RELG 331 - Early American Religious History

Institution:

St Mary's College of Maryland

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Description:

This course deals with religion in early America from the seventeenth century through the founding era. It takes a regional approach to explore the major Protestant faiths: Anglicanism, Puritanism, Quakerism, and Evangelicalism. It covers the theology, ecclesiology, and the political, social, and economic expressions of the faiths. It will also cover folk religion and witchcraft, and Indian and slave religions. Some significant themes explored include how the various sects handled the challenges of religious pluralism-dissent, tolerance, and declension; the idea of separation of church and state; how early American religion related to the rise of democracy, ideas of individual liberty, anti-Catholic thought, social oppression and control, economic behavior, women and minorities, etc. Cross-listed with HIST 331.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

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Institution Website:

www.smcm.edu

Phone Number:

(240) 895-2000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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