Labor and Religion in American History
HIST 380
Spring 2018 not offered
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Crosslisting:
RELI 380, AMST 299 |
Course Cluster: Christianity Studies |
This seminar will explore how religious faith, ideas, and organizations influenced labor over the course of American history since the Industrial Revolution. It will begin with Old and New Testaments, Marx and Engels, and some of the path-breaking work on religion in the English working-class, then focus on America including the social gospel, Christian socialism, the Catholic Church and labor unions, black churches, immigrant churches, militant secularism (itself a kind of faith), the influence of faith of employers and mediators, and other aspects of the subject. |
Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
SBS HIST |
Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST)(HIST-MN)(HIST) |
Major Readings:
To be announced
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Examinations and Assignments: Weekly response papers and a research essay. |
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