Listed in: American Studies, as AMST-217
Francis G. Couvares (Section 01)
Karen J. Sanchez-Eppler (Section 02)
The United States has inscribed the separation of church and state into its constitutional order, and yet Americans have for two centuries been more deeply committed to religious faith and practice than any other people in the Western world. This course endeavors to explore that paradox. Topics addressed include the changing meanings of "the city on a hill"; the varieties of millennial belief and utopian community; the relationship between religion, ethnicity, and gender; religious political activism, including abolition, prohibition, anti-war and anti-abortion movements; and the limits of religious tolerance from movements against Catholics and Mormons to recent warnings of a "clash of civilizations" with Muslim cultures.
Limited to 25 students per section. Spring semester. Professors Couvares and Sanchez-Eppler.
Section 01
M 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
W 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
F 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 101
Section 02
M 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 210
W 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 210
F 09:00 AM - 09:50 AM CHAP 210
This is preliminary information about books for this course. Please contact your instructor or the Academic Coordinator for the department, before attempting to purchase these books.
| Section(s) | ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity | Robert Wuthnow | available as free e-book at Frost | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Head and Heart: American Christianities | Garry Wills | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate over Science and Religion | Edward Larson | Available as e-book @ Frost Library | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | Go Tell it on the Mountain | James Baldwin | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | The Madonna of 115th Street: Faith and Community in Italian Harlem | Robert Orsi | Available as free e-book at Frost | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| All | The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvation in 19th Century America | Paul Johnson and Sean Wilentz | Amherst Books | TBD | |||
| All | The Reluctant Fundamentalist | Mohsin Hamid | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.