REL2061 ST: Belief Unbelief New England Religion

This course examines the history and changing dynamics of American religion, spirituality, and non-religion, with a specific focus on New England and the region around Putney, VT. The course considers the historical development of diverse religious and spiritual traditions in the region, including contemporary developments and changing social dynamics, such as the significant rise of the religiously unaffiliated (the so-called “nones”), new religious movements, those who identify as “spiritual but not religious,” etc. A distinctive feature of the course will be visits to religious, spiritual, and related institutions and sites within the region, together with interviews and dialogue with practitioners and leaders of those institutions, to gain an understanding of the lived experience and practice of these movements within the region at present. Credits: 3.000

WRT1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 And (EDU1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU1001 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or EDU1201 Lecture Min Credits: 2.00) And (HIS1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1012 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1021 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1022 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1031 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1032 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or HIS1000 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or PHI1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00 Or REL1011 Lecture Min Credits: 3.00) Or