Race and Religion

Catalog description

This course explores the generative intersections “race” and “religion” in the greater Atlantic world from the 15th century until the present moment. The purpose of this class is to evaluate claims about these intersections on the basis of public evidence and rational argumentation, in particular the claim that “race” and “religion” are social constructs invented by Europeans to facilitate the colonization of the rest of the world. Prerequisites: RG 101 , RG 102 , or RG 103 .