SOCI 4342 - Power and Religion

UG
Credit Hours: 3

This course examines various religious institutions and the role or religion in intergroup power struggles. In the course, students will explore the way in which dominant groups use religious value systems as legitimating rationales for oppression and violence against other groups. The students will contrast those stories with evidence of the ways in which values from the same religious traditions provide a foundation for intergroup cooperation and peacebuilding. Various religious traditions will be explored, which may include Christianity, Islam, Judaism, Hinduism, or others.

Prerequisites: SOCI 1310 or RELI 2350.
Lecture Hours: 3
Lab Hours: 0

When Offered: (As needed)