Secularism: An Introduction
RELI 216
Spring 2014 not offered
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| Crosslisting:
REES 216 |
This course traces the idea and ideal of secularism from classic enlightenment texts to its contemporary incarnations: both liberal democratic principles of the separation of church and state as well as state-sponsored atheism in the Soviet Union and China. This is not an examination of secularization as a historical process, but rather secularism as an ideological project, encompassing both secularism as a realpolitik approach to governing multireligious societies, the utopian ideals of secular humanism, and the relationship between secularism and the idea of religious freedom as a universal human right. |
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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: None |
Major Readings:
Mill, John Stuart, ON LIBERTY
Marx, Karl, SELECTIONS TBA
Luehrmann, Sonja, SECULARISM SOVIET STYLE
TBA
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Examinations and Assignments:
Readings, reading responses, class participation, in-class exams, 3 short critical essays. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the "Historical Tradition" requirement for the Religion Department major. |
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