Syllabus
1. Religion and Politics; Bibliography, Sources
* Corbett, Michael: Politics and Religion in the U.S., 1999
* See further weblinks 2. Religion and Politics, Public Religion
* Rosenblum, Nancy L.: Obligations of citizenship, Princeton 2000, pp. 3-21 Reader
* Thiemann, Ronald F.: Public Religion: Bane or Blessing for Democracy, pp. 73-89 Reader
* Corbett, Michael: Politics and Religion in the U.S., 1999. pp. 1-23, 419-422 3. Religion and Politics, Human Values
* Reichley, A. James: Religion in American Public Life, Wash. 1985, Chp. 1-2 , pp. 1-52 Reader 4. Moral Foundation of Democracy
* Gamwell, Franklin I.: Democracy on purpose - justice and the reality of God, Washington 2000. pp.232-240 Reader
* Reichley: ibid - Chp. 7, pp. 340-360 Reader 5. Intentions of the Founders
* Reichley: ibid - Chp. 3, pp. 53-114 Reader 6. Intentions of the Founders
* Corbett - ibid, pp. 53-68
* Jefferson, Thomas - Political Writings - A Bill for Religious Freedom (1777)
* Bellah, Robert N.: Religion and the Legitimation of the American Republic in: The broken covenant, Chicago 1992 Reader 7. Constitution and Religion - Free Exercise Clause, Establishment Clause
* Reichley: ibid - Chp. 4, pp. 115-163 Reader 8. Tocqueville´s Observations
* Tocqueville, Alexis de: Democracy in America, Vol. I., Chp. IX
* Kessler, Sanford: Tocqueville´s Puritans..., The Journal of Politics 54/3 (Aug. 1992), pp.776-792 9. Religion in U.S. History - From Puritanism to New Deal
* Reichley: ibid - Chp. 5, pp. 168-242 Reader 10. Religion in U.S. History - From WWII to Civil Religion
* Reichley: ibid - Chp. 6, pp. 243-339 Reader
* Bellah, Robert N.: Civil Religion in America in: American Civil Religion, N.Y. 1974 Reader 11. Study of Religion - Arts, Humanities or Social Studies ?
* Gaustad, Edwin S. (+ Miller, Darline + Stokes, G. Allison): Religion in America in: American Quaterly 31/3 (1979), pp. 250-283 Reader
Annotation
The course is to provide an overview on a role of religion in U.S. history, its impact on public sphere and politics. It covers both general questions of political-religious discourse and specific cases of political and legal dispute in U.S.
Problems of sources, research methods and multidisciplinary approach will be addressed.