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May 03, 2024
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2018-2019 Vincennes University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
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RLST 205 - American Religious Culture
3 hrs (Sem II)
This course will survey the primary influence of Protestant Christianity in the United States, from the European colonization of the “new world” to the late modern period, examining a variety of faith traditions, religious institutions, practices, and minority experiences that have been formative in shaping American culture and politics. Native American, African American, and non-Christian religious traditions and experiences will also be considered. Topics may include religious liberty and the American Revolution; slavery and the abolitionist movement as religious response; industrialization and the social gospel movement; Christian humanism and human rights; challenges to traditional religious belief in the 19th century (e.g., Darwin, Marx, Freud); fundamentalism, liberalism and secular humanism as responses to modernity; the rise of religious pluralism and the “post-secular” state; “new age” spirituality; Buddhism and Islam in America. 3 lecture hours.
Prerequisite(s): Students must qualify for ENGL 101 .
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