Wittenberg Summer School 2006
"Religion in American Politics and Culture"
Leucorea Foundation, Wittenberg
July 31 – August 5, 2006

General Links

U.S. Embassy. "U.S. Society > Religions"
http://usa.usembassy.de/society-religion.htm

ARE Resources. The American Religious Experience.
http://are.as.wvu.edu/index.html

Beneke, Chris. "From Many, One: The Religious Origins of American Identity." The American Religious Experience.
http://www.as.wvu.edu/coll03/relst/are/beneke.htm

Robinsin, B.A. "Religious Identification in the U.S.: Christianity Sinking: 'None of the Above' Rising." Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance. Kingston ON, Canada. 2001.
http://www.religioustolerance.org/chr_prac2.htm

USINFO. "Religions in the U.S."
http://usinfo.state.gov/usa/infousa/society/religion.htm

Wabash Center. "Religion in the United States and Canada." Guide for Internet Resources for Teaching and Learning in Theology and Religion.
http://www.wabashcenter.wabash.edu/Internet/america.htm#journals

Religion and Politics

Abboud, Alexandra. "Global Poll on Religious Beliefs, Practices and Priorities Released. Those surveyed say religion is more important than politics." USINFO. The Bureau of International Information Programs (IIP).
http://usinfo.state.gov/dhr/Archive/2003/Oct/20-706263.html
(poll data tables: http://www.zogby.com/NEWS/ReadNews.dbm?ID=746)

Jefferson, Thomas. "The Virginia Act for Establishing Religious Freedom." (1786)
http://religiousfreedom.lib.virginia.edu/sacred/vaact.html

Kohut, Andrew and Melissa Rogers. "Americans Struggle with Religion's Role at Home and Abroad." News Release. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life. March 20, 2002.
http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/religion.pdf

"Religion and the 2004 Presidential Election: An Interview with Professor Clyde Wilcox." USINFO. 2004.
http://pewforum.org/publications/surveys/religion.pdf

Religion and Schools

Feuerstein, Sara. "Religious Freedom important in Schools, Says U.S. Scholar: Jeremy Gunn Discusses Religious Expression in School, Global Community." USINFO, 2006.
http://usinfo.state.gov/eur/Archive/2006/Apr/24-893404.html

Religion and Family

Feuerstein, Sara. "Religious Freedom important in Schools, Says U.S. Scholar: Jeremy Gunn Discusses Religious Expression in School, Global Community." USINFO, 2006.
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/religionandethics/week908/survey.html

Judaism and Islam

Afridi, Sam. "Muslims in America: Identity, Diversity and the Challenge of Understanding." Carnegie Corporation of New York, 2003.
http://www.carnegie.org/pdf/muslims.pdf

Eck, Diana L. "Islam in America: The Beginning in Massachusetts" In: A New Religious America: How a "Christian Country" Has Now Become the World's Most Religiously Diverse Nation. HarperSanFrancisco, 2001.
http://usa.usembassy.de/etexts/soc/eck.htm

Huda, Qamar-ul. "The Diversity of Muslims in the United States: Views as Americans." Special Report. United States Institute of Peace. Washington D.C., 2006.
http://www.usip.org/pubs/specialreports/sr159.pdf

Sarna, Jonathan D. and Golden, Jonathan. "The American Jewish Experience through the Nineteenth Century: Immigration and Acculturation." Teacher Serve. 2000.
http://www.nhc.rtp.nc.us/tserve/nineteen/nkeyinfo/judaism.htm

Wittenberg Summer School 2006