AS 389 - Literature and Religion:The American Experience

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Eastern Connecticut State University

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Description:

This course surveys the relationship of literature to religion in the history of American letters.Beginning with the moral didacticism of early Puritan literature, American writers have manifested a persistent concern with religio-ethical matters as well as with the impact of religious institutions in shaping our social and cultural environment.Using literary texts by major American writers, the course evaluates the critical perspective and relevance of the imaginative writer's treatment of religious questions.Three credits.

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3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.easternct.edu/

Phone Number:

(860) 465-5000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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