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HDS 2269

The History and Practice of Lived Religion

R. Marie Griffith

Description

Bringing together historical and ethnographic perspectives in a series of case studies, this course focuses on the lived practices that make up religion in the U.S., both within and beyond institutions. Attention to prayer and healing, cooking and eating, fasting and bodily discipline, gender performance, caring for others, and engaging nature. Reading of primary as well as secondary sources, supplemented by discussions and occasional lectures.

Enrollment Limited: Limited to 25 (instructor's permission required)
Open to BTI Students: Yes
Jointly offered through the Faculty of Arts and Sciences as Religion 1435

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Scheduling

Half Course
Fall 2009
M., 11-1
Rockefeller Hall, Room 117

Relationship to Program Requirements

Program Requirement	Area / Category / Art / Designation
MTS Area(s) of Focus	History of Christianity Religion and the Social Sciences Religions of the Americas
MDiv Distribution Category/ies	Christianity
MDiv Art(s) of Ministry	none
ThM, pre-2007 MTS, and pre-2005 MDiv Area	Area 2
Language Course Designation(s)	n/a