RELIGION IN/AND EVERYDAY LANGUAGE
An introduction to the study of religious language and the role of religion in everyday language. Through discourse analytical and linguistic ethnographic tools, explore ritual speech and magic, prayer, song, sermons, conversation, social media, etc., across several religious traditions.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: None Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Elementary L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2025 Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret linguistic data and secondary sources in writing and orally. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze diverse value and belief systems in various contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret the interrelationships and impact of religious worldviews and communities in Wisconsin, the United States, and globally. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Present limited research on a primary source using linguistic and/or ethnographic methods. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize cultural assumptions and knowledge claims about religion. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classrooms by respectfully participating in our multicultural society. Audience: Undergraduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Interpret linguistic data and secondary sources in writing and orally. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Analyze diverse value and belief systems in various contexts. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Interpret the interrelationships and impact of religious worldviews and communities in Wisconsin, the United States, and globally. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Present limited research on a primary source using linguistic and/or ethnographic methods. Audience: Undergraduate 5. Recognize cultural assumptions and knowledge claims about religion. Audience: Undergraduate 6. Demonstrate self-awareness and empathy toward the cultural perspectives and worldviews of others. Audience: Undergraduate 7. Apply course concepts to their lives outside the classrooms by respectfully participating in our multicultural society. Audience: Undergraduate
Sources
- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027