RELG 226 - Religion, Power, and Knowledge II: Secular Modernity

Semester Offered: Second Semester
Full Course
Credits: 4 credits
Attribute: 4HU

This course examines the relationship between religious and secular frameworks in the modern West from the mid-19th century to present. Central topics include theological responses to modern scientific and historical consciousness, secular and atheistic critiques of religion, and efforts to address the cultural, political, and religious issues arising from the devastation of the two world wars and the disaggregation of colonial empires. The course engages Existentialist, Neo-Orthodox, Feminist, Black, Marxist, and Postcolonial perspectives. Readings are drawn from (among others) Feuerbach, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Barth, Levi, Gutierrez, Cone, Daly, Williams, and Althaus-Reid.

Enrollment Limit: 25
Instructor: D. Schultz