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Emnekatalog: SAM5110SAM5110 - Religion in the Public SphereEmneansvarlig:Inger Furseth (Inger.Furseth@mf.no)Studiepoeng: 10Undervisningstermin:HøstStudieprogramtilhørighet: Master in Religion, Society and Global IssuesAvdelingstilhørighet:Avdelingsråd for religion og samfunnTillatte hjelpemidler ved eksamen: IngenGenerell informasjonSAM5110 will provide an understanding the role of religion in the public sphere and its ability to create social cohesion and conflict.Religion appears at different levels of the public sphere, the nation, the state, politics, and civil society. Some religions are or have beenclosely connected to nation states. Various forms of religion challenge the secular state and these challenges are voiced peacefully aswell as through the use of violence. The relationship between religion and politics also differs greatly around the world. Whereas somereligious movements are described as "fundamentalist" other movements are more moderate. All of these topics will be discussed inlight of examples from around the globe.StudiekravThe student will- Write a book report up to 2,000 words from a limited part of the course syllabus. The topic of the report is selected in cooperation withthe professor and is graded pass/fail.- Participate in the evaluation of the courseAvsluttende vurderingTo gain credit for the course SAM5110 the student must fulfill all the requirements and pass the written exam (6 hrs). The exam isassessed with grades A-F.Mål og innholdThe goal of this course is to understand the varied role of religion in relation to the nation, the state, politics, and civil society.The students will demonstrate the following skills:- To discuss different theories on the role of religion in the public sphere- To demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between religion and politics around the globe- To discern various forms of public religion in the modern world- To discuss theories on religion as a source of social conflict and social cohesion- To understand and debate the usefulness of concepts of religious fundamentalism- To demonstrate knowledge of various forms of religious challenges to the secular state around the worldLitteraturLITTERATUR/LITERATURE- Bruce, Steve, Fundamentalism 2. utg./ed. Cambridge: Polity Press, 2008, ISBN/ISSN: 978-07456-4075-4/978-07456-4076-1- Casanova, José, Public religions in the modern world Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994, ISBN/ISSN:0-226-09534-7/0-226-09535-5- Demerath, N. J., Crossing the gods : world religions and worldly politics New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 2001,ISBN/ISSN: 0-8135-2924-7/0-8135-3207-8- Furseth, Inger og Pål Repstad, "Chapter 6" i:/in:/from: An introduction to the sociology of religion : classical and contemporaryperspectives Aldershot, Hants: Ashgate, 2006, s./p. 97-109, ISBN/ISSN:0-7546-5653-5/0-7546-5658-6/978-0-7546-5653-1/978-0-7546-5658-6 , hentet fra/cited fromhttps://proxy.mf.no/login?url=http://www.dawsonera.com/depp/reader/protected/external/AbstractView/S9780754682516- Juergensmeyer, Mark, Global rebellion : religious challenges to the secular state, from Christian militias to al Qaeda Berkeley, Calif.:University of California Press, 2008, ISBN/ISSN: 0-520-25554-2/978-0-520-25554-8