Sociology of Religion
| Title | Κοινωνιολογία της θρησκείας / Sociology of Religion |
| Code | 405 |
| Faculty | Theology |
| School | Theology |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate, 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Spring |
| Coordinator | Niki Papageorgiou |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 60000278 |
Programme of Study: Anamorfōméno PPS Tmīmatos THeologías (2023-2024)
Registered students: 12
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | Compulsory Course | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| Academic Year | 2013 – 2014 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Class ID | 60033144
|
Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
- General Knowledge
- Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/60033144
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No
General Competences
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Respect natural environment
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
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.
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 39 | 1.6 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Total | 39 | 1.6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Written exams at the end of Semester
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
Βιβλιογραφία
1. Grace Davie, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, μτφρ. Ε. Λίλιου –Ν. Παπαγεωργίου, Εκδόσεις Κριτική, Αθήνα 2010
2. Βασιλείου Γιούλτση, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, Εκδ. Π. Πουρναρά, Θεσσαλονίκη 2002
3. Απόστολου Νικολαϊδη, Κοινωνιολογία της Θρησκείας, Εκδ. Γρηγόρη, Αθήνα 2007
Last Update
23-06-2013
