The Nature of Genocide
Week 1 | M, Tu, W, Th | Hultquist 201B | Ages 16 and up
This course treats genocide as a human phenomenon perpetrated by people not monsters. It explores how genocide has become thinkable at certain points in human history, but especially in the 19th and 20th centuries. The course analyzes the historical, sociological, psychological and religious factors that create the conditions for genocide. The study of atrocity can lead to a greater understanding of ourselves, our world, and what connects us. It invites students to scrutinize and deepen their understanding of the human condition.
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Tim Horner
Dr. Tim Horner earned his D.Phil. from Oxford University where his doctoral work focused early Jewish/Christian Relations. He has been a faculty member at Villanova University since 2001. After 9/11 he began to focus on the religious justifications for atrocity. Since 2009 he has taught a course called The Nature of Genocide. He also teaches on social justice and the Hebrew Prophets. His current research is focusing on early Christian identity.
