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Academic Year 2002/2003
Religion and Politics
GOVT 393 FA
How has religion affected political institutions and ideologies, and, in turn, been affected by them? Which religious values and institutions are compatible with democracy, and which ones go beyond democracy? Do
political
movements based on religion change the moral basis of a constitutional state? Can the concepts of law in religion and politics be reconciled? We will explore the relation of three monotheisms--Judaism, Christianity,
and
Islam--to political life in nation-states and empires, through theoretical and empirical readings from ancient, medieval and modern times.
MAJOR READINGS
BIBLE (selections)
KORAN (selections)
Max Weber, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (selections)
Abraham Heschel, THE PROPHETS
Bourke, ed., THE ESSENTIAL AUGUSTINE
Bigongiari, ed., THE POLITICAL IDEAS OF ST. THOMAS
AQUINAS
Edmund Morgan, THE PURITAN
DILEMMA
John Locke, LETTER CONCERNING TOLERATION
James Reichley, RELIGION IN AMERICAN PUBLIC LIFE
U.S. Supreme Court decisions
Shlomo Avineri, THE MAKING OF MODERN ZIONISM
Asher Arian, POLITICS IN
ISRAEL
John Esposito, ISLAM. THE
STRAIGHT PATH; ISLAM AND POLITICS
Bernard Lewis, THE POLITICAL LANGUAGE OF ISLAM
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One short paper and class presentation, based on the reading for class; midterm paper; final exam.
Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed
Drop/Add form to the Registrar's
office.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS GOVT
Grading Mode:
Student Option
Prerequisites:
NONE
SECTION 01
- Instructor(s): Schwartz,Nancy L.
- Times: ..T.R.. 10:30AM-11:50AM; Location: PAC104
- Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 23)
- SR. major: 5 Jr. major: 5
- SR. non-major: 4 Jr. non-major: 4 SO: 5 FR: X
Special Attributes:
- Curricular Renewal: Ethical Reasoning
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