RELIGION AND POLITICS

Undergraduate

This course examines the intersection between religion and politics, primarily from the perspective of the western intellectual tradition. With the help of both classical and contemporary texts, students will explore such issues as the separation between church and state, the role of religious argument and authority in public reason, the difference between a secular society and a secularist society, and the basis and implications of the freedom of religion. Cross-listed with Political Science 2360 Three credit hours