Religion and Nationalism in the United States: A History
HDS 2327
Subject & Catalog Number
Jointly Offered with:
Faculty of Arts & Sciences as RELIGION 120
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Description
Many Americans have imagined the United States as having a religious identity as a “city on a hill,” a “redeemer nation,” or “the new Israel.” We will ask several questions in this course: How and why have Americans conceived of the nation in sacred terms? How have religious images of the nation developed and changed over time? Does the United States have a “civil religion”? What is white Christian nationalism, and what are its historic roots? Readings will cover the period from the American Revolution to the present.
Course Notes
Jointly offered with the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as RELIGION 120.
School
Harvard Divinity School
Credits
4
Cross Reg
Available for BTI Cross Registration
Available for Harvard Cross Registration
Subject
Harvard Divinity School
Grading Basis
HDS Student Option (LG/SUS)
MTS/ThM Area of Focus
Christianity
Religions of the Americas
Religion, Ethics, and Politics
Religions of the Americas
Religion, Ethics, and Politics
Arts of Ministry
N/A
MDiv Histories, Theologies, and Practices
African American Religions
Christianity
Judaism
Christianity
Judaism
Language Course Type
N/A
Language Taught
N/A
MDiv Scriptural Interpretation
Christianity
Course Level
N/A
