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Religious Studies
Description: Violence is the assault on body and mind and inscribed into discourses of power. It is enforced and resisted by religions. We examine how violence affects the physical, gendered, racialized, religious, and collective body. We consider strategies and philosophies to counter violence. We critically examine intellectual, moral, and spiritual worldviews while analyzing specific arguments for their truth claims. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
Religious Studies
Term : Fall 2022
Catalog Year : 2022-2023
REL 361 - Religion And Violent Conflicts: From Torture To Genocide
Description: Violence is the assault on body and mind and inscribed into discourses of power. It is enforced and resisted by religions. We examine how violence affects the physical, gendered, racialized, religious, and collective body. We consider strategies and philosophies to counter violence. We critically examine intellectual, moral, and spiritual worldviews while analyzing specific arguments for their truth claims. Letter grade only.
Units: 3
No sections currently offered.
Course Attributes:
- LS: Global Diversity
- GS: Global Diversity
- GS: Social & Political Worlds
- GS: Social & Political Worlds + Global
- LS: Social and Political Worlds
- LS: Social & Political Worlds + Global