Religion, Peace, and War

Catalog description

This course will explore the contributions of several world religions (typically a combination of Western and Eastern religions; e.g. Buddhism and Islam; Judaism and Hinduism) to issues of peace and war. Topics may include just war theory, pacifism, non-violent forms of resistance, Jihad, and ahimsa. Topics will also be situated within historically significant experiences of the various religions (e.g consideration of Buddhism in Sri Lanka; the Israeli / Palestinian question).