to religion
on the Web:
Current Syllabus: Fall, 2009
Current Announcements: The things students don't do when they are not doing well in school are usually pretty simple: they don't go to class, they don't take notes in class when they do go, and they don't do the assigned reading. SO: come to class, take notes and read the books assigned!
Class Handouts:
Short Guide to the Field Study
Longer Guide to the Field Study
Wach's Descriptive Definition of Religion
The Sociological Forms of Religion
Every Religion is a Collection of Tensions
Some Brief Class Notes:
Four Psychological Factors in the Development of Religion
to religion
on the Web:
Calendar of Religious Holidays
Local Religious Groups: here are some local religious groups that have a web presence and are used to getting visits from students.
Adherents.com: Information, statistics and news
ReligiousTolerance.org is a good general website on religion.
Religion in America: excellent site with good links.
Another excellent site for exploring religion in America: The Pluralism Project
Ancient Native American Religious Sites on the CSULB Campus: our campus is built upon the ancient site of Puvungna, birthplace of Chungichnish, creator god and lawgiver for regional Native Americans.
Cults: an excellent scholarly site dedicated to the examination of new religious movements
Symbols: a useful online dictionary of symbols
The Gallup Poll
offers extensive polling on religion. Just search on "religion" at
the Gallup site.