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World Religions and Cultures in America Certification - Online

Registrations for Online courses accepted starting 9/1/17 through 12/21/17.

World Religions and Cultures in America Certification combines perspectives from the fields of geography, anthropology, history, and race studies to cultivate a deeper understanding of how communities produce, maintain, and legitimize sacred spaces.  This course is designed for students with no previous background in the study of race/ethnicities and religions of the people that make up the “Melting-Pot” that is the United States. From the story of the Earlier European explorers, to the Native Americans, to the Missionaries, the settlers and later religious interpretations born in The United States, students will gain a vast understanding of the development of religion and culture in America. We will cover a broad range of people and experiences in this class, and all students will find a way to think through their own identities, experiences, and beliefs in the course readings and materials.

Course Objectives:

• Students will be able to analyze how individuals, groups, and/or institutions produce, maintain, and legitimize religious spaces.

• Students will acquire a deeper understanding of the links among religious practices, built environments, identity formation, and national boundaries.

• Students will develop an understanding of key themes in American religious history and the ways in which scholars have discussed and debated them.

• Students will develop an appreciation for how competing claims to religious authenticity create different narratives of the American religious past that intersect with and challenge each other, making a single metanarrative difficult. They will learn to critically appraise attempts at metanarrative, such as in political election cycles and in PBS’s “God in America”.

• Think critically about your own identity, recognize and appreciate racial and religious experiences that differ from your own, and explain the significance of these differences in today’s world.

Instructor : Sammy Uddin-Ahmed
Dates : 09/01/17 to 12/29/17
Days : Online
From : -
Fee : $ 99.00
Course Number : P155

Class is unavailable at this time please call 973-720-2354 for more information or other course options

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