{"id":250,"date":"2020-07-15T10:16:49","date_gmt":"2020-07-15T10:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/?page_id=250"},"modified":"2026-04-28T08:07:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-28T08:07:05","slug":"religious-studies","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/mdm\/religious-studies\/","title":{"rendered":"Minor in Religious Studies"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2>\n\t\t\tMinor in Religious Studies\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/10\/2020\/07\/undergrad6.jpg\" alt=\"undergrad6\" height=\"120\" width=\"740\" title=\"undergrad6\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\n\t<p>What is the meaning of &#8220;religion&#8221; in the 21st-century? Sigmund Freud sought to bring religion beneath the microscope of scientific rationality in his 1927 work The Future of an Illusion. Religion, answering back, might quote Mark Twain: &#8220;The reports of my death are greatly exaggerated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Religion has always been a prominent force in human life, and, despite predictions to the contrary, it remains one today. In this region, it is impossible to understand our society or those of our neighbours&#8217; without understanding the religions that permeate them. Moreover, by virtue of its secular state and pluralistic society, Singapore is well positioned to take a leading role in the study of religion.<\/p>\n<p>Religious Studies at NUS will involve the scholarly exploration both of the phenomenon of religion and of different specific religious traditions. Religious Studies, as a scholarly and intellectual discipline, transcends individual disciplines to consider beliefs, practices, texts, history and social functions of religion from a variety of disciplinary perspectives.<\/p>\n<p>This programme will train students to discuss &#8211; with respect and grace &#8211; some of the most volatile issues of our time.<\/p>\n<p>There is a <a href=\"https:\/\/fass.nus.edu.sg\/oop\/rs_bookprize\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Special Prize (for Buddhist Studies)<\/a>, awarded to the top student(s) who have taken at least 1 of the following courses: HY3262, HY2265, PH3208, PH4208\/PH4208HM and SE3224.<\/p>\n\t<strong>ACADEMIC CONVENOR<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>Dr Serina Rahman<\/strong>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minor in Religious Studies What is the meaning of &#8220;religion&#8221; in the 21st-century? 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