TRS 384 Sects/Cults/New Religious Movements

An interdisciplinary examination of the historical, social, cultural, and theological dynamics of select religious movements primarily, but not exclusively, in post-World War II American society. Topics include religious movements as social phenomena, conversion and recruitment controversies, Eastern religion in America, fundamentalism and Christian revivalism, New Age spirituality, and apocalyptic movements.

Credits

3

Prerequisite

TRS 201 or TRS 201H or HSTR 101