Seminar on Humanities(Religion and Spirituality in Contemporary Society)2

Academic unit or major

Humanities and social science courses

Instructor(s)

Tatsuya Yumiyama

Class Format

Exercise (Zoom)

Media-enhanced courses

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Day of week/Period
(Classrooms)

Intensive

Class

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Course Code

LAH.H257

Number of credits

020

Course offered

2020

Offered quarter

3-4Q

Syllabus updated

Jul 10, 2025

Language

Japanese

Syllabus

Course overview and goals

The aim of this course is to help students acquire an understanding of the basic concepts and principles of religious studies and their topics, especially, new religions, cults, religious violence and spirituality. Therefore, students will read textbooks on modern religions and have discussions.

Course description and aims

At the end of this course, students will be able to:
1) Obtain basic knowledge about contemporary religions and their function in society.
2) Explain spiritual culture.
3) Express their views on religion.

Keywords

modern religions, spirituality, cult

Competencies

• Specialist skills
• Intercultural skills
• Communication skills
• Critical thinking skills
• Practical and/or problem-solving skills

Class flow

Student will read a textbook on the sociology of religion, religious narratives and biography. And they will have discussions on the week's subject.

Course schedule/Objectives

Study advice (preparation and review)

Textbook(s)

From reference books, students select and determine which book will be read.

Reference books, course materials, etc.

Course materials are provided during class.

Evaluation methods and criteria

Discussion: 50%　Short report: 50%

Related courses

• LAH.H106 ： Religion A
• LAH.H206 ： Religion B
• LAH.H306 ： Religion C

Prerequisites

No prerequisites.

Contact information (e-mail and phone) Notice : Please replace from ”[at]” to ”@”(half-width character).

yumiyama【at】ila.titech.ac.jp（replace 【at】 ＠）

Office hours

Contact by e-mail in advance to schedule an appointment.