RELG - 405. Judaism and Modernity

3 credit(s)
An examination of how Jews and Judaism have responded to the crisis of modernity. Topics to be examined include the effects of the breakdown of the European Ghetto; the birth of Reform, Conservative, Reconstructionist, and Neo-orthodox Judaism; the Haskalah movement; Zionism; 20th century Jewish thought; post-Holocaust theology; contemporary trends in Judaism.

Prerequisite(s): RELG 101 or RELG 121 or RELG 141 or RELG 181
Attribute: ARTS, RSHS