RELIGION AND SOCIAL TRANSFORMATION (RSCE-4077)
(09/07/2021-12/17/2021)
Course Memo
How does one go about changing the world? What difference do religious ideas and values make in a society that so often seems resistant to them? How does one move beyond an ideal (and/or idealistic) vision in order to bring about a new social reality that is more propitious of human flourishing? These are the sorts of questions that animate this class. In responding, we will investigate the efficacy of religious ideas and constituencies with respect to understanding and challenging institutional power, engendering civic discourse and engagement, contributing to social movement activism, informing initiatives related to social entrepreneurship, and so forth. [20 max enrollment]