History 355 - American Intellectual History

Institution:

Calvin University

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Description:

F. This course will trace American understandings of "liberty" and "slavery" f rom 1 750 1875, that is, from the time when the Enlightenment and religious awakenings gave these concepts new meanings through the end of Reconstruction when the re-definitions accorded them by the Civil War were fixed in place. This course will examine in particular the development of religious and political ideas, the varieties of abolitionist and proslavery thought, and the interplay of all of these against the background of the nation's rapid economic development and growing sectional discord. This course is eligible for concurrent registration with History 394.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.calvin.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 526-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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