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CORE 400. Religious Radicalism Class 1. Administrative. Final Exam Reminder Wednesday, December 13, noon-2:30 pm Final Exam Format. Review. Radical Views of Marriage Radical Views of Housework Feminism and Radical Feminism. Today. The idea of religious radicalism Radical Islam Jihad
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CORE 400 Religious Radicalism Class 1
Administrative • Final Exam Reminder • Wednesday, December 13, noon-2:30 pm • Final Exam Format
Review • Radical Views of Marriage • Radical Views of Housework • Feminism and Radical Feminism
Today • The idea of religious radicalism • Radical Islam • Jihad • Islamic Terrorists
I. The Idea of Religious Radicalism • What would religious radicalism look like? • Beliefs? • Actions? • What is fundamentalism? • Are there any religions that can’t be radical?
II. Radical Islam • Is Islam inherently radical? Why or why not? • Islamic Fundamentalism
II. Radical Islam • Sharia law and other religions • Cairo Declaration on Human Rights in Islam • Islamic Extremism
III. Jihad • What is Jihad? • What are Jihadists?
IV. Islamic Terrorists • What makes us consider someone a terrorist? • Radical Islam and Terrorism
Next Time • Radical Christianity • In particular we’ll focus on Christian Identity
Core 400 Religious Radicalism Class 2
Administrative • Return any assignments
Review • Radical Islam/Fundamentalist Islam • Jihad • Islamic Terrorists
Today • Different strains of Christian Radicalism • Christian Identity • What do radical Christianity and radical Islam have in common?
I. Different Strains of Christian Radicalism • The Christian Case Against Capitalism • The Christian Case Against Pluralism
II. Christian Identity • Origins and Original Beliefs • Organization
II. Christian Identity • Ideology • Posse comitatus
II. Christian Identity • Racism
III. What Do Christian Identity and Radical Islam Have in Common? • Beliefs? • Tactics? • Certainty?
Next Time • The Alt-Right • Read Bokhari and Yiannopoulos • Read Beiner