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REL 355 - New Religious Movements in Global Context


This course examines New Religious Movements within the context of larger political, cultural, and economic processes, including post-colonialism, modernization, and globalization, with attention to movements that have emerged within the last 150 years, such as The Native American Church, modern Kabbalah, Baha’i, the Raelians, neo-Hindu Gurus like Sathya Sai Baba or Rajneesh, Japanese new religions and various forms of religious terrorism (al Qaeda, Aum Shinrikyo, and Christian Identity), addressing the diversity of these movements, what gives rise to them, and how they developed over time. (Offered every year.) 3 credits