REL-R 532 STUDIES OF RELIGION IN AMERICAN CULTURE (3 CR.)
Study of selected topics in the history of religious life and thought in America. May be repeated for credit when topics vary.
2 classes found
Spring 2025
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 29136 | Open | 8:00 a.m.–9:15 a.m. | MW | BH 308 | Brown C |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 29136: Total Seats: 5 / Available: 4 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- Above class meets with REL-C303
Topic: Superheroes and religion
Why do people love superheroes¿and love to hate villains? How do superheroes diagnose what is wrong with the world and how it can be righted? Can superheroes help us to understand and bring out the best in ourselves? This course asks what superheroes can tell us about religion, spirituality, and science¿as well as race and ethnicity, gender and sexuality, and class and age¿in American culture. We will read comic books and watch Marvel movies and DC Netflix series. Instead of taking exams, students will write papers that 1) analyze superheroes, and 2) invent a superhero and/or heroic universe; students have the option of creating their own comic book, game, or film.
| Component | Credits | Class | Status | Time | Day | Facility | Instructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LEC | 3 | 29138 | Open | 9:35 a.m.–10:50 a.m. | MW | BH 308 | Brown C |
Regular Academic Session / In Person
LEC 29138: Total Seats: 30 / Available: 28 / Waitlisted: 0
Lecture (LEC)
- TOPIC: Evangelical America
- Above class meets with REL-C 330
Topic: Evangelical america
From early American revivals to contemporary politics, evangelical Christians¿pentecostals and charismatics among them¿have shaped U.S. cultural and political institutions. In this course, we will ask: Who are evangelicals? What do they believe, and how do they behave? Should non-evangelicals be worried about them? This course explores the causes, nature, and implications of evangelical influence through the lenses of history, literature, and religious studies. Our texts include fiction, poetry, music, film, and food. There are two short papers and two take-home examinations.
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