Date

Assignment

Sept 6

Intro

Sept 11

Chidester, pp. 1-11 and handout on Religion and the Brain
Come prepared to discuss these readings. In order to get your thoughts together for conversation, write a paragraph about each reading (that’s 2 paragraphs).

Sept 13

Chidester 12-24

Sept 18

Carroll, pp. 3-21

Sept 20 

Carroll, pp. 49-74

Sept 25

Carroll, pp. 83-89; 115-128;
3-5 paragraph reaction due

Sept 27

Carroll, pp. 132-147; 182-194; 219-224 (You can use his case studies of apparitions as a start for your religious community project if you would like).

Oct 2 

Review of Carroll due
No class
This is a ploy. You have this day to work on your review so that you can submit your review in class on Oct 4 and still have done the reading for Oct 4. Make it work for you.

Oct 4

Bruce Lawrence, Transformation (on reserve in Wardman library) pp. 334-346

Oct 9

Soelle, pp. ix-xi; 3-17

Oct 11

Soelle, pp. 31-64
3-5 paragraph reaction paper

Oct 16

Soelle, pp. 90-98
Turner, Introduction to the Second Edition, pp. ix-xxiii

Oct 18

no reading

Oct 23

Turner, pp. 87-108
Study guide question as basis for small group conversation

Oct 25

Turner pp. 109-133; 155-164
3-5 paragraph reaction paper on Turner readings

Oct 30

Paul Stoller, Rationality (on reserve in Wardman library) pp.239-254

Nov 1

Chidester 24-50
Internet workshop - introduction to NRM Homepage and research for community project

Nov 6

Jones excerpt on reserve in Wardman Library, Appendix 2, pp. 126-134
Chidester pp. 129-1383-5 paragraph reaction to the reading

Nov 8

Chidester pp. 139-169

Nov 13

Review of Turner, Soelle, or Chidester due
Robert H. Sharf, Experience  (on reserve in Wardman library) pp. 94-114

Nov 15

Catherine Bell, Performance (on reserve in Wardman library) pp.205-221

Sign up for project presentation times

Nov 20

No class

Nov 22

Thanksgiving

No class

Nov 27

Said, Orientalism excerpt (on reserve in Wardman library) — Said video

Nov 29

Presentations
Your 3-5 page research on a community paper is due with your presentation. It or material from it can be (and most likely should be) incorporated in your presentation and final project.

Dec 4 

Presentations

Dec 6

Presentations

Dec 11

Presentations