Religious Life in the US

Winthrop Hudson & John Corrigan. Religion in America. Latest ed.

James Hennesey. American Catholics.

Nathan Glazer. American Judaism. 2^nd ed. revised.

George M. Marsden. Fundamentalism and American Culture.

Mar. 29—Introduction: Religion and United States Culture

31—Old World Religious Traditions in the 17th Century

Apr.    2—Encounter of Old & New World Traditions

	5—Puritanism in America (New England Focus)
	7—Puritan Varieties and Offshoots
	9—Colonial Anglicanism (Southern Focus)
	12—Early Religious Pluralism (Middle-Colonies Focus)
	14—The Great Awakening: 18th-Century Revivalism
	16—Enlightenment and Revolution in America
	19—More Awakenings: Revivals in the Early 19th Century
	21—Theological Options in Early 19th Century
	23—Denominational Consciousness in Early 19th Century
	26—New Movements & Experiments of Early 19th Century
	28—“Immigrant Faiths” & Religious Nativism
	30—Social Application: Reform, Slavery, and Civil War

May    3—Reconstruction: Black and Southern Churches

	5—Protestant “Establishment” in the Industrial Era
	7—Assimilation & Tradition in U. S. Catholicism
	10—Assimilation & Tradition in U. S. Judaism
	12—Idealist & Occult Movements ca. 1900
	14—Protestant “Establishment” in Early 20th Century
	17—Fundamentalism vs. Modernism, 1914-30
	19—Neo-Orthodoxy and Social Realism, 1930-45
	21—Postwar “Revival” & Secular  Appeal, 1945-65
	24—Judaism in 20th-Century America. Paper due.
	26—“Mainline” Churches in Late 20th Century
	28—Evangelicalism in Late 20th Century
	31—Memorial Day Holiday. No class.

June    2—New Movements & Experiments in Late 20^th Century

4—American Way & Spiritual Life: Adding Up the Score

No midterm test. Term Paper—1/3 of grade. Final exam—2/3.

Final Exam (Add date when known.) Bring exam books.