Religious Nationalism (RLST 237)

Term: 2024-2025 - Spring

Faculty

Stephen L MartinShow MyInfo popup for Stephen L Martin

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Mahfuzallah M MeherzadShow MyInfo popup for Mahfuzallah M Meherzad

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Schedule

Tue-Thu, 4:00 PM - 5:15 PM (1/21/2025 - 5/14/2025) Location: MAIN MH 225

Description

Investigates historical and current versions of Religious Nationalism as a “cultural framework that blurs distinctions between religious identity and national identity, viewing the two as closely related and seeking to enhance and preserve their union.”
This can result in beliefs of a particular religion advocated to accord those beliefs as primacy in politics, education, and law.
This is distinguished in the course from when a person’s political values are shaped by the individual’s religious faith, manifested for example in influencing how people vote.