Learning Outcomes
The students:
to understand religion as a social phenomenon
to get knowledge the classical sociological theories of religion
to understand the functions of religion in modern society
to get knowledge and understand the modern religious phenomena, such as fundamentalism, secularization, globalization, etc.
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course aims to introduce students to the sociological approach of the religious phenomenon and examine the relationships between religion and society. More specifically it focuses on the following issues: definitions and functions of religion as a social phenomenon; classical sociological approaches of religion; the functions of religion in contemporary society; the phenomenon of secularization; variations of religious phenomenon in the western world, new religious movements and migrational religions; the issue of fundamentalism; the phenomenon of globalization and the study of religion; religion, nationalism and nationalistic ideology; the relationship between Sociology and Theology.
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλιογραφία
1. Νίκη Παπαγεωργίου, Η θρησκεία στη μεταπολίτευση. Όρια και αμφισημίες, Εκδόσεις Μπαρμπουνάκη, Θεσσαλονίκη 2018
2.Grace Davie, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, μτφρ. Ε. Λίλιου –Ν. Παπαγεωργίου, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, Αθήνα 2010
Additional bibliography for study
1. Βασιλείου Γιούλτση, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, Εκδ. Π. Πουρναρά, Θεσσαλονίκη 2002
2. Απόστολου Νικολαϊδη, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, Εκδ. Γρηγόρη, Αθήνα 2007