Note: Second 8 wk course.
The above course carries Arts and Humanities distribution and
Culture Studies A distribution credit.

Religions of the West is an introduction to Judaism, Christianity,
and Islam.  This course will focus on these traditions in their
American historical context.  It will offer a brief introduction to
the basic tenets of each tradition.  We will ask questions about how
these groups form and understand their own identities and their
relationship to the American nation.  How do members of each
tradition see themselves as part of American culture?  How has each
group established and institutionalized itself?  How do they relate
to the mainstream and to minority cultures?  Do they see their own
histories as integrated with or separate from a larger American
history?

Required Text: Corrigan et al. Jews, Christians, Muslims: A
Comparative Introduction to Monotheistic Religions and other
supplementary texts yet to be selected.

Requirements: Attendance is required.  There will be two papers, a
mid-term and a final.