America and Religions
Surveys the relationship of religion and American culture from Native American-European encounters to the present, focusing on court cases and the tension between consensus and pluralism.
Summary
Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.58 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
What you’ll be able to do
Articulate the changing meaning of the First Amendment in the U.S.A.
Develop your own explanations of the consequences of these changing meanings on a variety of religious communities in the U.S.
Identify, evaluate, and interpret the interrelationships of global religious worldviews and their religious expression in communities in Wisconsin and throughout the U.S.
Hone your close reading and interpretive skills in both your writing and your oral presentations
Exhibit their knowledge, application and explication of primary disciplinary tools in Religious Studies as demonstrated in advanced research and its presentation
Source: UW Guide
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Recent recorded grades — Fall 2018: 3.58 GPA, 78.9% A/AB (n=19 letter grades).
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Topics
- Relationship of religion and American culture
- Themes from Native American-European encounters to the present
- Court cases, American consensus, and religious/cultural pluralism
- Changing meaning of the First Amendment
Skills
- Developing explanations for the consequences of changing First Amendment meanings on religious communities
- Identifying, evaluating, and interpreting interrelationships of global religious worldviews and their expression in communities
- Honing close reading and interpretive skills in writing and oral presentations
- Applying and explicating primary disciplinary tools in Religious Studies through advanced research and presentation
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