RELI 315a - Religion and American Culture

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Vassar College

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Advanced study in selected aspects of the history of religions in the United States. May be taken more than once for credit when the content changes. Topic for 2008/09a: Spiritual Seekers in American History and Culture 1880-2008. This seminar will examine the last 120 years of spiritual seeking in America. It will look in particular at the rise of unchurched religious believers in the U.S., how these believers have relocated "the religious" to different aspects of culture (such as art), what it means to be "spiritual but not religious" today, and the different ways Americans borrow from or embrace religions such as Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism. The course will look in detail at Americans traveling to foreign cultures to find new forms of religious wisdom, comfort or truth. Mr. Christopher White.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.vassar.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 437-7000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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