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Program Overview
Course Requirements
For a 15-credit minor in religion in America, students must complete two Tier I and Tier II courses from the list below, as well as an independent study.
Tier I Courses (Complete Two)
RS 106: Religion in the United States
RS 213: Jews and Judaism in America
RS 262: 'Shout Oh Children!' Afro-Caribbean and African American Religions
RS 275: Islam in America
RS 286: Buddhism in the United States
Tier II Courses (Complete Two)
RS 249: American Catholic Theologians
RS 263: New Religious Movements in America
RS 267: Mormonism: An American Church
RS 360: I'm Spiritual, not Religious: The American Spiritual Tradition
HI 237: American Prophetic Tradition
HI 346: Saints, Sinners, and Sisters: Women and Religion in American History
Students must also complete an Independent Study (RS 398)
Faculty
Program Director

Lydia Willsky-Ciollo
Associate Professor
Religious Studies
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Program Faculty

Ronald Davidson
Professor
Religious Studies
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Paul Lakeland
Professor
Religious Studies
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Anna Lawrence
Associate Professor
History
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David McFadden
Professor
History
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Martin Nguyen
Professor
Religious Studies
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Ellen M. Umansky
Professor
Religious Studies
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