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2026-2027 Westminster College Catalog 
    
2026-2027 Westminster College Catalog

IFS 200 - Theory and Method in Religious Studies

Semester Hours: 4

This course explores the methods and theories that Religious Studies scholars use to study religious belief and practice. Students will learn how to apply a variety of methods to understand religious expressions, from historical criticism to cognitive science. Theoretical perspectives studied will include race, sex, and gender studies, postmodern theory, and post/de-colonial theory.

Intellectual Perspective: RP
When Offered: Alternating Years