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PLSC 353 - Religion, Church and State in Contemporary Europe

Credit(s): 3
Lecture: 3
Non-Lecture: 0
The course will investigate the role of religion and churches in contemporary Europe, East and West, focusing on the different models of church-state relations - separation, establishment and pluralism - and the churches as political actors. The role of Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox churches in the context of communism, democratization and Europeanization since 1991 will be analyzed. Historical, transnational, sociological and attitudinal/behavioral aspects of religion will be addressed, including the challenge of integrating Islam into contemporary Europe. Offered every other year.

Prerequisite(s): PLSC 120  or PLSC 140 


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