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SOAS University of London: Religion, Politics and Society
| Institution | SOAS University of London View institution profile |
|---|---|
| Department | Study of Religions |
| Web | www.soas.ac.uk |
| study@soas.ac.uk | |
| Telephone | 020 7898 4700 |
| Study type | Taught |
Summary
Religion remains a force to be reckoned with in the contemporary global geopolitical landscape.
As a result, there is a pressing need to reassess predominant understandings of secularisation, as well as the meanings of, and tensions inherent within, secular assumptions and secularist positions. The so-called 'resurgence' of religion in the public sphere in recent decades is now a significant area of interdisciplinary scholarship eliciting a complex array of responses, ranging from vehement opposition to the very idea that religious concepts and commitments have a right to expression in political debates, to a reassessment of the origins and implications of divisions between the secular and the religious and their relationship to the nation state.
The notion that there is no singular secularism, but rather a plurality of secularisms, and of ‘religion’ as an invention of European modernity and colonial interests are two of many emerging efforts to re-conceptualise the meanings of religion and the secular and the entangled relationship between them.
SOAS’s MA Religion, Politics, and Society programme offers a unique and intellectually rich opportunity to examine these questions and issues at an advanced and interdisciplinary level by studying the complex relationships between religion and politics in the histories and contemporary political contexts (both national and international) of Asia, Africa and the Middle East.
A core, decolonial objective is to actively challenge the Eurocentrism of current debates around secularism, secularisation, the nature of the public sphere within modernity, by drawing substantive attention to the plurality and contested nature of conceptions of both religion and the secular when considered in a global framework. The programme is designed to appeal to policy-makers, analysts, journalists and researchers in either international, national or regional institutions and organisations engaged in policy formation, inter-religious dialogue and community development, social work, development, conflict resolution, peace building or diversity management.
MA
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references. |
| Location | SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square Camden WC1H 0XG |
| Level | RQF Level 7 |
|---|---|
| Entry requirements | We will consider all applications with 2:ii (or international equivalent) or higher. In addition to degree classification we take into account other elements of the application including supporting statement and references. |
| Location | SOAS University of London Thornhaugh Street Russell Square Camden WC1H 0XG |
Develop a truly global perspective
Attracting the brightest minds from all over the world to create a community that is diverse, vibrant and multinational, SOAS University of London is a unique institution specialising in the study of Africa, Asia and the Near and Middle East.
Our programmes cover a broad set of disciplines within the arts, humanities and social sciences.
Our vision is of an interconnected world where SOAS plays an important role in addressing the issues facing the world by:
- Challenging perspectives through research and teaching
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