Fundamentalisms in Global Context
Religion and Culture · 3 hrs Lecture
Offered: Fall Or Winter Or Spring, Every Year
No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.
Where REL-2402 counts
Counts toward 9 more as one option among several, not as a course you must take:
- CRS 3-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- CRS 4-YEAR BA IN CONFLICT RESOLUTION STUDIES
- HR 3-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- HR 4-YEAR BA IN HUMAN RIGHTS
- IDS 3-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- IDS 4-YEAR BA IN INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT STUDIES
- REL 3-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL 4-YEAR BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
- REL HONOURS BA IN RELIGION & CULTURE
Read from the departments' own calendar pages, where 50 of 208 programs are only partly machine-readable, so treat these as a minimum rather than the full list. Confirm with an academic advisor.
Description
Fundamentalism is one of the most prominent religious phenomena in contemporary cultures and around the world. This course will explore a variety of so-called "fundamentalist" religious movements in contemporary Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. What do these groups have in common, and what distinguishes them from each other? It will also consider how appropriate the term "fundamentalist" is for understanding these groups and individuals and what the implications of this "fundamentalist" label are for them. Several "fundamentalist" religious movements will be discussed in order to understand their relationship with "modernity" and "pluralism", the two traditions to which fundamentalists seem to be responding.
From the 2026-27 undergraduate calendar. Always verify details on WebAdvisor or with an academic advisor before registering.