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Fairfield University course Religious Studies 2663 "New Religious Movements in America" covers Scientology.
Religious Studies (RLST) < Fairfield University
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RLST 2663 New Religious Movements in America 3 Credits
Attributes: ASUP American Studies Upper Level, RSST RS Religious Studies Pathway
Prerequisite: One 1000-level religious studies course.
This course examines new religious movements, more pejoratively known as "cults," and their schismatic cousin "sects," on their own terms and in their American context. Students examine multiple religious traditions, including those born and grown in the United States, as well as those imported from outside the United States. Among those traditions studied are the Church of Latter-day Saints, the Theosophical Society, the Branch Davidians, and Scientology. Throughout the course, students seek to answer the following questions: why do new religious traditions arise, how do they thrive, and does the context of American culture have anything to do with their success or failure? Previously RS 0263.
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Religious Studies (RLST) < Fairfield University
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RLST 2663 New Religious Movements in America 3 Credits
Attributes: ASUP American Studies Upper Level, RSST RS Religious Studies Pathway
Prerequisite: One 1000-level religious studies course.
This course examines new religious movements, more pejoratively known as "cults," and their schismatic cousin "sects," on their own terms and in their American context. Students examine multiple religious traditions, including those born and grown in the United States, as well as those imported from outside the United States. Among those traditions studied are the Church of Latter-day Saints, the Theosophical Society, the Branch Davidians, and Scientology. Throughout the course, students seek to answer the following questions: why do new religious traditions arise, how do they thrive, and does the context of American culture have anything to do with their success or failure? Previously RS 0263.
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