RELI 3722
Religion and Violence
This course examines “religious violence” from past and present, from the large (state violence) to the small (self-harm), and in between (communal violence, intimate partner violence), and asks why only some violence is commonly deemed religious and only some religion is commonly deemed violent.
2025
Topics
- What is Religion and How to Study it Academically
- What is Violence: Theories of Violence and Religious Violence
- Holy War
- Martyrdom
- Gender/LGBQT
- Gender
- Genocide
- Terrorism
- The Myth of Religious Violence
Prerequisites & course information
Prerequisite(s): third-year standing or permission of the department. Lecture three hours a week.
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026–2027
- RELI-3722-Kim-Stratton-2 ↗2025