AMERICAN JUDAISM: RELIGION AND THOUGHT

Credit Hours: 3 · Undergraduate Upper-Level

This course will examine the distinct character of Jewish religion and thought as it has taken shape in America since the colonial era, paying close attention to the influence of American Protestantism, the Constitution, and free-market capitalism on the development of American Jewish denominationalism. Other topics to be examined include interfaith relations and families, evolving gender roles and racial diversity, and new secular forms of American Jewish religious expression. Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 542 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 341 if student has credit for RELI 258/ RELI 542 . Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: RELI 542 . Mutually Exclusive: Cannot register for RELI 341 if student has credit for RELI 542 .