Political Science 397RD - ST- Religion and Democracy

This course explores various problems within political theory pertaining to the relationship between religion and democracy. Central topics include: the transformation of religious doctrines about politics and legitimacy in light of modern conditions of pluralism, competing theories of liberal versus agonistic pluralism, theories of the sociological role of religious life in supporting and/or stressing democratic life, and recent debates about secularism and secular power

Open to seniors & juniors only.