This course seeks to answer one question: What is the sexuality of American religion? Through a series of case studies and theoretical ruminations, we will explore the relationship between ideas about sex and ideas about religion, as well as sexual practices and religious practices. The purpose of this course is to prepare you not only for upper-level work on the subjects of sexuality, religion, or American culture, but also to encourage a revamping of presumptive norms as well as an abiding suspicion of pat dichotomies.

This syllabus was created for the Young Scholars in American Religion program.

Kathryn Lofton
Author

Yale University
Institution

Private College or University
Institution Type

Syllabus
Resource Type

Intro, Undergraduate Course
Class Type

2009
Date Published

Religious Studies, American Studies, History
Discipline

General Comparative Traditions, New Religious Movements, Other Christianities
Religous Tradition

Family/Children/Reproduction, Gender/Women/ Sexuality, He​alth/Death
Topics