Gods and Bombs

Wednesdays, September 30- November 18,
7:30-9:30pm ET
NEWLY MOVED TO ONLINE FORMAT



COURSE DESCRIPTION
The course will explore the relationship between religion and violence--especially warfare-- cross-culturally and historically, around three themes--the warrior, the pacifist, and the nonviolent activist. It takes a comparative approach, emphasizing how the world’s major religious and ethical traditions legitimate both ends of the spectrum from holy war to pacifism and devoting special attention to developments regarding nonviolent action growing out of the movements associated with Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

We will explore the connections between politics and morality and between governmental institutions (nation-states, the UN, etc.) on the one hand, and cultural and religious institutions, NGOs, and social movements, on the other.


COURSE FORMAT
This course is an interactive online seminar course.. This course will meet once a week for 8 classes. The course will be held on the zoom platform.

COURSE MATERIALS
This course will have all reading materials supplied by the instructor
Registrants will receive access to the course website about two weeks before the course starts.

COURSE CANCELLATION POLICY
Registrants can cancel and receive a full refund up to September 14. After September 14, there will be no refunds issued.
Yale Alumni College courses are subject to schedule changes as well as cancellations. If Yale Alumni College must cancel any course prior to its start due to low enrollment, you will be notified of this by the cancellation date. Upon cancellation of a course, registrants may transfer their registration to another available course or have the registration fee fully refunded.

In the event of a disruption to the original course schedule, including but not limited to; Professor absence, hazardous weather conditions, or local travel restrictions, Yale Alumni College will do its best to reschedule the missed class for the week immediately following the original end date at the same course time and day.