POL/REL 325,
Religion & Politics in America
Spring 2011
DAILY
SCHEDULE – TOPICS, READING ASSIGNMENTS
This webpage has links to any
handouts distributed in class; click on links in the "Topics covered"
column for the handouts. Exam study guides
will also be linked from here (and on the course home page). If our course schedule changes for some
reason, this page will be changed and should be considered the
"official" schedule. I will
always alert you (ahead of time whenever possible) if/when our schedule
changes.
Abbreviations used below: WCB = Wald and Calhoun-Brown
BKH
= Black, Koopman, and Hawkins
Date Topics covered
Readings/announcements
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M
February 7 |
None |
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W
February 9 |
WCB 1 |
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F February
11 |
WCB 2;
BKH 4.1, 4.2, 4.3, 4.4 |
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M
February 14 |
WCB
pp. 37-51; BKH 1 (all) |
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W
February 16 |
BKH 2
(all) |
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F February
18 |
WCB
pp. 52-61; BKH 3 – intro, 3.1 |
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M
February 21 |
BKH
rest of 3 |
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W
February 23 |
WCB
pp. 63-78; BKH 9 – intro, 9.2 |
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F
February 25 |
WCB
pp. 78-104; BKH 9.1, 9.3, 9.4. 9.5 |
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M
February 28 |
BKH
9.6 through 9.11 |
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W
March 2 |
BKH 7
(all) Dates to lead class begin today |
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F
March 4 |
Leading: Josh, Phil, Joe |
Balmer
– 1, Appendix 1 |
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M
March 7 |
Balmer
– 2, 3, Appendix 2, 3, 4 |
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W
March 9 |
Leading: Ellen, Ashley |
Balmer
– 4, Appendix 5 |
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F
March 11 |
Leading: Chelsea |
Balmer
– 5, Appendix 6, 7 |
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M
March 14 |
BKH 8
(all) |
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W
March 16 |
Religious activism
and public policy: a first look Leading: Alisha, Alaina |
WCB 5;
BKH 4.5 Midterm exam
study guide posted by today submit research paper topic to
Chris by today; click here for
list of topics from previous years |
|
F
March 18 |
Religiously
motivated social movements Leading: Bethany, Brendan |
BKH 5
(all) |
|
M
March 21 |
Religiously
motivated interest groups Leading: Josh, Phil, Joe |
BKH 6;
Wilson 1 Midterm exam
posted today First church journal due by |
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W
March 23 |
Green
2; BKH 4.6 |
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F
March 25 |
MIDTERM EXAM
due No
class meeting today |
Midterm exam
due by 5 pm |
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March
26-April 3 |
No
class – Spring break! |
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M
April 4 |
WCB 8 |
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W
April 6 |
Evangelicals and
Mainline Protestants in tension Leading: Alisha, Alaina |
Wilson
2, 3; WCB pp. 259-266 |
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F
April 8 |
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M
April 11 |
No
class – Chris @ conference |
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W
April 13 |
Shifting dynamics of
Catholic political behavior Leading: Bethany, Brendan |
Wilson
4; WCB pp. 239-259
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F
April 15 |
Latinos, Catholic
and Protestant Leading: Nathan |
Wilson
7; WCB pp. 286-291; BKH 4.8 |
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M
April 18 |
Leading: Ellen, Ashley |
Wilson
8; WCB pp. 266-273 |
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W
April 20 |
Muslims, an
emerging political force? Leading: Chelsea |
Wilson
9; WCB pp. 291-298; BKH 4.9 MAPS from today – Muslim population
distribution, number of mosques |
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F
April 22 |
No
class – Easter break |
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M
April 25 |
No
class – Easter break |
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W
April 27 |
The political
importance of the Latter Day Saints (Mormons) Leading: Kelly, Adam |
Wilson
5; WCB pp. 299-304 |
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F
April 29 |
Women, secular
Americans, gays and lesbians, other religions: points in common, points in
contention Leading: Brian, Gunnar |
Wilson
10; WCB pp. 305-307 and ch. 11 Submit research paper initial
source list to Chris by today |
|
M May
2 |
African Americans,
religion and politics (moved from
April 8) |
Wilson
6; WCB pp. 275-286; BKH 4.7 |
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W May
4 |
Religious activism
and domestic policy issues Leading: Phil |
WCB 6,
7 (originally for May 2) and BKH 10.1 and 10.6 ONLY Final church journals due today
in class |
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F May
6 |
Leading: Nathan |
BKH 11
AND BKH 10.8 through 10.11 |
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M May
9 |
Green
1, 3, 4 |
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W May
11 |
Religion and
elections, part II: 2004 impact of the new religion gaps Leading: Kelly, Adam |
Green
5, 6 |
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F May
13 |
Religion and
elections, part III: comparing 2004 to 2008 Leading: Brian, Gunnar |
Green
7, analysis
of religion and voting in 2008 (distributed in class May 11) Final exam study
guide posted by today Final church journals due today
in class |
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M May
16 |
Final considerations,
part I: what we learned from attending church this semester |
No reading
for today! Research paper due today at 5
pm |
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W May
18 |
Final considerations,
part II: projecting the future of religion & politics in the U.S. |
WCB
12; Wilson 11 Course
evaluation today in class |
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Saturday, May 21 |
FINAL
EXAM 8:00
– 10:00 am Old
Main 205 |
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