Course level

Undergraduate

Faculty

Humanities Arts Social Science

School

Historical & Philosophical Inq

Units

2

Duration

One Semester

Class hours

Lecture 2 Hours/ Week
Tutorial 1 Hour/ Week

Incompatible

RELN7310

Assessment methods

Internal Delivery: Essays and Presentation Flexible Delivery: Essays and Reflection

Course enquiries

Dr Ryan Williams

Study Abroad

This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.

Current course offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2024 (19/02/2024 - 15/06/2024) St Lucia In Person Course Profile

Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.

Course description

According to some, conflict and violence are inherent to religion, while others claim that religion is only the guise under which social, economic or political conflicts are fought out. This course will equip students with the skills needed to critically analyse the role that religion plays not only in peace and conflict around the world, but to wider issues of social justice and inequalities. Students will engage in concrete historical and contemporary examples to understand the diverse roots of conflicts and social injustices, from the civil rights and feminist movements to the rise of the "moral majority" that has made religion and politics inseparable. The course takes a thematic approach, covering topics that include religious fundamentalism, nationalism, settler colonialism, gender-based violence, and structural violences related to race, across a range of religious traditions and political movements. It also challenges students to consider meanings of well-being and human flourishing to reflect on how humans can coexist. This course may not run if there are fewer than 20 enrolments.

Archived offerings

Course offerings Location Mode Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2023 (20/02/2023 - 17/06/2023) St Lucia In Person Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 1, 2022 (21/02/2022 - 21/06/2022) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) External External Course Profile
Semester 1, 2021 (22/02/2021 - 19/06/2021) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) External External Course Profile
Semester 2, 2020 (03/08/2020 - 21/11/2020) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Internal Course Profile
Semester 2, 2018 (23/07/2018 - 17/11/2018) St Lucia Flexible Delivery Course Profile
Semester 2, 2016 (25/07/2016 - 19/11/2016) St Lucia Internal Course Profile