Required Texts:
Berger, Peter L. The Sacred Canopy.
The Bhagavad Gita (trans. Barbara Stoler Miller)
Caputo, John D. On Religion.
Durkheim, Emile. The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life.
James, William. The Varieties of Religious Experience.
Johnson, Donald & Jean Elliot Johnson. Universal Religions in World History: The Spread of Buddhism, Christianity, and Islam to 1500.
Rubenstein, Richard. L. After Auschwitz.
Smith, Jonathan Z. Imagining Religion: From Babylon to Jonestown
| Month | Date | Day | Assignment Due |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug | 25 | Tues. | First Day, Introduction to Class |
| 27 | Thurs | Durkheim, 4-21, 310-43 |
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| Sept. | 1 | Tues. | Durkheim, 25-83 |
| 3 | Thurs. | Durkheim, 140-218, 308-09 | |
| 8 | Tues. | James, Lectures I, II, & III |
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| 10 | Thurs | James, Lectures IV & V | |
| 15 | Tues. | James, Lectures, VI & VII | |
| 17 | Thurs. | James, Lectures, VIII, IX, & X | |
| 22 | Tues. | Berger, pp. 3-51 | |
| 24 | Thurs | Berger, pp. 53-101 | |
| 29 | Tues. | Berger, pp. 105-71 | |
| Oct. | 1 | Thurs. | Smith, pp. 1-52 |
| 6 | Tues. | Smith, pp. 53-89 | |
| 8 | Thurs | Smith, pp. 90-120 | |
| 13 | Tues. | MIDTERM EXAM | |
| 15 | Thurs | Johnson & Johnson, pp. 3-73 | |
| 20 | Tues. | Presentation of Research Project Prospectus Due |
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| 22 | Thurs. | Johnson & Johnson, pp. 74-171 | |
| 27 | Tues. | Johnson & Johnson, pp. 172-214 | |
| 29 | Thurs. | Rubenstein, 29-61 | |
| Nov. | 3 | Tues. | Rubenstein, 81-122. |
| 5 | Thurs. | Rubenstein, 140-153 |
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| 10 | Tues. | Rubenstein, 247-265. | |
| 12 | Thurs. | Rubenstein, 293-306. | |
| 17 | Tues. | Bhagavad-Gita, Teachings 1-3 |
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| 19 | Thurs | Bhagavad-Gita, Teachings 4-18 | |
| 24 | Tues. | Caputo, pp. 1-66 | |
| 26 | Thurs | Thanksgiving No Class | |
| Dec. | 1 | Tues. | Caputo, pp. 67-141 |
| 3 | Thurs | Paper Presentations | |
| 8 | Tues. | Paper Presentations | |
| 10 | Thurs. | Paper Presentations Research Paper Due |
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| 17 | Thurs | Final Exam 8:15-10:15 |
Evaluation:
20% Participation
20% Midterm Exam
20% Final Exam
5% Prospectus