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Course Description
This course explores the various religions present in our pluralistic society, and how they coexist in American culture. This course explores the Judeo-Christian foundation of American religion as well as the many other traditions that influence the landscape like Islam, Mormonism, New Religious Movements, and New Age.
We will see the ways media is used to promote religious traditions, and how savvy marketing has had an impact on which traditions thrive. This course is designed chronologically, but also has thematic foci such as marketing, politics, and race.
The course pays particular attention to the generational shifts among religious preference, including dwindling numbers among Catholics and Mainline Christians the exponential growth of evangelicalism.
What am I going to get from this course?
Over 20 lectures and 1.5 hours of content!
Understand how American religion evolved from the Civil War to the Present
See how American religion intersects with American politics, history, and culture
Understand the basic history and development of American majority and minority traditions
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About the Instructor
Dr. Susie Meister , Doctor of Religious Studies, Television Personality, Author
Susie has a PhD in Religious Studies from the University of Pittsburgh. Her research is on the marketing of religion in the United States, prosperity gospel, evangelicals, and Pentecostals. She hosts a podcast called The Meister Piece, where she interview celebrities and newsmakers and she has a book coming out called Being Jesus (RothCo Press). As a former reality TV cast member (Road Rules, The Challenge), she is interested in pop culture and its intersection with religion as well. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and 3-year-old son.
Curriculum
Section 1: Welcome to Religion in Modern American
Lecture 1
Introduction: What to Expect From the Course
Section 2: Introduction to Religion in Modern America
Lecture 2
Christianity and the Civil War
Lecture 3
Immigration: Catholics Coming to America
Lecture 4
Immigration: Jews Coming to America
Section 3: A New Century: American Religion in the Early 1900s
Lecture 5
Birth of Modern Pentecostalism
Lecture 6
The Scopes Trial and the Face of Fundamentalism
Lecture 7
Depression Era Religion: Fascism and Anti-Semitism
Section 4: Mid-Century Religious Movements and Marketing
Lecture 8
American Judaism: Adapting to Abundance
Lecture 9
Vatican II: Changing Catholicism
Section 5: The Sixties and Seventies
Lecture 10
New Age Religion
Lecture 11
Civil Rights and Liberation Theology
Lecture 12
Baby Boomers and Individualized Religion
Section 6: Minority Religions
Lecture 13
Islam in America
Lecture 14
Mormonism
Lecture 15
New Religious Movements (Cults)
Section 7: Religion in the Digital Age
Lecture 16
Televangelists and Celebrity Pastors
Lecture 17
Post-Denominationalism
Lecture 18
Catholicism in Crisis
Lecture 19
Digital Religion
Lecture 20
Generation X, Millennials, and the Future of American Religion
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Ancient Israel by Daniel Fleming (New York University)
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Fleming’s ancient Israel is strange, sometimes shocking, diverse, and mostly hidden. It can be approached from archaeology and non-biblical writing as well as from the Bible as its most famous artifact. Fleming is a biblical scholar and student of ancient literature, so this class will lean toward what is written, embracing the Bible as a source. In a broadly chronological framework, we will ask what Fleming hopes to be unfamiliar questions, trying to get you to see things you had not considered before. The course assumes no prior knowledge, and all knowledge is built from the ground up based on “primary evidence,” the actual material from the ancient world – including the Bible.
About Professor Daniel Fleming
Professor of Hebrew and Judaic Studies, Faculty of Arts & Science, New York University
Ph.D. 1990 Harvard; M.Div. 1985, Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary; B.S. 1979 Stanford.
Course Readings
The Jewish Study Bible (JPS Tanakh translation)
The Oxford History of the Biblical World, Michael D. Coogan editor
Scribal Culture and the Making of the Hebrew Bible, by Karel van der Toorn
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The Hebrew Scriptures in Judaism and Christianity (Harvard University)
This course surveys how the interpretation (and reinterpretation) of these books spawned two rival cultural systems, Judaism and Christianity. The issues addressed are: 1) What are the truth claims of Judaism and Christianity? 2) In the first centuries of our era, how did Jewish biblical interpretation differ from Christian? 3) What differences resulted in “the parting of the ways” between Judaism and Christianity? 4) How does each culture deal with the biblical passages concerning: circumcision, the food laws, the Sabbath, Passover, the manifestations of the deity (e.g., Logos), the messiah, atonement/redemption, and the concept of Israel as the chosen of God?
