From the time that the first Europeans arrived in America, religion has been an important part of American life. This course examines the various ways in which religion has played a role in American history, with particular emphasis on the role of religion in American politics.
Instructors: Ken Masugi is a member of the Advanced Academic Programs faculty in the Zanvyl Krieger School of Arts and Sciences at Johns Hopkins University. He is the co-author of Democracy in California: Politics and Government in the Golden State, the editor of Interpreting Tocqueville's "Democracy in America", and co-editor of five other books on American political thought. David Tucker is Associate Professor of Defense Analysis and Co-Director of the Center on Terrorism and Irregular Warfare at the Naval Postgraduate School. He has published on Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, and is the co-author of United States Special Operations Forces.