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Core Curriculum

Politics & Religion

Politics & Religion

Facilitator: Thomas Turley, History

This Pathway considers the relation of politics and religion in global perspective from early times to the present. Courses will invite students to explore themes of universal significance related to topics such as social, governmental, and religious systems; economics; the arts; literature; gender; race; science; the environment; and globalism.

Associated Courses

Anthropology (ANTH)
188 People, Culture, and Change in the Middle East 
Arabic (ARAB)
137 Arabic Culture and Identity 
Art History (ARTH)
167 Cityscapes Past and Present
Classics (CLAS)
69 Early Christianity (cross-listed with SCTR 65)
114 Imperialism and Religion: Roman Britain 
English (ENGL)
150 Contemporary Literature 
150EL Contemporary Literature 
Ethnic Studies (ETHN)
12 Native Spiritual Traditions 
Gender and Sexuality Studies (GNSX)
153 The Bible and Empire (cross-listed as SCTR 157)
History (HIST)
22 Western Civilization: Medieval and Early Modern (Liebscher only)
97 The Modern Middle East
107 Spain and Morocco: Jews, Christians, and Muslims, 700-1700 
114 Imperialism and Religion: Roman Britain (cross-listed as CLAS 114)
117 State and Church in the Middle Ages, 1000-1450 
120 The Crusades: Christian and Muslim Perspectives 
126 Conflicts in Medieval Christianity 
145 Islam in the Modern World 
164S Seminar: The Catholic Church in Latin America 
166 Latin America: Empires
Political Science (POLI)
30 Introduction to Political Philosophy 
139 Religion and Politics in the Developing World 
142 Politics in Middle East 
Religion, Theology, and Culture
Religion and Society (RSOC)
33 Maya Spirituality 
91 Native Spiritual Traditions 
136 Religion in Latin America 
148 Religion & U.S. Politics 
148R RSS: Religion and the Presidency 
188 Religion and Violence
190 Islam: Reformation and Modernity 
191 Religions of Colonized Peoples 
Scripture and Tradition (SCTR)
65 Early Christianity (cross-listed as CLAS 69)
130 Sacred Politics: Christian Texts in the Public Sphere
157 The Bible and Empire 
158R RSS: Postcolonial Perspectives on the New Testament 
Theology, Ethics, and Spirituality (TESP)
43 Catholic Social Thought
64 Environmental Justice in Catholic Imagination 
108 Human Trafficking and Christian Ethics
142 Conscience, Christianity and Politics 
158 Immigration and Ethics 
163 Christianity and Politics 
Sociology (SOCI)
143 Spirituality in Diversified Societies