THEOREL 201
Religions in New Zealand
Please note: this is archived course information from 2019 for THEOREL 201.
Description
Auckland has the highest levels of religious affiliation and diversity of any city in New Zealand. This course is intended to help students make sense of this diversity.
It addresses the following questions. What exactly is religion? Can we find a definition of religion that fits both the pre-Christian Māori world-view, post-contact Māori religion and the immigrant religions like Christianity, Hinduism or Islam, which have taken root in New Zealand? Does sport meet the definition of a religion? Have immigrant religions had to change in order to adjust to life in New Zealand? Is New Zealand religiously tolerant? What does it mean to be secular? How should we understand the rapidly growing number of people who claim to have "no religion"?
Availability 2019
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Dr Nicholas Thompson
Points
THEOREL 201: 15 points
Prerequisites
Any 15 points at Stage I in Theology or from the BA Schedule, or approval of Academic Head or nominee
Restrictions
THEOLOGY 201
