Here you can find the schedule for the semester with links to the list of readings for each week. In addition you’ll find links to instructions for the assignments in this course.
As a reminder, you are expected to submit a weekly summary for eight weeks in the semester via Canvas before class time on the day the reading was assigned.
Here’s a guide to the schedule:
- Materials (): This page contains the readings and other information (if any) for the entire week.
- Assignment (): This page contains the instructions for each assignment.
All readings will be made available through the library or on Canvas.
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Materials
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Assignment
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Week 1
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August 28
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Introduction and the Religious Landscape
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Week 2
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September 2
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NO CLASS. Labor Day Holiday.
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September 4
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Secularization Theory
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Week 3
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September 9
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Relationship Between Church and state
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September 11
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Church and state
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Week 4
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September 16
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Church and state
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September 18
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Church and state
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Week 5
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September 23
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How Did We Get Here?
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September 25
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How Did We Get Here?
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September 29
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Exam-style question due (submit by 23:59:00)
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Week 6
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September 30
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How Religion Affects Politics
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October 2
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How Religion Affects Politics
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Week 7
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October 7
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Mobilization and Vote Choice
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October 9
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Mobilization and Vote Choice
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October 11
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Front-end of first paper (submit by 23:59:00)
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Week 8
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October 14
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NO CLASS. Fall Break.
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October 16
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Discuss campaign memo and data collection for congregational visit paper
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Week 9
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October 21
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Black Protestants and the Black Church
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October 23
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Black Protestants and the Black Church
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Week 10
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October 28
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Latino Catholics and Protestants
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October 30
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Latino Catholics and Protestants
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Week 11
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November 4
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White Christians and the Religious Right
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November 6
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White Christians and the Religious Right
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Week 12
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November 11
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Campaign memo peer review (submit by 14:30:00)
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November 13
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Religious Minorities
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Week 13
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November 18
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The Nones
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November 20
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The Nones
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November 22
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Final draft of campaign memo due (submit by 23:59:00)
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Week 14
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November 27–November 29
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Thanksgiving Break
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Week 15
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December 2
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Religious Left?
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December 4
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Full draft peer review (submit by 14:30:00)
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December 6
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Exam-style question due
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Week 16
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December 9
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How Politics Impacts Religion
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December 11
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Final draft due (submit by 17:00:00)
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Week 17
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December 13–December 18
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Final exam
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