This course centers on prejudice and discrimination experienced by diverse marginalized groups in Japan, including discrimination against gender and sexual minorities, ethnic minority groups (such as the Burakumin, Ainu, and Zainichi Koreans...
Focusing on prejudice and discrimination, this course examines how people influence and are influenced by their social setting. It examines the social influence of individuals’ beliefs and judgments as well as perceptual errors we are prone to make...
The Field Research Seminar is an opportunity for in-depth study of a particular aspect of site specific, supervised field research focusing on the topics of sustainability, immigration or multiculturalism. The course is divided into two sections...
The seminar will introduce students to qualitative and quantitative research methods as well as the design, development, and writing of research and scholarly projects. The course will complement the research tutorial sessions and the internship...
This course explores the history of the Catholic Church and the Papacy within the historical framework of Christianity and how the Church became a major religious, cultural and political force within Western society. We will also introduce the major...
Through a close study of both primary and secondary materials in theology, spirituality, mysticism, and ecclesial history, this course will introduce students to the major forms and institutions of the Catholic tradition from Imperial Rome through...
The main object of course is to give an academic analysis of what Islam is, and how it evolved from a simple spiritual mission in Arabia into a full-fledged system of life adopted by over a billion people worldwide. It aims to help the students...
This course aims to give a general overview of Islam from its beginnings till today. For a thorough understanding of its spirit, Islam is analyzed as a spiritual mission, as it started out with the commencement of the revelation of the Koran, through...
The objective of this course is to undertake a historical and phenomenological study of religions and human religiosity, covering the Upper Paleolithic period to current Universalist religions and other contemporary religious movements. In this...
This course follows the study of the historical, phenomenological and cultural dimensions of the religious pilgrimage as one of the most representative manifestations of the spiritual traditions of humanity. The subject takes a tour of this religious...