The Science of Religion

开始时间: 04/22/2022 持续时间: 6 weeks

所在平台: EdxArchive 课程类别: 其他类别 大学或机构: UBCx 授课老师： Edward Slingerland Azim Shariff

课程主页: https://www.edx.org/archive/science-religion-ubcx-religionx

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Drawing on new scientific advances, this religion course examines foundational questions about the nature of religious belief and practice.

The course is based on the idea that religion is a naturalistic phenomenon — meaning it can be studied and better understood using the tools of science. Religious belief and practice emerge naturally from the structure of human psychology, and have an important impact on the structure of societies, the way groups relate to each other, and the ability of human beings to cooperate effectively.

Topics to be covered will include traditional and contemporary theories of religion, with a special emphasis on cultural evolutionary models.

课程大纲

• Evolutionary and cognitive scientific approaches to the study of religion
• The origins of religion, and its role in human life
• How religion relates to morality, spirituality and atheism
• The role of religion in current events and conflict hotspots around the world
• The role religion may have played in the origin of civilization

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