Religion in Politics

Harvard FAS

This course problematizes the place, space, and role of religion in political and social life. We will question how, when, and why religion shapes, generates, and complicates politics, and if religion as such ontologically belongs to any political party or location on a right-left spectrum or a public-private distinction. We will explore these dynamics through primary and secondary works of political theory and intellectual history, and focus on ideas, concepts, and traditions such as civil…