Description: Prerequi- site(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor. A critical examination of the relationship between religion and politics from a comparative perspective. Studies politicization of religion in political issues such as secularism, gender rights, minority rights, terrorism, civil conflict, foreign policy, political Islam, and Chris- tian democracy. May be taken Satisfactory(S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor. Course is repeatable as content changes to a maximum of 8 units.