Fall Term 2018 HUMANITARIANISM & VIOLENCE - 5949 - RLST 217 |
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Prerequisites/Notes: Sophomore standing Catalog Description : This course will examine the religious motivations that have led religious groups to embrace global norms like human rights or reject them and turn to violence. We will examine liberation theology in Latin America and the writings of extremist thinker Sayyid Qutb. Much of the class will be centered on case studies such as Myanmar's Rohingya crisis where religion, immigration, and questions of human rights are at play. Offered in conjunction with Ripon College, with online interactions and travel to local places of worship. PREREQUISITES: Sophomore standing Attributes: Cross-Listed Course, GER Humanities Div, GER Global Diversity, 200-399 Foundation/Gateway Crs
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