Laurie Patton

The Anthropology of Religions course offers a thought-provoking and comprehensive exploration of religious belief systems through an anthropological lens. It examines how religion is embedded in social, cultural, political, and economic contexts around the world, encouraging students to move beyond Western-centric perspectives and assumptions.

Laurie Patton herself was not that engaging as an instructor, you can tell she was a bit rusty in teaching to undergrads. Sarah Stroup was amazing though, and she really is knowledgeable in this field. I wish it wasn't a three hour night class when I took it, I think I would've been more awake and interested. They did, however, have snacks. It was pretty lowkey in terms of assignments, but we did have to do a weekly journal entry that was commented on and talked about in class.

Laurie Patton herself was not that engaging as an instructor, you can tell she was a bit rusty in teaching to undergrads. Sarah Stroup was amazing though, and she really is knowledgeable in this field. I wish it wasn't a three hour night class when I took it, I think I would've been more awake and interested. They did, however, have …Read more