Sociology 3503 YA Religion and Spirituality

Readings

• Required: 1. Stephen J. Hunt. Religion in Western Society. 2002.
• Required: 2. Kurt Bowen. Christians in a Secular World: The Canadian Experience.
• Required: 3. Cancopy Readings: a) David A. Nock, The Organization of Religious Life in Canada. b) Reginald Bibby, Secularization and Change. c) Roger O'Toole et al., The United Church in Crisis. d) Hunt, Chapter 2, “Postmodern Perspectives,” 2005.
• Required: 4. www.shekinah-jwh.ca – Articles by David Nock under "Guest Authors" a) Religion and Popular Culture b) Why Religion is Good for You and Society
• Required: Class Related Textbooks
• Required: a) Hewitt, W.E. (ed.), The Sociology of Religion: A Canadian Focus. 1993.
• Required: b) Bibby, Reginald W., Unknown Gods: The Ongoing Story of Religion in Canada. 1993.
• Required: c) Dawson, Lorne L., Comprehending Cults: The Sociology of New Religious Movements, 1998.
• Required: d) I. Furseth and P. Repstad, An Introduction to the Sociology of Religion. 2006.
• Required: e) Stephen Hunt, Religion and Everyday Life. 2005.