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3.00 Credits
This reading-intensive course will engage the notion of "political theology," a notion that emerges within the Western tradition (Varro, Augustine) and has become instrumental in thinking and institutionalizing the distinction between religion and politics over the course of the twentieth century. We will take our point of departure the key texts that have revived this notion (Schmitt, Kantorowicz), engage their interpretation of the Bible and of Augustine and medieval followers. We will then examine the role of Spinoza and Moses Mendelsohn, the extention of the notion of religion to "the East" (Said, Grosrichard, Asad), and conclude with some of the current debates over secularization in the colonizing and colonized world. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Examination of the relationship between scientific and religious ideas, with particular reference to American culture in the twentieth century. Explores the impact of such events as the Scopes trial and the popular faith in science and technology of the religious attitudes and beliefs of 20th-century Americans. General Education Requirement: Reason and Value (REA). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
An interdisciplinary exploration of some of the many ways that religion in America has been mutually constituted in opposition to various entities identified as being the opposite of religion. Counterparts explored include the marketplace, fraudulence, atheistic rationalism, the secular, the state, totalitarianism and the study of religion. - J. Dubler 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Exploration of religious diversity in New York City with emphasis on the current historical moment. Meetings will focus on the impact of immigrant and migrant cultures on New York's religious landscape and on texts that explore the experiences and histories of religious communities in New York. Students conduct supervised research on and observation of a particular religious site or community. - J. Hawley 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Explores a range of topics in African-American Religion, which may include the African background and the transmission of African cultures, religion under slavery, independent black churches, religion and race relations, and modern theological movements. In Spring 2008, the course will focus on the religious lives of African immigrants to the US, emphasizing field and documentary methods. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Introduction to questions surrounding the relationships between religion and the public sphere in the United States. Approaches topics of civil religion, church-state relations, religious pluralism in the public sphere, and the role of congregations in local communities using sociological theories and methods. - R. Balmer 4 points
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4.00 Credits
In this seminar we will look at the relation between inquiry and imagination in selected religious writers and writers on religion in the American Protestant tradition. How does imagination serve inquiry What are the objects of inquiry in these writings Most of these authors reflect explicitly on imagination and inquiry, in addition to providing examples of both at work on religious topics. - W. Proudfoot 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Examination of some of the regional variations of religions in North America, with an emphasis on the interaction of religious communities with their surrounding cultures. - R. Balmer Prerequisites: RELI V3502 or V3503. 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Survey of religious life in New York City, from the English conquest of 1684 through changes to the immigration laws in 1965. General Education Requirement: Historical Studies (HIS). 4 points
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4.00 Credits
Examines the varities of Native American religions and spirituality, from contact to the present, including a look at the effects of European religions on Native American traditions. - R. Balmer Prerequisites: Permission of the instructor. Limited to 20 students. 4 points
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