• REST 352: African American Religion US

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Historical and critical examination of the formation and development of African American religious thought and institutions in America.(Same as AFST 352.)
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• REST 353: Relig/Race/Ethnicity Nrth Amer

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Selected people, themes, movements, or problems touching on how religion in North America has been shaped by racial and ethnic diversity and conflict. Focus on African-Americans and their relation to others such as Native Americans, Latino/as, and Asian-Americans. Variable Content. Writing-emphasis course.(Same as Africana Studies 353.) Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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• REST 354: Popular Religion in the US

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Theoretical and historical reflection on how the rise of commercialized mass media affects ideas and practices of religion. Focus on critical skills for interpreting religion in this context using case studies drawn from film, television, music, and internet-based culture. Writing-emphasis course. (Same as American Studies 354.)
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• REST 355: Topics: North Amer Religion

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Focused exploration of selected issues and trends that involve intersections between religion, culture, and politics in North American history, such as religion and media, the New Religious Right, religion and war, and others. Writing-emphasis course.(Same as American Studies 355.)Repeatability: May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours.
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• REST 356: Rastafari Afro-Carib Religions

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  The Rastafarian religion is perhaps the most important new religious movement to come out of the contemporary Caribbean region. In this course we survey the distinctive history, practices and beliefs of a globalizing religious movement that embodies the intersectionality of race and religion, popular culture and music, and the struggle for authenticity and freedom.(Same as Africana Studies 356; American Studies 353.)
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• REST 359: American Religious History

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  A survey of the American religious experience from the colonial period to the present, with emphasis on the development of religious pluralism and the principle of religious liberty. Writing-emphasis course. (See History 359.) Credit Restriction: Students may not receive credit for both History 359 and Religious Studies 351.
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• REST 360: Witchcraft, Magic and Religion

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  This course examines the historical and contemporary roles of witchcraft beliefs and accusations and the contested terms of “magic” and “religion” in a variety of social and cultural settings. Special attention is also paid to the contemporary revival of NeoPagan witchcraft and other nature-oriented religious movements in contemporary American society.(Same as American Studies 360.)
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• REST 361: The American Jewish Experience

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  An exploration of the history, culture and major developments in American Jewish life.
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• REST 370: Philosophy of Religion

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Analysis of basic issues in the philosophy of religion. (See Philosophy 370.)
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• REST 372: Contemporary Buddhism

  3.00 Credits

  The University of Tennessee - Knoxville

  
  Examines Buddhist thought and practice in the twentieth and twenty-first centuries and how contemporary Buddhism reflects broader economic, demographic, political, and social changes in the contemporary period.
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