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University Hubs - Yale University

Now in its second year and jointly taught by Tony Blair, Professor Miroslav Volf and Professor Doug Rae, the Yale Faith and Globalisation course explores how religion and globalisation are influencing one another. By the end of the course, students will have a solid grasp of a topic growing ever more important at the dawn of the twenty-first century.

By the end of the Fall 2009 semester, students will have studied topics including stakes in faith and globalisation; violence in the name of religion; faith and reconciliation; faith and poverty alleviation; faith, globalisation and gender; faith and human rights; and the links between religion and political pluralism.

The structure of the course has proved popular. Students take part in two weekly sessions: a class focusing on assigned readings, and a seminar dealing with eclectic case studies including films, news stories, and contentious debates such as the wearing of headscarves in Turkey. Reading set texts introduces students to the theoretical questions underlying the subject. Reflecting on the case studies allows students to apply theory to practice.

Click below for links to the Yale course, the Yale syllabus and Yale's recommended readings