RELIG ST 492 - Cults, Sects And New Religious Movements

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University of Missouri-Kansas City

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Description:

In this course students will experience: (a) a variety of methods for analyzing and understanding new religious movements in society: sociological, historical and textual; (b) an introduction to the broad spectrum of religious beliefs which exist (and flourish) outside the cultural mainstream; and (c) an introduction to some of the means by which dominant religious and secular culture has confronted the presence of NRMs-- e.g., deprogramming, exit counseling, and theologically oriented countermovement. Note: This course will be offered with RELIG-ST 5592; requirements for undergraduates will be less than for graduate students in terms of the length and sophistication of the research paper. Offered: On demand 3 hrs

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.umkc.edu/

Phone Number:

(816) 235-1000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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