RELS 611 - Private vs.Public Religion in America

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University of Pennsylvania

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Staff. Many Americans hold that religion is properly a matter engaged in by individuals, families and congregations within the confines of their own homes and places of worship. For others, it is both a constitutionally protected right and a religious duty to give public voice to their religious faith and identity. This seminar focuses on the tension in contemporary America between private and public expressions of religious belief and sentiment. Our readings will cover the development of private spirituality since the 1950s, the continuing conviction of some that religion and sports are closely linked, one example of the burgeoning effort to bring religion into the workplace, a sociological study of the public portrayals and private hopes of those in the growing Evangelical movement, and an eminent historian's view of "the mixing of sacred and secular in American history."

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.upenn.edu

Phone Number:

(215) 898-5000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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