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Rel. 240 Class
Schedule
Woodbridge, Spring 2011
MW 12:30 - 1:45 PM -
room 236
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Mentor’s office:
room 402
Office
hours: MW 2 - 5 PM |
Office phone: 703-878-5715
Office FAX: 703-878-5678
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Reading
is to be completed before the class sessions, prepared to share
answers to study questions.
Complete unit exams online by deadline dates
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Topic
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Reading
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Assignments Due |
| Jan 10
Jan 12
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Introductions & syllabus
review (God in
America video promo)
Religious Diversity in America Perceptions
of US Religious Demographics |
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Jan 17
Jan 19
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No Class (MLK day)
God
in America
(video introduction) |
ch 1 (Bulter) |
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Jan 24
Jan 26 |
Catholic Missions
(video 1.1)
The Puritans (video 1.2, 1.3) |
ch 2 (Bulter)
ch 3 (Bulter) |
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Jan 31
Feb 2
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Denominations & America
Videos: African,
Voodoo
& Native
American religion |
chap. 4 (Bulter)
ch 5 (Bulter)
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Feb 7
Feb 9
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The Great Awakening
(video 1.4)
Religion & the American Revolution (video 1.5) |
ch 6 (Bulter)
ch 7 (Bulter)
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Exam 1 deadline
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Feb 14
Feb 16
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The First Amendment (video)
The
First Amendment (video 2.1, 2.2) |
ch 8 (Wacker) |
Book 1
essay *
1st
Amendment quiz
1, quiz
2
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| Feb 21
Feb 23
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The
2nd Great Awakening (video 2.3)
Reformers of Society
(video 2.4) |
ch 9 (Wacker)
ch 10 (Wacker) |
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Feb 28
Mar 2
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Jews in America (video 4.1, 4.2) |
ch 11 (Wacker)
ch 12 (Wacker) |
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Mar 7
Mar 9 |
Spring Break - No Class
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Mar 14
Mar 16
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Religion & the
Civil War (video 3.1, 3.2)
Religion & the Civil War (video 3.3, 3.4, 3.5) |
ch 13 (Wacker)
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Mar 21
Mar 23
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Catholics in America
(video 2.5)
Protestants face modern ideas (video 4.3) |
ch 14 (Wacker)
ch 15 (Wacker)
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Last day to withdraw from class:
Friday, March 25th |
Mar 28
Mar 30 |
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ch 16 (Wacker)
ch 17 (Wacker) |
Exam #2 deadline
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Apr 4
Apr 6 |
The
Scopes Trial (video 4.4, 4.5) |
ch 18 (Balmer)
ch 19 (Balmer) |
Book 2
essay *
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| Apr 11
Apr 13
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Religion & Politics
(1950s) (video 5.1)
In Defense of Religious Minorities (video 5.2, 5.3, 5.4) |
ch 20 (Balmer)
ch 21 (Balmer)
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| Apr 18
Apr 20
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Religion
& Civil Rights (MLK) (video 5.5, 5.6)
Religion & Politics
(70s-80s) (video 6.1, 6.2, 6.3) |
ch 22 (Balmer) |
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| Apr 25
Apr 27
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The New Immigrants
& a New Diversity (video 6.4) |
ch 23 (Balmer)
ch 24 (Balmer)
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Book 3
essay
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Exam
#3 deadline
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No late submissions
or revisions after this date |
| May 2 |
Religion & Politics
today (video 6.5, 6.6)
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Concluding Essay
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| May 9 |
Final
exam - 1-2:50 PM - to be done in computer lab
(room# TBA) |
| * Need only do one
of the three essays (your choice) plus
the concluding essay (additional essays = extra credit) |
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