REL 3170 - Religion and Violence (3)

When Offered: Spring. Alternate years
GEN ED: Integrative Learning Experience (Theme: “War and Peace”)
Why does the history of world religions admit to several moments of violence? Why do the religious commit acts of violence not only against others but against themselves as well, for example, through acts of sacrifice and penance? Employing a multi-disciplinary approach, the course will address not only the historical, and what could possibly be perceived as the accidental, nature of violence in religion, but also and provocatively the structural role of violence in religion.
(Global Learning Opportunity course)