RELI 011 - (HP) American JesusSemester Hours: 3-4
As the figure central to Christianity, still by far the largest religious group in the Americas, Jesus and representations of Jesus have disproportionately influenced western life and culture, and can illumine much about hemispheric history and human possibility over time. This course examines a plurality of lives of Jesus, from the historical Jesus in first-century Palestine, to versions of Jesus in the New Testament and other early writings, to multiple representations in tradition, media, and politics in the Americas, including Christian and non-Christian outlooks. Sources include the Gospel of Mark, the Scofield Reference Bible, Jesus Christ Superstar, and #CapitolSiegeReligion, a project of the Smithsonian that collected religious images at the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection in Washington, DC.
Prerequisite(s)/Course Notes:
Credit is given for this course or RELI 101, not both. (Same as RELI 101)
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Summer I 2025
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