Introduction: Before progressing too much further into the course, it is important to understand the goals of comparative politics, the questions asked by comparatists, and how this field of politic science differs from others.
Directions: Based on your reading so far, write an essay (500 to 600 words, double-spaced) responding to this question: What is comparative politics? A complete answer will discuss the three big questions from Orvis and Drogus (2018) along with addressing the differences between comparative politics, international relations, and international studies. For additional source material, consider including the following classic article available through the library:
* Lijphart, Arend. 1971. “Comparative Politics and the Comparative Method.” American Political Science Review 65, no. 3: 682–93. doi:10.2307/1955513 [1hr]
Week 1:
* Read: Genesis 9: 5-6; Judges 17: 6; Jeremiah 29:7; 1 Samuel 8; Psalm 82: 2-4; Romans 13: 1-7; 1 Peter 2: 13-14. [30 mins ]
* Read: VanGeest, Chapter 1 [30 mins]
* Read: Orvis & Drogus (2021), Chapter 1 – Introduction [1 hrs.]
* Read: Orvis & Drogus, Chapter 2 – The Modern State [2 hrs.]
* View: Watch Amos Young’s talk about Pentecostal politics from In the Days of Caesar: Pentecostalism and Political Theology at Evangel University. [40 mins. optional]
* View: Watch James K.A. Smith talk about Christian public theology from Awaiting the King: Politics of Hope in the Age of Fear at Cardus. [30 mins. optional]
Introduction: Before progressing too much further into the course, it is importa
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