Sociology 3595: Special Topics--Sociology of Religion
Spring 2009
Subject to change: check web schedule if you miss class!!
| Week One: | ||
| Jan 21 | "In the Field with Snake Handlers," Sullivan and Ellifson | No reading assignment |
| Jan 23 | Religion: definitions and points of approach in sociology Video: "Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory: the True Bible Way Church" |
CSK, chapter 1 |
| Week Two:Jan 26 |
Video: "Mine Eyes: Willow Creek Community Church" |
CSK, chapter 2 |
| Jan 28 | Borg, chapter 1 | |
| Jan 30 | Borg, chapters 2 | |
| Week Three: Feb 2 | Judaism | Borg, chapters 3-4 |
| Feb 4 | Video: "Genesis: The Test " |
Borg, chapter 5 |
| Feb 6 | Borg, chapter 9 | |
| Week Four:Feb 9 | Field research: getting started | First "Speaking of Faith" groups/recommendations. Listen to one of the archived shows and 1-2 pages of summary/reactions to class |
| Feb 11 | Speaking of Faith | Borg, chapter 10 |
| Feb 13 | Moyers Interviews Jeremiah Wright, part I (begin videotape at 2.20) | Borg, epilogue |
| Week Five: Feb 16 | Video: "At the River I Stand" | I've Been to the Mountaintop" |
| Feb 18 | Social science and the history of Christianity | Stark, preface and chapter 1 |
| Feb 20 | Study Guide I | |
| Week Six:Feb 23 | Exam One | |
| Feb 25 | Video: "The Mormons" | Stark, chapter 2 |
| Feb 27 | The Growth of Christianity in the Greco-Roman world |
Stark, chapter 3 |
| Week Seven: Mar 2 | Stark, chapter 4 | |
| Mar 4 | Stark, chapter 5 | |
| Mar 6 | Video: "Mother of the Year" | Stark, chapter 7 |
| Week Eight: Mar 9 | ||
| Mar 11 | Dick Green: Adam Smith on Religion | Stark, chapter 9 |
| Mar 13 | Video: Bonhoeffer | Stark, chapter 10 |
| Week Nine: Mar 23 |
CSK, chapter 4 | |
| Mar 25 | Church/sect theory. | |
| Mar 27 | CSK, chapter 5 | |
| Week Ten: Mar 30 |
Video: "Sister Aimee" | CSK, chapter 8 |
| April 1 | Study Guide 2 | |
| April 3 | ||
| Week Eleven: April 6 | Exam Two | |
| April 8 | Video: "America and the Holocaust" | CSK, chapter 6 |
| April 10 | ||
| Week Twelve: April 13 | ||
| April 15 | Speaking of Faith: Joan Chittester | CSK, chapter 7 |
| April 17 | Video: "Sisters" | Star Tribune: " 300 Afghan Women Find Their Voice" |
| Week Thirteen: April 20 | ||
| April 22 | Armstrong, pp. 3-47 | |
| April 24 | Armstrong, chapter 5 | |
| Week Fourteen: April 27 | Generation Faithful: New York Times The Bullets in My Inbox: NY Times |
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| April 29 | CSK, chapter 9 | |
| May 1 | Presentation1. Video: Jared Diamond on the Evolution of Religion Worksheet |
The Religious Success Story |
| Week Fifteen: May 4 | Presentations: | Mission From Africa |
| May 6 Sept 11 and the Songs We Sing | Presentations | The Great Divide (China) Study Guide 3 |
| May 8 | Presentations: | Papers on your field research are due |
Final exam is scheduled for Monday, May 11, 8.00-9.55 a.m.