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JPR458H1S L5101
Graduate Course Code: JPR2058H1S L5101
Postsecular Political Thought: Religion, Radicalism and the Limits of Liberalism
Themes
The course will examine debates on postsecularism and religion’s public, political role as articulated by political thinkers such as Jurgen Habermas, by focusing on politically radical or revolutionary challenges to liberalism in the 20th and 21st century, especially from the postcolonial world, whose theoretical arguments are grounded upon or draw their inspiration from religious traditions, doctrines and practices.
Prerequisites
1.0 credit in POL/ JPA/ JPF/ JPI/ JPR/ JPS/ JRA /RLG courses at the 300+ level
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