This course offers a selective survey of American Religious History from pre-Columbian times to the present. It emphasizes the remarkable diversity of religious belief and practice in the area that became the United States. Challenging theoretical questions about the essence of religion and the scholarly study of it are an essential part of the course.

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

Charles F. Irons
Author

Elon University
Institution

Private College or University
Institution Type

Syllabus
Resource Type

Undergraduate Course
Class Type

2009
Date Published

Religious Studies, History
Discipline

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

Gender/Women/ Sexuality, Politics/Law/Government, Race/Ethnicity, Nationalism/War/Civil Religion
Topics