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The Hebrew Bible (Harvard University)
A major subtext of the course is the distinction between how the Bible was read by ancient interpreters (whose interpretations became the basis for many iconic literary and artistic works of Western Civilization) and how it is approached by modern bible scholarship. James Kugel, former Harvard professor and author of the course’s textbook, contends that these ways of reading the Bible are mutually exclusive. Professor Cohen respectfully disagrees.
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Jews and Christians throughout History (University of Notre Dame)
How did a negative image of Judaism develop within Christianity? In what ways did these unfavorable teachings contribute toward violence against the Jews over the centuries? What is the relationship between Christian anti-Jewish teachings and Anti-Semitism? Is there any corresponding Jewish hostility towards Christians? In what ways have Jewish authors reacted to developments within the Christian tradition?
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Science, Magic and Religion: Antiquity to the Present (University of California, Los Angeles)
This course traces the evolution of these powerful belief systems from their roots in antiquity, gaining appreciation for just how historically entwined these concepts are and why they ultimately diverged under the pressures of modernity.
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Praying for Justice and Peace (Spirituality & Practice)
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Praying for justice and peace is one response to the situations in the world, and it is available to everyone. But many of us are unsure how to pray and what to pray for. We may question the efficacy of prayer and wonder about a God that “allows” such suffering. In our confusion, we may never respond to our longing to pray.
This Online Retreat gives us an opportunity to explore these valid questions and free our minds and hearts for prayer. The lessons cover such themes as the five forms of prayer (intercession, action, soul care, discernment, transformation), answers to prayer, calls to action and rest, and the power and promise of a peaceful heart. The course consists of:
• 12 email lessons
• 4 guided audio meditations designed to help you develop your prayer practice
• Recording of a one=hour teleconference with Jane Vennard from when this e-retreat was first offered in February 2012.
This retreat was created by Jane Vennard, who also helmed our e-course on Intercessory Prayer. She is one of Spirituality & Practice’s Living Spiritual Teachers and the author of Embracing the World and other books on prayer. A United Church of Christ minister, she is a professor of prayer and spirituality at Iliff School of Theology in Denver, Colorado. She has been a spiritual director for more than 20 years and has led retreats on many kinds of prayer in international ecumenical settings.
Praying for peace with justice is always a work in progress. This prayer retreat is designed to help you engage in and contribute to this holy work.
(4 CEHs for Chaplains available.)
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Practicing Spirituality with Jesus (Spirituality & Practice)
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You are invited to explore these lessons during this 40-email course. Each email will contain a thought-provoking thought about Jesus for your reflection and a practice suggestion inspired by the quote. These are concrete ways for people of all traditions to express their respect and love of Jesus and the way he modeled.
(Please note: The 40 emails in this e-course are the same ones that were used in the Practicing Spirituality with Jesus – Lenten Edition in spring 2008; the only difference is that the Lenten edition included extra emails for the Sundays in Lent. If you are looking for new perspectives on Jesus, having taken that course, we suggest you take Practicing Spirituality with Jesus – 2.)
(6 CEHs for Chaplains available for Practicing Spirituality with Jesus – 1.)
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Practicing Spirituality with Rumi (Spirituality & Practice)
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This 40-part e-course offer quotations from Rumi’s poetry and practices suggested by his teachings. It is our hope that our choices from the great bounty of Rumi’s words will help us all cultivate heart, passion, joy, personal transformation, and renewed devotion. May each email be a reminder that, as Rumi says, “There are hundreds of ways to kneel and kiss the ground.”
(6 CEHs for Chaplains available.)
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Practicing Spirituality with Henri J. M. Nouwen (Spirituality & Practice)
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Nouwen’s journey of Christian faith was built on his confidence in a loving and graceful God who speaks to us through community and our service of others. He was a social activist and peacemaker who constantly took the pulse of the world and paid attention to what was going on around him. He struggled with prayer and made devotion a key element in his close communion with God.
All these themes in Nouwen’s writings are explored in the e-course “Practicing Spirituality with Henri Nouwen.” Participants will receive 40 emails, each with a brief quotation from Nouwen’s writings and a practice suggested by this teaching. Henri Nouwen honored the mystery of life and the joy of the spiritual adventure — which moves on so many more levels than we think! This e-course is an opportunity to learn from a true spiritual master of our time.
(6 CEHs for Chaplains available.)
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