The purpose of this interdisciplinary class is to acquaint graduate students with landmark texts that consider the place, significance, and purpose of religion in the modern world. Focusing on works written over the last few decades, which have seen a blossoming of interest in this issue, we will draw on multiple genres of study: philosophy, anthropology, social science, religious studies, and Christian thought.

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