| A distance learning
course for anyone interested in the emergence
and growth of the phenomenon of religion and its
social and political implications.
Suggested study time: 3 to 6 months
Cost: £150.00 (125 Pounds
Sterling - for currency conversion see
www.xe.com )
A FREE textbook will be included for students from the UK. Students
outside the UK will need to order the textbook from an online bookstore.
Fee reduced for limited time to £ 105 -
(full payment at enrolment only)
apply for this course
This course focuses on the
world-wide development of religions throughout
history. The enormous diversity of religion is
revealed as well as its ability to develop and
take new forms in response to changes in
society, war, conquest and colonization. Against
this background, accurate and concise portraits
of faiths and aspects of religion are presented.
Religions are understood in the context of
diverse worldviews and secular worldviews such
as Marxism are also introduced. Ancient and
classical religions covered include those of
South Asia, China, Japan, Southeast Asia, the
Pacific, the Americas, the Ancient Near East,
Persia, Greece, Rome, and Africa plus
Christianity, Judaism and Islam. The post-1500
period covers the Reformation and European
changes in Judaism and Christianity, religion in
N. America, post-WWII religion, modern religion
and ideology in S. Asia, China, Korea, and
Southeast Asia, Japan and its new religions,
Islam and modernization, Pacific religion and
colonialism, Religion during and after the
Soviet Union, changes in African religion, and
developments in Latin America and the Caribbean.
A final section reflects on twentieth-century
changes and argues for a pluralistic religious
education.
Extensive notes, glossary,
timelines and bibliography are provided. The key
text is profusely illustrated with photographs
and vocabularies of key terms make the text more
accessible.
No specific religious conviction
is necessary in order to study and enjoy this
course, and those of any faith or none are
welcome. It is open to all who seek a wider and
deeper understanding of the role of religion in
society and its history and development.
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