Resources

A course by Mark Given at Missouri State University is a "historical and socio-rhetorical analysis of ancient Jewish and Christian apocalyptic movements and literature with some attention to modern examples."

A course by John Reeves at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte provides a "close reading of a large number of narrative and ritual texts which feature such characters [angels and demons] in an attempt to gain a better understanding of the variegated roles they play in pre-modern Jewish, Christian, and Islamic religious contexts."

A 2011 course by Jim Watts at Syracuse University uses rhetoric to study religious discourse and "ancient Near Eastern literature as a resource for the study of both comparative rhetoric and religion."

A 1998 course by Debra Washington at DePaul University focuses on "diverse and creative forms of religious expression and transformation" in America with special reference to "the interaction of religion and culture."

A 2011 course by Jacquelyn Winston at Azusa Pacific University examines "the social, historical, intellectual, cultural, political, and popular influences upon the theological development of American Christianity from colonial Puritanism of the 17th century through the revivals, Civil War, and Jesus movements of the 20th century."

A course by Stephanie Mitchem at the University of South Carolina explores "African American religious life from twin perspectives, 1) historical, cultural, and theological dimensions and 2) through cultural expressions, particularly music and art."

A 2012 course by Wendy Cadge at Brandeis University "introduces . . . the tools and concepts central to the sociological study of religion in the United States."

A 2008 course by Joseph Edelheit at St. Cloud State University "offers a survey-overview of Jewish literature in the 20th century."

A 2011 course by Joseph Adler at Kenyon College.

A 2011 course by Bradley Wigger at Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary "concentrates upon the art and craft of writing for the Church (broadly understood). . . . [and] the role and place of written words in congregational life and educational ministry."