Religious Warfare and Political Theory in the Early Modern Period
EMSP3420.03F
We shall examine various Continental European and British texts of the Early Modern period as they relate to and sometimes conflict with the philosophical underpinnings of the modern state and religious freedom.
DESCRIPTION
The sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe witnessed tremendous upheavals in society, in part caused by religiously based strife. Many thinkers responded to these events by formulating “political theologies”, i.e., interpretations of religious teachings especially as contained in scripture with a view to assessing the political consequences of religion and to harmonizing religious interpretations with a particular conception of political life. We shall examine various Continental European and British texts of the Early Modern period which are both timely and thoughtful reflections on Christian teachings as they relate to and sometimes conflict with the philosophical underpinnings of the modern state and religious freedom.
Cross-listing: RELS3010.03
TIMETABLE
TR 2:35-3:55
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