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Jump to week:
1 | 2 | 3 | 4
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| spring
break | 10 | 11 | 12 |
13 | 14 | 15 | 16
| final
exam
(graded discussion,
project
due, withdraw
date, exam)
Hybrid readings: text,
online, videos:
The main text, Religion
in American Life, serves as the foundation for your source of
learning in this course. Online quizzes and the final exam are based on what you
learn from this text. Be sure to reference the
chapter outlines and study guide questions provided by your professor.
Supplementary online
reading: while not required, reading these resources can
provide more details and/or a different perspective beyond the text that may
give you insight to issues you are asked to write about in periodic
essays.
These resources contain multiple pages, links
above go to the homepages. Specific pages linked to in schedule below, as
related to topics covered in text reading, (source indicated by above noted
initials). You might want to print these online readings. It can be easier to
read from paper than on the computer screen, plus you would then be able to
highlight and make notations in response to your reading.
Online Videos:
These videos
are the online part of your hybrid experience in this course. Treat them as
you would a lecture in the classroom. They (along with some other work)
substitute for the 50% of class sessions you are not attending in the
classroom. Clips noted below, as related to reading in our text.
(Yellow
boxes: things to do at home, Ochre boxes: in class activities)
Tips to help
manage your reading
| Related chapter in textbook |
Online Reading |
Multimedia
(audio/video use RealPlayer)
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Other
Homework Activities |
| Jan.
16:
Introductions, Review of syllabus and course site. Religious Diversity in
America: initial perceptions |
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Religion
and the Founding of the American Republic An online exhibition from the Library of Congress
(LOC). A brief history about the relationship between religion and the
founding of America. Covers religion in America through 19th
century. A brief overview of what is to come. Read: all 7 sections
(it's not as much reading as it may appear; most of it is pictures with
captions). Specific pages noted for future weeks, revisiting these readings.
Life
in the USA: Religion in America
offers a brief overview of major religious groups in America at the
beginning of the 20th century. Reading: just the text in the
upper right of each page. Other material on pages are links to additional
resources elsewhere on the Web.
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God
in America
(video introduction) |
Homework:
Religious Diversity in
America
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| Jan.
23: In class:
Religious
Diversity in America: debrief |
Reading: chapter 1 essays in Opposing Viewpoints
(as assigned)
prepare for group discussion on these essays
Homework: Complete practice exam I on course
site (complete practice exams II and III as soon as you can, before
reading those books) |
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Jan.
30: Class discussion:
(be prepared for discussion and sharing in small groups)
Opposing
Viewpoints discussion, Chapter 1 graded
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Reading: chapter
2 essays in Opposing Viewpoints
(as assigned)
prepare for group discussion on these essays
Homework:
- Revisit practice exam I on course
site to see how much you have learned and what you may need to
review from book I
- Complete practice exam II (if not done earlier) before
reading this book
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Feb.
27: Class discussion: (be prepared for discussion and sharing in small
groups)
Opposing
Viewpoints discussion, chapter 2 graded
Essay
I due
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Last day to withdraw: March
30
review withdrawal policy |
Reading: chapter
3 essays in Opposing Viewpoints
(as assigned)
prepare for group discussion on these essays
Homework:
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Apr.
3: Class discussion: (be prepared for discussion and sharing in small
groups)
Opposing
Viewpoints discussion, chapter 3 graded
Essay
II due
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Weeks
13 -16: Religion in 20th Century America: study
guide questions 
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chapter 18: Religion at the Turn of the 20th Century |
Apocalypticism
in American Culture (NHC)
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100 years of Pentecostalism |
 Discussion
board: share and discuss new learnings |
chapter 19:
Religion Between the Wars |
The
Scopes Trial (NHC)
The
American Jewish Experience (part 1) (part
2) (NHC)
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God
in America
(video 4.4, 4.5)
Online audio:
The Scopes "Monkey Trial" revisited
(NPR, All Things Considered, aired July 5, 2005)
Online
video clips from R&E: Teaching
Evolution:
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Discussion
board: share and discuss new learnings
Optional
(for credit): watch the film: Inherit the Wind
Explore
the history of the "evolution revolution" the
"battle in the schools" and the Scopes Trial (evolution of
a myth) (from the PBS documentary Evolution)
More on the most recent version of the debate from Time
Magazine: Evolution
vs. Intelligent Design
Time archives on the issue
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| Apr.
10: In class: video: "What About God?" (PBS series Evolution) |
chapter 20:
Religion
in the 1950s |
Religion
in Post-World War II America (NHC)
Marcus
Garvey & the Universal Negro Improvement Assn. (NHC)
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God
in America
(video 5.1)
Afri-centric
Christianity
Martin Luther King, Jr.
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Discussion
board: share and discuss new learnings |
chapter 21:
Religion
& Civil Rights (In Defense of Religious Minorities) |
Roman
Catholics & the American Mainstream (NHC)
Islam
in America: From African Slaves to Malcolm X (NHC) |
God
in America
(video 5.2 - 5.6)
American
Converts to Islam
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Discussion
board: share and discuss new learnings
Optional (for
credit): read/watch The
autobiography of Malcolm X (book/movie)
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| Apr.
17: In class: video: Visit to a Mosque in America |
chapter 22:
Religion
& Politics (1970s) |
The
Christian Right (NHC) |
God
in America
(video 6.1, 6.2, 6.3)
Online audio piece (from NPR)
(Optional):
Religion
and Politics Conservative Christians (52 min) (uses RealPlayer)
Conservative Christians are playing a prominent role in the current battle
over judicial nominees. We'll hear several perspectives on their political
clout. (aired Wed., May 11, 2005)
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chapter 23:
Religion
& Politics (1980s) |
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Online
video series from R&E:
What
is an Evangelical?
Part
I: Evangelicals and Identity
Part
II: Evangelicals and Politics
Part
III: Evangelicals and Culture
Part
IV: Evangelicals and Evangelism
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chapter 24:
The
New Immigrants & a New Diversity |
Religious
Diversity in America (NHC)
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God
in America
(video 6.4)
Online
video series from R&E:
America's
New Religious Diversity
Church
for Men
Sikhism
A
Hindu Temple in America
Hindus
& Mormons meet in Utah
An
American convert to Zen
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Chapter 25:
Religion in the New Millennium |
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God
in America
6.5,
6.6)
"Souled
Out" (52 min) (NPR/Diane Rehm, Feb. 12, 2008): Award-winning
journalist E.J. Dionne explains why he believes the era of dominance by
the Religious Right in American politics is coming to an end. He also
forecasts the role of faith in politics after George W. Bush leaves the
White House.
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Apr.
24: In class: videos: Hinduism in America, Buddhism in America, New
Age Spirituality, Wicca (and/or Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory (pt 3)???)
Projects
due (optional oral presentations)
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Reading:
chapter 4 essays in Opposing Viewpoints (as assigned)
prepare for group discussion on these essays
Homework:
Revisit practice exam III on course
site to see how much you have learned and what you may need to review from
book III
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May. 1: Class discussion: (be prepared for discussion and sharing in small
groups)
Opposing
Viewpoints discussion, chapter 4 graded
Essay
III due
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| Last
opportunity to revisit all practice exams in preparation for final,
comprehensive exam (remember: bonus points on final exam for every
practice exam you get an A on) |
| May
10: In class: Final Exam (comprehensive)
- noon - 1:50 PM |
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