious studies.
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