New Spring 2023 Class: Honors Religious Diversity in America

Honors: Religious Diversity in America

Professor Charles Townsend

Online Asynchronous Format

Register for PHL 130 HC1 (CRN: 11983)

Gen Eds: Humanities; U.S. Diversity Studies

Concentrations: Jewish Studies

Are you interested in understanding the rights and laws that guarantee your religious freedom? In exploring the lives of diverse religious communities throughout American history and in the Chicago area today? The class examines the beliefs and practices of diverse religious communities in American history and today and includes options to visit local religious sites with your classmates (or not). Special attention is given throughout the class to intersections of religion, race, ethnicity, and gender in the history of religion(s) in America.

The assignments are structured to offer flexible options for fulfilling the course requirements (you can tailor a mixture of different kinds of response papers, site visits, and/or thematic papers). Students will finish the course with an individually guided final project on a current topic of their choice in religion in America.

This is the first time the class is being offered as a dedicated Honors class! “Religious Diversity in America” satisfies Oakton’s new ‘Area G’ US Diversity Studies General Education Requirement and the class is transferrable to Illinois Colleges and Universities through the Illinois Articulation Agreement (I­AI: H5905), as well as most other colleges’ transfer agreements. 

For more information contact Charles Townsend.