Huvudgrupp 1

Sub-course 1: The Constraction of Meaning in a Multicultural Society

Books

• DeMarinis, Valerie, Pastoral care, existential health, and existential epidemiology: a Swedish postmodern case study, Stockholm, Verbum, 2003Obligatorisk*
• Davie, Grace, The sociology of religion, London, SAGE, 2007Obligatorisk*
• Hood, Ralph W.; Hill, Peter C.; Spilka, Bernard, The psychology of religion: an empirical approach, 4th ed., New York, Guilford Press, c2009Obligatorisk* (1–53, 435–487.)

Sub-course 1: The Construction of Meaning in a Multicultural Society

Articles (a selection in dialogue with examining teacher)

• Cetrez, Ö., "I hate when people ask me where I come from …" The challenges of postmodernization for understanding religious-cultural identities in Sweden, Forum 21 European Journal on Child and Youth Research, No 2; 12. IJAB - International Youth Service of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2008Obligatorisk* (105–111.)
• DeMarinis, Existential Dysfunction - as a Public Mental Health Issue for Post-modern Sweden: a cultural challenge and a challenge to culture., Tro på teatret. Bengt Holm (Ed). Köpenhamns universitet, 2006Obligatorisk* (229–243)
• Geels, A., Chaos lives next to God. Religious visions in contemporary Sweden., Studies in Spirituality, 1992Obligatorisk* (2, 223–236)
• Parks, C., Religion and meaning, I: Paloutzian, R. & Parks, C. (red). Handbook of the psychology of religion and spirituality. New York: Guilford Press., 2005Obligatorisk*
• Liljas Stålhandske, M.; Ekstrand, M.; Tydén, T., Women's existential experiences within Swedish abortion care, Journal of Psychosomatic Obstetric and Gynaecology, 2011Obligatorisk* (32, 1, 35–41.)
• Ståhle, G., Coaching a healthy lifestyle: Positioning Ayurveda in a late modern context., International Journal for the Study of New Religions, 2010Obligatorisk* (1, 2, 243–260.)
• Lövheim, M.; Axner, M., "Halal-tv: Negotiating the place of religion in Swedish public discourse.", Nordic Journal of Religion and Society, 2011Obligatorisk* (24(1): 57–74)
• Joas, H., Society, State and Religion: Their Relationship from the Perspective of World Religions: An Introduction., In Joas & Wiegant (eds). Secularization and the World Religions, 1-20. Liverpool: Liverpool University Press., 2009Obligatorisk*
• Pettersson, Thorleif, Religion in contemporary society: Eroded by human well-being, supported by cultural diversity., Comparative Sociology 2006 (5)Obligatorisk* (2–3, 231–257)
• Sjöborg, A., "Religious Education and Intercultural Understanding. Exploring the role of religiosity for upper secondary school students' attitudes towards RE.", British Journal of Religious Education. doi: 10.1080/01416200.2012.717015., 2012Obligatorisk*
• Woodhead, L., Gendering Secularization Theory., Social Compass 55(2), 2008Obligatorisk* (187–193.)
• Woodhead, L., Feminism and the Sociology of Religion: From Gender-blindness to Gendered Difference., In Penn, R. (ed.). The Blackwell Companion to Sociology of Religion, 2001Obligatorisk*

Sub-course 2: History, Myth and Practice in the World Religions

Sub-course 3: The Bible, Traditions and Interpretations

• Ehrman, Bart D., A brief introduction to the New Testament, New York, Oxford University Press, 2004 (Read this book AND John J. Collins, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007 (or later edition) OR John Barton & Julia Bowden, The Original Story: God, Israel, and the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004 (or later edition))
• Collins, John Joseph; Collins, John Joseph, A short introduction to the Hebrew Bible, Minneapolis, Fortress Press, c2007 (Read this book AND Bart Ehrman, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. Oxford: 2004 OR John Barton & Julia Bowden, The Original Story: God, Israel, and the World. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2004 (or later edition))
• Barton, John; Bowden, Julia, The original story: God, Israel, and the world, Grand Rapids, Mich., Eerdmans, 2004 (Read this book OR Bart Ehrman, A Brief Introduction to the New Testament. Oxford: 2004 AND John J. Collins, A Short Introduction to the Hebrew Bible. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2007)

Sub-course 4: Christian Churches in the World

• Jacobsen, Douglas G., The world's Christians: who they are, where they are, and how they got there, Chichester, West Sussex, Wiley-Blackwell, 2011Obligatorisk*

Sub-course 5: World Views, Ethics and Religious Pluralism

• McKim, Robert., On religious diversity, New York, Oxford University Press, cop. 2012Obligatorisk*
• Walters, Margaret, Feminism: a very short introduction, Oxford, Oxford University Press, 2005Obligatorisk*
• Rachels, James; Rachels, Stuart, The elements of moral philosophy: James Rachels., 6. ed., New York, McGraw-Hill Higher Education, cop. 2009Obligatorisk*
• Taylor, Mark C., Critical terms for religious studies, Chicago, University of Chicago Press, cop. 1998Obligatorisk*
• Ninian, Smart, Worldviews. Crosscultural Explorations of Human Beliefs, (3rd Edition) Prentice Hall, 2000Obligatorisk*

* Obligatorisk