Content

 The course examines the phenomenon of religion as it has come to expression in the European context, and reflects on the past, present and future significance of religion as an element of European thought and culture.

Course material

Course notes and a selection of readings. A selection of articles will be made available on Toledo but students are advised to extend their reading beyond the assigned texts.

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The course will combine lectures and reading assignments. 

Is also included in other courses

• N0A00B : European Perspectives on Religion

Content

RESEARCH PAPER

No final examination is possible unless the research paper has been submitted in strict accordance with the deadline indicated on Toledo. 

Goals of the Research Paper

This segment of the course is designed to allow the student to reflect deeply and critically on a dimension of the European experience of religion, and on the prospects for religion in the contemporary European context. It does this by requiring a critical analysis of selected texts that are to be analysed and evaluated in light of a specific question or set of questions determined by the instructor at the outset of the academic year.

The aim of the paper is to allow the student to demonstrate that (1) she/he is thoroughly familiar with the required readings which have been assigned for the paper, (2) that she/he is capable of presenting the contents of the articles employed in the composition of the paper in a systematic, coherent and critical fashion, and (3) that she/he has acquired insight into the question that the paper is designed to address. Personal reflections are to be avoided. 

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Details on Formal and Technical Requirements for the Paper (e.g. words limit, footnotes, etc.) will be given in class.