School Of Social SciencesReligion and Law in Contemporary Public DiscourseWestern Sydney University Unit Code: 102202.2
Discipline: STUDIES IN HUMAN SOCIETY
Student Contribution Band: 4
Level: 7
Credit Points: 10
Assumed Knowledge
Undergraduate degree or equivalent.
About this Unit
Debates over the role of religion as well as religious law in the public sphere have been ongoing themes in recent decades in many countries. Religion and law are two important yet rival sources of normative reasoning of public order in which they are constitutive, regulative and coercive forces. The unit introduces students to various understanding of the interrelations between religion and law in the societal and individual domains of the public sphere; and reflects on the contentious nature of the relationships given sensitive issues such as religious education, equal marriage, abortion, human rights. In the first part of the unit, students study the relationship between law and religion in various faiths such as Judaism, Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. The second part examines how different religious traditions interact and intersect with different legal traditions (common and civil law system) in a range of countries (for example Australia, UK, Israel, Indonesia, India, Iran).
Courses| 1770.1 | Master of Social Science | CONTINUING |
| 8083.2 | Bachelor of Research Studies | CURRENT |
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