Listed in: American Studies, as AMST-217
Francis G. Couvares (Section 01)
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. Spring semester. Professors Couvares.
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
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.
| ISBN | Title | Publisher | Author(s) | Comment | Book Store | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America and the Challenges of Religious Diversity | Princeton University Press | Wuthnow, Robert | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Head and Heart: American Christianities | Penguin | Wills, Garry | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion | Basic Books | Larson, Edward | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| Go Tell It On The Mountain | Dial Press | Baldwin, James | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Madonna of 115th Street: Faith and Community in Italian Harlem | Yale University Press | Orsi, Robert | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Kingdom of Matthias: A Story of Sex and Salvage in 19th-Century America | Oxford University Press | Johnson, Paul and Wilentz, Sean | Amherst Books | TBD | ||
| The Reluctant Fundamentalism | Harcourt Press | Hamid, Mohsin | Amherst Books | TBD |
These books are available locally at Amherst Books.