SHARE WITH STUDENTS: RELS 230 Islam and the Challenges of Modernity
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The Religious Studies Program is excited to offer RELS 230 (Islam and the Challenges of Modernity) in Fall 2023. This course is a World Cultures GenEd.
Muslims have understood and responded to modernity in a variety of ways, spanning from the late colonial period down to our contemporary moment. This course examines the thought of major Muslim intellectual figures in this time period alongside social, religious, and political movements in their encounter and response to modernity. Some of the themes we will explore include: What is modernity and is it neutral? Is Islam inside/outside of, or before/after modernity? Is Islam to be preserved or reformed in light of modernity? Do the challenges of modernity uniquely apply to Islam?