RELG 262 - Religious Identity in Multicultural Perspective

Second semester.  How do factors such as sexuality, gender, race and nationality affect religious identity?  This course investigates answers to that question by contemporary scholars from multiple religious traditions (Buddhist, Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Native American), especially in light of sexism, racism, heterosexism and colonialism.  Students will gain familiarity with how current critical theories (standpoint, poststructuralist, feminist, queer, postcolonial) are employed to help articulate religious identity in an increasingly complex, globalized world.