宗教文学硕士

宗教硕士课程在宗教学术研究的强大理论框架内，为研究包括边际和跨国在内的宗教潮流提供了广阔的背景。硕士课程旨在帮助学生：获得竞争神学和博士学位课程的必要背景和资格证书，或发展其他不需要博士学位的职业或专业选择所需的技能，或探索个人和专业兴趣。在宗教领域获得文学硕士学位后，学生将能够：开发关键的工具包并将其应用于宗教和宗教传统的研究，包括（精通）学科方法和理论的精通程度。（研究宗教的关键技能：理论，方法和（学科间）学科性）通过将宗教视为一种历史，社会和文化现象来理解和解释宗教传统。在适当的时候，应将注意力集中
The M.A. program in Religion provides a broad background in the study of religious currents, including the marginal and transnational, within a strong theoretical framework of the academic study of religion. The M.A. program will be designed to assist students in: acquiring the necessary background and credentials for admittance in competitive divinity and doctoral programs, or developing the skills necessary for other vocational or professional options that do not require a Ph.D., or exploring personal and professional interests. Upon completing the MA degree in the field of Religion, students will be able to: Develop and apply critical toolkit to the study of religion and religious traditions, including (inter)disciplinary methodologies and theories at a level of mastery. (Critical Skills for the Study of Religion: Theory, Method and (Inter)Disciplinarity) Understand and interpret religious traditions by examining religion(s) as historical, social, and cultural phenomena. When appropriate, attention is given to the impact of globalism, immigration, colonialism, and other forms of transnational and multi-cultural (non)religious exchange at a level of mastery. (Historical, Social, (Multi-)Cultural Dimensions of Religion) Understand and interpret the subjective dimensions of religion(s) through analyses that explore the psychological, philosophical, and cognitive dynamics of religion and religious experience at a level of mastery. (Psychological, Philosophical, and Cognitive Dimensions of Religion) Understand and interpret religious traditions by examining the plurality of religious voices and expressions, including currents that have been marginalized, neglected, repressed, and censored in a variety of sociological, psychological, philosophical, and political ways at a level of mastery. (Religious Plurality and Marginal Currents) Develop the ability to read and understand relevant scholarly research/literature that has been published in foreign languages. Develop the ability to read religious texts in their original languages and perform translations of texts when appropriate to the student's course of study at a level of mastery. (Foreign Language Skills).