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Apr 19, 2024
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2020-2021 Interim Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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REL 295-02 - Special Topic: Racism, Anti-Semitism, and Religion4 credits (Fall Term 1)
In modern times religion helped both to construct and contest racism. We examine how religious cultures and discourses contributed to the invention of race, racial classification, and structures of racism against Blacks, Jews and others. We explore how Christian anti-Judaism became racial antisemitism and how biblical interpretation both justified and resisted white supremacy. We appreciate how Christian and Jewish communities organized anti-racist and liberation movements. Finally, we consider dynamics of race and ethnicity in Israel/Palestine.
Prerequisite: REL 101 , REL 102 , REL 103 , REL 104 , REL 105 , or second-year standing.
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