a)  examining the manner in which Southern religion differs from and compares with
    other expressions of American religion;

b)  investigating the nature and impact that evangelicalism has had upon Southern 
    religion and culture;

c)  investigating the relationship between religion and other aspects of culture and
    politics in the South;

d)  understanding the influence and impact that Southern religion has had upon the
    rest of the nation;

e)  examining the relationship between, and comparing, white and African American
    expressions of religion in the South;

f)  gaining an appreciation for the diversity of Southern religious life;

g)  examining the rise of fundamentalism in the South;

h)  discovering the nature and importance of an academic approach to the study of 
    religion.

Communicate Effectively through Writing

To strengthen skills in written composition, analysis, and presentation by means of 
projects such as essays, papers, reports, and examinations.

Communicate Effectively through Speech

To strengthen skills in oral expression, analysis, style, and interaction by means 
such as class reports, class discussion, and oral examinations.

Computer Literacy

To enhance and facilitate computer literacy by the use of word processing, the web, 
email, and OASIS through research, preparation, and presentation of work such as 
oral class reports and completion of written assignments.

Critical Thinking

To foster critical thinking by engaging in activities such as classroom discussion 
and debate, essay examinations, and oral presentations.

Moral Reasoning (Ethics)

To assist in the continued development of moral and ethical reasoning and 
reflection by encouraging creative thinking regarding individual and community 
concerns and needs, the challenging of prejudices and stereotypes, and examining 
rational and ethical bases of constructive social interactions.

I.    Introduction:  The Course

II.  Background of American Religions

III.  The Colonial Phase, ca. 1607 -- ca. 1783

IV.  The Rise and Growth of Evangelicalism in Colonial and National Phases, ca.
     1720 -- ca. 1860

V.  Evangelical Southern Society:  Institutions, Plantation Missions, Interracial 
    Contacts, ca. 1800 -- ca. 1860

VI.  Southern Black Religion in the National Phase, ca. 1800 -- ca. 1861

VII.  The Slavery Issue and Southern Christians, ca. 1780 -- ca. 1861

VIII.  Civil War and Reconstruction:  Issues and Eras,  ca. 1837 -- ca. 1880

IX.  Selected Developments in Post-Civil War South, ca. 1865 -- ca. 1930      

X.  Rise of the Modern South,  ca. 1930 - Present

XI.  Conclusion

It is the expectation that all students will be aware of and abide by the University
Honor Code and Academic Honesty Policy.  Students should do their own work, properly
attribute credit when using that of others, be responsible, and be honest.