Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2018
SOCI 459 001 (CRN: 24653)
RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE
Long Title: RELIGION AND PUBLIC LIFE
Department: Sociology
Instructor: Ecklund, Elaine Howard
Meeting: 2:30PM - 5:20PM T SEW 560 (8-JAN-2018 - 20-APR-2018)
Session: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 0 (permission required) Instructor Permission Required
Section Enrolled: 2
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 0
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 10
Enrollment data as of: 25-SEP-2023 11:26AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
2-MAY-2018
9:00AM - 12:00PM W TBA TBA
Description: This course will use the tools of social science to understand how religion shows up on in public life, both in the US and around the globe. Topics include: epistemology and methodology of public religion; how religion shapes views on politics, gender, families, science, race, immigration, education, the workplace; the challenges of religious diversity and crossing sociopolitical divides. Cross-list: SOCI 559. Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for SOCI 459 if student has credit for SOCI 559.