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RELIG ST 300

AMERICA AND RELIGIONS

3 credits.

Explores the colorful, contested relationship of religion and American (U.S.) culture. Surveys a variety of themes from Native American-European encounters to the present. Significant court cases focus on the tension between a quest for American consensus and an abiding religious and cultural pluralism.

Prerequisites & course information

Requisites: Sophomore standing Course Designation: Core GenEd - Humanities & Arts Breadth - Humanities Level - Intermediate L&S Credit - L&S Liberal Arts and Science Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2018 Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the changing meaning of the First Amendment in the U.S.A. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop your own explanations of the consequences of these changing meanings on a variety of religious communities in the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify, evaluate, and interpret the interrelationships of global religious worldviews and their religious expression in communities in Wisconsin and throughout the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Hone your close reading and interpretive skills in both your writing and your oral presentations Audience: Undergraduate 5. Exhibit their knowledge, application and explication of primary disciplinary tools in Religious Studies as demonstrated in advanced research and its presentation Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Articulate the changing meaning of the First Amendment in the U.S.A. Audience: Undergraduate 2. Develop your own explanations of the consequences of these changing meanings on a variety of religious communities in the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 3. Identify, evaluate, and interpret the interrelationships of global religious worldviews and their religious expression in communities in Wisconsin and throughout the U.S. Audience: Undergraduate 4. Hone your close reading and interpretive skills in both your writing and your oral presentations Audience: Undergraduate 5. Exhibit their knowledge, application and explication of primary disciplinary tools in Religious Studies as demonstrated in advanced research and its presentation Audience: Graduate

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