THEO 353 - 001

Religious Traditions
Session
Regular Academic Session
Class Number
5687
Career
Undergraduate
Units
3 units
Grading
Graded Alpha
Topic
Religion and Nationalism
Description
This course investigates the historical, social, ritual and reflective positions of one or more religious traditions. It likewise develops the student's abilities to use contemporary methods of historical, theological, and social scientific analysis of religious traditions.
Class Notes
This course explores the relationship between religion and nationalism in the modern world. The course will begin with theoretical issues: what is a nation/nationalism? What is religion? How is religious nationalism different from other kinds of nationalisms? How does nationalism emerge and then take on new forms in the 19th and 20th centuries? The course will then consider several case studies. Examples of possible case studies include Christian nationalism in the contemporary US, Hindu nationalism in India, Southeast Asian Buddhist nationalism (in Thailand, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka), Islamism in the Middle East, and Christian Nationalism in Brazil.
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Class Details
Instructor(s)
Tracy Pintchman
Meets
Tu 4:15PM - 6:45PM
Dates
08/24/2026 - 12/12/2026
Room
Cuneo Hall - Room 210
Instruction Mode
In person
Campus
Lake Shore Campus
Location
Lake Shore Campus
Components
Lecture Required
Class Availability
Status
Open
Seats Taken
0
Seats Open
25
Combined Section Capacity
25
Wait List Total
0
Wait List Capacity
0
Combined Section
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THEO 353 - 001 (5687)
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Seminar
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Contmp Pol Iss:Comparative Pol
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Status: Open - Enrl
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