Sociology of Religion Course

Understanding Sociology, Religion, Sociology of religion; the object of study of the sociology of religion, the benefits and urgency of studying the sociology of religion; History of the Sociology of Religion in the classical, modern and contemporary eras. Developing study themes; Functionalism, phenomenologism, structuralism, humanism approaches in studying religion; Sociological theories of religion August Comte, Karl Marx, Emile Durkheim, Max Weber; Peter L. Berger‘s Social Construction Theory and Rational Choice Theory of Religion; Jose Casanova‘s Theory of Religion, Market Theory of Religion, New age; Gender Relations in Judaism, Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism; Economic Ethics in religion, Protestant Ethics and the Spirit of Capitalism, religion-based trade organizations; Theory of the relationship between religion and religion; theocracy, secularism, convergence, religion and religious practices; Definition of modernism and its stages, Secularism and secularization, forms of secularization; The origins of religious fundamentalism, the clash of religious fundamentalism and modernism; Representation of religion in print media, Representation of religion in TV media, Representation in cyberspace; Globalization of religion, Transnational Religious Movements, Religion and Terrorism; Religion as an integrator, religion as a source of conflict, forms of religious conflict, religious peace efforts; Related to topics that have been discussed in the course.