RS 220Religion and Politics

Units: 0.50
Faculty: Arts
Subject: Religious Studies
Cross-listed: PSCI 253

Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2024–25.

When it runs

Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

Religion continues to influence politics around the world as seen in the return of religious nationalism, religious opposition to globalization, populism and religion, and grassroots political movements for social change. Considering both historical and contemporary cases, students critically analyze how religion shapes - and is shaped by - politics.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

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This course was awful. I took it with Scott Kline and Carmen Celestini. It had a hard-ass midterm (50 multiple choice questions & an essay in ~an hour), and it's only a second year course. If you're like me, don't take this thinking it'll be a fun elective.

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