IFS 174 - Religion in America

Semester Hours: 4

This introductory course examines the ways religion has influenced the United States from the colonial period to the present. As well as the characteristics of the country’s diverse spiritual traditions, four interconnected themes are addressed: religious pluralism, religious freedom and its relationship to state power, individual spiritual experience, and social reform and religion. How, at various times, have these themes reflected, contradicted, inspired, and reinforced broader dynamics in the American past? Meets Religious & Philosophical Thought Intellectual Perspective requirement (RP).

Intellectual Perspective: RP