HIST 488
Religion and Secularism in Modern Europe and Russia Spring 2014
Division II Writing Skills
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The influence and fate of religion in modern Europe present a complex and contradictory pattern. Increased religious tolerance and pluralism have coexisted with intense anti-clericalism, militant secularism, virulent anti-Semitism, and Islamophobia; religious revival and innovation have coexisted with skepticism, secularization, and dechristianization; both religion and irreligion have served as bases for political mobilization and powerfully shaped personal, national, and transnational identities. Demonstrating a long-term trajectory toward secularity, Europe for some scholars reflects the inexorable process of modernization; other scholars reject this claim and contend that Europe’s experience is unique in a global context. As evidence, some point to the apparent vitality of religion in imperial Russian and the revival of religious profession and identity in post-communist Russia. This course will explore these differing perspectives on religion in modern Europe and Russia through an examination of selected aspects of the interrelationship between religion and politics, the formation of imperial and national polities and identities, social and economic change, cultural developments, and gender.
The Class: Format: tutorial
Limit: 10
Expected: 10
Class#: 3767
Grading: no pass/fail option, no fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation: in alternate weeks, students will write an essay based on class readings and prepare a critique of their partner's essay
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis; not available for the Gaudino option
Prerequisites: none, but some familiarity with modern Europe and/or Russia or background in religious studies would be helpful
Enrollment Preferences: History majors and other upper-level students with a background in European, Russian, or/and religious studies
Distributions: Division II Writing Skills
Attributes: HIST Group C Electives - Europe and Russia

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