Religions Resisting Modernity
RELI 275
Fall 2017 not offered
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Why did the Taliban forbid television? Why do creationists reject evolution? Why did Gandhi insist that Indian nationalists spin their own thread? Throughout the last century, resistance has risen to modernity, and religion has played an increasingly important role in challenging the globalization of modern Western values. This seminar will explore how Europe transformed itself into a modern society with worldwide influence. Then it will investigate how the Lakota Sioux, Christian creationists, Mohandas Gandhi, the Branch Davidians, and Egyptian Islamicists each have used religion in an attempt to resist some aspect of modernity, either outside the Western world or within it. Ultimately, the course will challenge our very understandings and expectations of modernity. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS RELI |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (FRST-MN)(FRST)(RELI-MN)(RELI)(STS) |
Major Readings:
John Neihardt, BLACK ELK SPEAKS (0803283857)
Robert Lee, INHERIT THE WIND (0345501039)
Mohandas Gandhi, MY EXPERIMENTS WITH TRUTH (0807059099)
Stuart Wright, ed. ARMAGEDDON IN WACO (0226908453)
Geneive Abdo, NO GOD BUT GOD (0195157931)
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Examinations and Assignments:
Three short papers, one exam, 12-page research paper. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
THIS SECTION IS A FIRST-YEAR SEMINAR (FYS) CLASS.
This First Year Seminar is part of Wesleyan's Learning and Living Program. Students who register for this class will live together in the same residence hall. Because students are living in close proximity to one another, intellectual discussions and collaborative learning more naturally extend beyond the classroom. This arrangement facilitates group assignments and projects, and allows for the growth of a strong community of students through daily interactions. Strengthening students' intellectual and residential community enhances the undergraduate experience for Learning and Living seminar participants.
Attendance and participation is mandatory. This course fulfills a "Thematic Approach" Religion Department major requirement. |
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