Religious Diversity in America

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Course introduces history and current patterns of religious diversity in the United States by surveying a broad range of religious traditions and communities. Focus is on analysis of intersections of religion, race, and ethnicity in the United States through case studies of broad ethnic groups, including: African Americans, Asian Americans, Latino/a Americans, and Native Americans. Topics include First Amendment rights and religious freedom, religion and politics in the U.S., American ‘civil religion’, new religious movements, immigrant and transnational religious movements.