Arts, Sciences, and Engineering Religion and Classics
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-177691 RELC 161-1 Not Cults: Controversial Religious Movements East and West Fall 2024 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1230 PM 145 PM Rush Rhees Library Room 304E 08/26/2024 12/18/2024
Enrollment: Enrolled     
4 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Shin-yi Chao
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: East and West: Often dismissed as fraudulent cults, NRMs are nevertheless products of the society in which they grow. This course takes a sociological approach in studying the theories, founders, organizations, and development strategies of various NRMs. While the focus will be on the better known groups in USA (such as Peoples Temple, Hare Krishna, and Scientology), NRMs in Asia, for instance, Shinrikyo and Falun Gong, will also be included.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-152474 RELC 161-1 Not Cults: Controversial Religious Movements East and West Fall 2023 4.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
TR 1230 PM 145 PM Rush Rhees Library Room 304E 08/30/2023 12/22/2023
Enrollment: Enrolled     
4 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Shin-yi Chao
Delivery Mode: In-Person
Description: East and West: Often dismissed as fraudulent cults, NRMs are nevertheless products of the society in which they grow. This course takes a sociological approach in studying the theories, founders, organizations, and development strategies of various NRMs. While the focus will be on the better known groups in USA (such as Peoples Temple, Hare Krishna, and Scientology), NRMs in Asia, for instance, Shinrikyo and Falun Gong, will also be included.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer
Course Section Listing Course Course Title Term Credits Status
COURSE_SECTION-3-137293 RELC 161-1 Not Cults: Controversial Religious Movements East and West Fall 2022 4.0 - 0.0 Open
Schedule:
Day Begin End Location Start Date End Date
MW 1025 AM 1140 AM Wegmans Room 1005 08/31/2022 12/22/2022
Enrollment: Enrolled     
2 		Capacity     
15
Instructors: Shin-yi Chao
Description: East and West: Often dismissed as fraudulent cults, NRMs are nevertheless products of the society in which they grow. This course takes a sociological approach in studying the theories, founders, organizations, and development strategies of various NRMs. While the focus will be on the better known groups in USA (such as Peoples Temple, Hare Krishna, and Scientology), NRMs in Asia, for instance, Shinrikyo and Falun Gong, will also be included.
Offered: Fall Spring Summer