B. A. General Degree Examination Syllabus (Internal)

First Year

• RSF 101- IntroductiontoReligions Studies
• RSF 102- Asian Religious Studies

Second Year

• RSG 201 -Philosophy and Religion
• RSG 202- Western Religious Traditions

Third Year

• RSG 301- Modern Religious Thoughts and Contemporary Issues
• RSG 302- Comparative Study of Religion

RSG 301 Religion and Contemporary Issues

Objective

This course unit is intended to provide knowledge of modern religious thoughts developed in contemporary society and subsequently to train students to understand contemporary issues in related to major, religions.

Course Contents

Religions and sectarianism, religious fundamentalism, agnosticism and modem society, scientific discovery and its impact on religion; post modernist approa.ch to religion, industrialization, globalization and religion, religion and politics, religion and modem contemporary issues.

Source Materials

• Divine Knowledge and Human Language, Alston William P. , Cornell University Press. The Buddhist Critique of the Christian Concept of God, Dharmasiri Gunapa1a, Lake House Publishers, Colombo 1974.
• Theism, Dore Clement, R. Reidel Publishing Company, Dordrecht, 1984.
• Precept and Practice, Gom brich Richard, Clarendon Press, Loncon, 1971.
• Experience and Explanation of Faith, Hear Anthony O' , Routeledge & Kegan Paul, 1984.
• An Interpretation of Religion (Chapters II-V), Hick John , Yale University Press, 1989.
  

Method of Teaching

• Lectures and discussions.

Method of Evaluation

• End of the academic year written examination.
• Written Examination - 80 marks
• 2 Assignments (10 marks each) -20 marks
• Total - 100 marks