This course surveys the major developments in religious life in the United States since the 1950s. We will read some of the most important recent books on this subject and discuss these works in class. The overall aim of this course is to cultivate a sociological imagination and apply it to religious life.

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

David Yamane
Author

Wake Forest University
Institution

Private College or University
Institution Type

Syllabus
Resource Type

Undergraduate Course
Class Type

2004
Date Published

Religious Studies, Sociology
Discipline

General Comparative Traditions, Judaism, Protestant
Religous Tradition

Business/Capitalism/Labor, Family/Children/Reproduction, Gender/Women/ Sexuality
Topics