Course Description

An examination of religion and culture in North, Central, Caribbean, and South America, focusing on the following six themes: religion and colonization; religion and cultural contact and interactions; religion and conflict; religion and popular culture; religion, science, and technology; and religion and ecology.

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Athena Title

Religion in the Americas

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Semester Course Offered

Offered spring

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Grading System

A - F (Traditional)

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Course Objectives

Goal: To shape the thesis and dissertation process with some theoretical orientation or frame. Outcome: Thesis and dissertations that are theoretically as well as descriptively sound.

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Topical Outline

Topics and coverage will vary from instructor to instructor. A sample topical outline might be: I. Key themes: the relationship of religion to cultural context and interaction; to conflict; to popular culture; to science and technology; to colonization; and to ecology. II.Understanding how these themes have played out in the history and contemporary situation of A. Indigenous religious traditions B. The African diaspora / Afro-American traditions C. Varieties of Christianity in the Americas D. Varieties of Judaism in the Americas E. Varieties of Islam in the Americas F. Asian-American religions G. New religious movements

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