Religion has always been a powerful and contested factor in the forging of American identities, an important factor in cultural dynamics of social inclusion and exclusion. Students in this seminar will investigate multiple ways that religion, race, and gender (among other social markers) inform the dynamic and complex process of constructing American identities. Attentive to past and contemporary instances, we will engage historical, theological, and ethnographic scholarship. Students will devise and carry out individual research projects about topics of their choosing; while these may take the form of a conventional academic paper, other formats are possible. Counts for majors in Religion and American Studies
Counts Toward Major: Religion
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