REL 345 - Religion in Philadelphia

Institution:

La Salle University

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Description:

3 credits Concentration Option or Patterns 2 or This course in historical theology examines religion through the prism of significant events in Philadelphia and Pennsylvania. In examining the original inhabitants of the Delaware Valley, the Lenni Lenape, and their relations with William Penn, the course considers the meaning of race in America. Similarly, through study of the origins of the African Methodist Episcopal Church and of abolitionism, the course deals with race in the United States. Feminist strands of American religious history also emerge in the writings of Lucretia Mott and Jarena Lee, and in the watershed ordination of eleven women in the Episcopal Church in 1974. Important contemporary ideas and forces follow from the history of the region. Readings are both primary and secondary, and students visit historical sites as well as at least one contemporary religious service. The premise of the course is that education about the past and experience in the present lead to an understanding of culture and self.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.lasalle.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 951-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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