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Thinking about Religion and Violence

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English
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12 hours 24 minutes
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Intermediate

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<p>Join an award-winning religion professor for a startling, open-minded examination of the connection between human spirituality and violence.</p>

Syllabus

01: Religion and Violence: A Strange Nexus
02: Defining Religion and Violence
03: Violence in Sacred Texts
04: Martyrdom, Sacrifice, and Self-Harm
05: Scapegoating and Demonology
06: Understanding Witch Trials
07: The Apocalyptic Outlook
08: Racial Violence and Religion
09: Religion and Violence against Women
10: Sexuality, Morality, and Punishment
11: Heresies and Their Suppression
12: Religion and Just War Theory
13: Peace as a Religious Ideal
14: War Gods and Holy War
15: Religious Violence in Israel
16: Religious Violence in India
17: Religion’s Relationship with Slavery
18: Native Americans and Religious Violence
19: Violence and “Cults”
20: Anti-Catholicism in Europe and America
21: The Persistence of Anti-Semitism
22: Islam, Violence, and Islamophobia
23: Religion and Terrorism
24: What We Can Do About Religious Violence
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Taught by

Jason C. Bivins

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