COURSE SYLLABUS

POLITICAL THEOLOGY II

1	Course Title:	POLITICAL THEOLOGY II
2	Course Code:	FEL6130
3	Type of Course:	Optional
4	Level of Course:	Third Cycle
5	Year of Study:	1
6	Semester:	2
7	ECTS Credits Allocated:	4
8	Theoretical (hour/week):	2
9	Practice (hour/week) :	0
10	Laboratory (hour/week) :	0
11	Prerequisites:	Master Degree
12	Recommended optional programme components:	None
13	Language:	Turkish
14	Mode of Delivery:	Face to face
15	Course Coordinator:	Prof. Dr. FUNDA GÜNSOY TUROWSKİ
16	Course Lecturers:	Prof. Dr. Funda Günsoy Turowski
17	Contactinformation of the Course Coordinator:	Uludağ Üniversitesi Fen Edebiyat Fakültesi Felsefe Bölümü 16059 Görükle Kampüsü, Nilüfer-BURSA 02242941823
18	Website:
19	Objective of the Course:	Political theology can be defined as a research field that deals with the relationship between religion and politics - regardless and independent from the researcher's religious affiliations, belonging and even consciously adopted religious or anti-religion positions - which has a rich interdisciplinary potential as it uses the conceptual content from different fields of enquiry, research and intellectual attitudes. The main aim of this two-semester course is to illuminate the historical roots of political theology. As a continuation of Political Theology I, this course aims to examine political theology as a set of problems in the light of contemporary philosophers.
20	Contribution of the Course to Professional Development	Rereading the tradition of Western political philosophy by centering on the problem of the relationship between religion and politics

Learning Outcomes:

1	To see political theology as a field of research with rich interdisciplinary potential;
2	Rereading the tradition of Western political philosophy by centering on the problem of the relationship between religion and politics;
3	To learn the basic concepts and main debates of political theology;
4	To gain awareness about the power of religions to shape the history of thought and cultural practices;
5	Assessing the potential of religions for democratic theory;
6	To gain the ability to connect and analyze between philosophical texts and current problems;

22	Course Content:

Week	Theoretical	Practical
1	Carl Schmitt: Political Theology I
2	Carl Schmitt: Political Theology II
3	Schmitt, Kantorowicz and de Lubac I
4	Schmitt, Kantorowicz and de Lubac II
5	Leo Strauss and The Theological-Political Predicament/Problem I
6	Leo Strauss and The Theological-Political Predicament/Problem II
7	Claude Lefort and The Permanence of Theologico-Political I
8	Claude Lefort and The Permanence of Theologico-Political II
9	Walter Benjamin's Jewish Political Theologies I
10	Walter Benjamin's Jewish Political Theologies II
11	Habermas: Liberal Secular State and Religion
12	God and Human Rights II
13	God and Human Rights II
14	Feminist Political Theologies

23	Textbooks, References and/or Other Materials:	Jaume Aurell, Montserrat Herrero - Angela C. Miceli Stout, Political Theology in Medieval and Early Modern Europe, Prepols, 2017. Graham Hammill-Julia Reinhard Lupton, Political Theology and Early Modernity, The University of Chicago Press, 2012. Michael Kirwan, Political Theology: A New Introduction, Darton, Longman and Todd, 2008. Peter Scott-William T. Cavanaugh, The Blackwell Companion to Political Theology, Blackwell, 2004. Saul Newman, Political Theology: A Critical Introduction, Polity, 2019. John Gray, Kara Ayin, cevap. Bahar Tırnakçı, YKY. Mark Lilla, The Stillborn God, Vintage Books.
24	Assesment

TERM LEARNING ACTIVITIES	NUMBER	PERCENT
Midterm Exam	1	40
Quiz	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0
Final Exam	1	60
Total	2	100
Contribution of Term (Year) Learning Activities to Success Grade		40
Contribution of Final Exam to Success Grade		60
Total		100
Measurement and Evaluation Techniques Used in the Course	A midterm exam and a final exam
Information	After the 7-week course, a midterm exam and a final exam at the end of the semester are held . The student must be prepared for the course before the course and actively participate to the course.

ECTS / WORK LOAD TABLE

Activites	NUMBER	TIME [Hour]	Total WorkLoad [Hour]
Theoretical	14	2	28
Practicals/Labs	0	0	0
Self Study and Preparation	0	0	0
Homeworks, Performances	0	0	0
Projects	0	0	0
Field Studies	0	0	0
Midtermexams	1	44	44
Others	0	0	0
Final Exams	1	48	48
Total WorkLoad			120
Total workload/ 30 hr			4
ECTS Credit of the Course			4

CONTRIBUTION OF LEARNING OUTCOMES TO PROGRAMME QUALIFICATIONS

	PQ1	PQ2	PQ3	PQ4	PQ5	PQ6	PQ7	PQ8	PQ9	PQ10	PQ11	PQ12
LO1	4	5	3	3	5	3	4	2	4	3	5	4
LO2	4	3	3	4	2	5	3	3	4	5	4	3
LO3	3	3	5	4	4	3	3	4	4	5	2	2
LO4	5	4	3	3	5	2	2	3	4	3	3	5
LO5	4	4	3	2	5	3	3	4	2	4	3	2
LO6	4	3	3	4	4	5	2	2	4	5	3	2

LO: Learning Objectives

PQ: Program Qualifications

Contribution Level:

1 Very Low

2 Low

3 Medium

4 High

5 Very High