TRS 389 Religion and World War II
World War II was a catastrophic global event. It cost tens of millions of lives, radically altered world geo-political realities, dramatically advanced human technology, and profoundly affected all aspect of human culture-including religion. This course explores the relationship between WWII and religion, primarily in the North American context. It does so in a thematic and interdisciplinary way. The strategy is dialetic: How did the war impact the nation's religious culture? How, in turn, did religion influence the conditions of war at the individual and societal levels. What lessons are to be learn for the contemporary religio-cultural situation.
Prerequisite
TRS 201 or TRS 201H or
HSTR 101