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GOVT393
Religion and Politics
GOVT393 FA
| Section | Class Size | *Available | Times |
|---|
| 1 | 12 | 0 | Times: ...T... 7:00PM-9:00PM; |
*The number of spaces listed as available is based on class seats open for
the current phase of registration. Some seats may be taken in previous
phases while others may be held out for subsequent phases of registration.
(Last Updated on Wed Mar 4 05:01:03 EST 1998
)
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? 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. Theoretical and empirical
readings from ancient, medieval and modern times.
MAJOR READINGS
BIBLE (selections)
KORAN (selections)
U.S. Supreme Court decisions
Edmund Morgan, THE PURITAN DILEMMA
K. Grasso, Bradley, and Hunt, eds., CATHOLICISM, LIBERALISM
AND COMMUNITARIANISM
Charles Liebman and E. Don-Yehiya, CIVIL RELIGION IN ISRAEL
John Esposito, ISLAM AND POLITICS and ISLAM AND DEMOCRACY
Max Weber, SOCIOLOGY OF RELIGION (selections)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One short paper and class
presentation, based on the reading for class; one term paper
(15 to 20 pages.)
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
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: Seminar
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: SBS GOVT
Prerequisites:
None
- Section 01
- Schwartz, N
- Times: ...T... 7:00PM- 9:00PM;
- Grading Mode: A/F
- Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 1, Jr: 1, So: 2, Fr: 0
- Major Preference Given
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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