Progressive Religion in America

Many of the most important movements for social change in American history-”from the abolition of slavery to civil rights to women-™s rights-”have been fueled in part by progressive religion. In this course, we will examine religion from a social scientific perspective. Using sociological research, we will address questions like: What do we mean we talk about -œreligion-? What counts as -œprogressive religion- and who decides? How does -œprogressive religion- differ from -œconservative religion-? Does being part of a marginalized religious tradition make it more likely that you will fight for progressive causes? How do race, class, and gender shape people-™s approaches to progressive religion? How does progressive religion shape politics, gender & sexuality, and other parts of society? We will explore these questions by focusing on a wide array of religious traditions and contemporary topics.

 

This syllabus was created for the Young Scholars in American Religion program.

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