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Rel
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Religion
in America
Tuesday
and Thursday 1:30-3:50
Science 208
Prof.
Laura Ammon
Office: Platner 112
Ext.: 4791
Office hours: Tuesday and
Thursday 5-7
Further hours TBA
Or by appointment
email: Laura.Ammon@cgu.edu
Course
resource page: http://www.linkline.com/personal/rwreed/rel321resources.htm
Required
Texts:
Albert
Raboteau, Slave Religion: The Invisible Institution
Edwin Gaustad, ed. Documentary History of Religion in America to the
Civil War
John Demos, The Unredeemed Captive
Carol Karlsen, Devil in the Shape of a Woman
Vine Deloria, God is Red
Thomas Tweed and Stephen Prothero, Asian Religions in America
Robert Bellah, The Broken Covenant
Materials on reserve in the library
Course
description:
This
course is designed to explore various facets of the
diverse face and immigrant nature of Religion in America since the
sixteenth century. We will examine a variety of historical events and
examine primary and secondary source interpretations of those events.
Discussion will be a major part of this course as we explore texts that
reinforce or challenge common understandings of the history of religion in
America. Come to class prepared to discuss the materials. The
vision of American Religious history has been changing in the past decade
and will be reading various interpretations and comparing them to each
other as well as to our own. We will explore in depth some of the events
in early American life that are intensely connected with religion: witch
trials, captivity narratives and slavery, immigration.
Course
requirements
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- 4
topical papers 6 to 10 double-spaced pages in length relating to the
materials in the course.
- Paper
one and paper three will
be text analysis papers, interpreting one of the primary sources used
in class in relation to the secondary materials. Text analysis papers
must deal specifically with primary and secondary sources about
religion in the New World though you may choose your own topic.
- Paper
two will be an analysis of a visit to a Southern California mission
(San Juan Capistrano, San Gabriel or San Fernando).
- Paper
four will be a research presentation about a contemporary immigrant
tradition such as, but not limited to, Buddhism, Hinduism, or Islam,
as represented by text in Tweed and Prothero. You will present in
class for your colleagues. You will be graded for attendance and
attention as well as for your own presentation. If revisions are
necessary or desired, your revised project is due December 15. For
your presentation you will tell your colleagues what primary sources
to read from Tweed and Prothero or other materials you and I discuss
prior to the presentation.
- Class
participation 40 points. This class will depend on student
participation. I will
expect you to come to class with your books having done the assigned
reading. We will carefully examine and discuss the texts, both primary
and secondary, in each class session. Class participation will be a
considerable part of your grade.
Assessment:
Papers
90 points (30 points each)
Presentation
40 points
Attendance and class participation
40 points
Quizzes
10 points
Internet project
20 points
Total 200 possible
points
3
missed classes without contacting me will cost you 1 letter grade.
There
will be possibilities for extra-credit.
This course is only offered for a grade.
There will be no incompletes issued.
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7
Sep
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Introduction
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12
Sep
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Bellah,
Preface and pp. 1-60 (Chapters 1 and 2)
Gaustad, pp. 1-4 “Natural Religion and National Religion”
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14
Sep
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Bellah,
pp. 61-111
Gaustad, pp. 132-135 (Anne Hutchinson and Mary Dyer)
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19
Sep
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Bellah,
pp. 112-188
Gaustad, Orestes Brownson, pp. 442-45 (#2)
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21
Sep
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Internet
DAY Salem
witch topics for research for text analysis paper
Link
to Project Guidelines |
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26
Sep
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Karlsen,
pp. 1-45
Gaustad, pp. 135-140 (Trial of George Burroughs and Cotton Mather)
Ann Hibbens (176-83 Ruether and Keller) reserve
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28
Sep
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Karlsen,
pp. 117-152
Tituba’s Testimony (246-48 Ruether and Keller) (reserve)
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3
Oct
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Demos,
pp. 1-39
Richter, pp. 32-42 (Mourning War) (Library reserve)
Gaustad, p. 78-9 (Martyrdom of Issac Joques, 1646)
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5
Oct
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Demos,
pp. 40-139
Mary Jemison p.73-4 (reserve)
Gaustad, pp. 189-192 (Indian Captivity Narrative, 1682)
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10
Oct
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Demos,
pp.
140-187
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12
Oct
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Demos,
pp. 188-252
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17
Oct
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Raboteau,
pp. 3-42
Primary source TBA
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19
Oct
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Raboteau,
pp. 96-150
Gaustad, pp. 184-5; (Puritan
Anti-Slavery)
Gaustad, pp. 488-491 (Samuel B. How, pro-slavery argument)
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24
Oct
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Raboteau,
pp. 212-288
Sernett, pp. 113-117 (Sojouner Truth conversion);
Sernett, pp, 24-31 (Slave conversion on the Carolina frontier) on
reserve
Gaustad, pp. 470-75 (Daniel Payne);
First paper due
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26
Oct
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Raboteau,
pp. 290-318
Sernett, pp. 88-99 (Religion and Slave insurrection) on reserve
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31
Oct
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Deloria, pp. 25-45
Gaustad, pp. 5-19
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2
Nov
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Deloria,
pp. 62-77; 150-164
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7
Nov
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Deloria, pp. 218-253
Indian in Cultural Trap and Missionary in Cultural Trap on
reserve
Extra
credit for voting before class (or showing me your voting receipt
before end of office hours)
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9
Nov
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Deloria, pp. 267-292
Primary sources TBA
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14
Nov
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Tweed and Prothero pp.
1-23
Ann Topjon to talk about projects
Second paper due
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16
Nov
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Albanese pp. 292-322
(on reserve);
bring Tweed and Prothero to class,
TBA — guest speaker
on Asian religions in America
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21
Nov
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No
class -- I'll be at a conference
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23
Nov
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No
class Thanksgiving
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28
Nov
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Presentations
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30
Nov
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Presentations
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5
Dec
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Presentations
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7
Dec
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Presentations
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12
Dec
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Reading Day — if you
need to submit revisions on your presentation paper, they are due
Friday, December 15 by the end of the day.
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