JWST 258 - Religious Outsiders and the American State

FC ARHU CD

4 credits
This course explores the relationship between select outsider religions - Native Americans, Jews, Catholics, Muslims, Mormons, Buddhists, and new religious movements - and the American state from the beginnings of the nation until the present day. In a country that is premised on the separation of church and state but that also includes diverse religious communities, the place of religion in public life and of the government’s role in regulating and defining religion have long been contested. In this course, we will explore these questions in relationship to immigration, education, national security, first amendment jurisprudence, and more.

This course is cross-listed with RELG-258