SCHEDULE OF CLASSES
(Dates and headings in italics indicate assignments have not yet been finalized.)
     
  W 1/21 Introduction
FOUNDATIONAL NARRATIVES
    F 1/23 Patriarchs and prophets - Day 1
    M 1/26 Patriarchs and prophets - Day 2
    W 1/28 CLASS CANCELLED due to icy weather
    F 1/30 Patriarchs and prophets - Day 3
    M 2/2 Jesus - Day 1
    W 2/4 Jesus - Day 2
    F 2/6 Muhammad - Day 1
    M 2/9 Muhammad - Day 2
    W 2/11

Muhammad - Day 3 (instead we discussed multiple interpretations of Muhammad and Jesus)

    F 2/13

Muhammad - Day 3 (for real this time - please read the class notes and review the assignment for last time; D2L questions are still available.)

    M 2/16 The nature and function of sacred narratives (and discussion of ideas for papers)
  W 2/18

Discussion of field reports - INITIAL FIELD REPORTS DUE
THE STRUGGLE TO DEFINE COMMUNITIES
    F 2/20 Jesus' early followers - Day 1
    M 2/23 Jesus' early followers - Day 2
    W 2/25 The formation of orthodoxy - Day 1
    F 2/27 The formation of orthodoxy - Day 2
    M 3/2 The formation of orthodoxy - Day 3
    W 3/4 The struggle to define Islam - Day 1
    F 3/6

The struggle to define Islam - Day 2 (actually we finished Day 1)

    M 3/9 Review al-Shafi`i reading for The struggle to define Islam - Day 2; D2L question is still available.
    W 3/11

The struggle to define Islam - Day 3
(We will skip The nature and function of doctrine for now.)
  F 3/13

TEST 1
  3/14-3/22 SPRING BREAK
SYSTEMATIC ORTHODOXIES
    M 3/23 The medieval Church - Day 1
    W 3/25 The medieval Church - Day 2
    F 3/27 The Protestant Reformation - Day 1
    M 3/30 The Protestant Reformation - Day 2
    Monday at 4:30 in Dale Hall 206 “Jewish and Christian Passover Rituals: A Discussion” with Alan Levenson and Barbara Boyd.  This should give some interesting perspective on the Eucharist.
    W 4/1

Wrapup of the Protestant Reformation - see notes at end of page
    F 4/3

The systematization of orthodoxy - Day 1 (postponed from 4/1; please prepare by rereading the text by `Abd al-Jabbar.)

    Friday at 1:30 on the south oval Islam Awareness Week event by the Muslim Student Association:  if you are able, come watch Friday prayer and listen to the sermon, which will be about prayer.
    M 4/6 The systematization of orthodoxy - Day 2
    W 4/8 The systematization of orthodoxy - Day 3
    F 4/10

The systematization of orthodoxy - Day 4
(We will skip The nature and function of ritual for now.)

  M 4/13 TEST 2
ENLIGHTENMENT AND MODERNITY
    W 4/15 The Enlightenment and its consequences - Day 1
    F 4/17 The Enlightenment and its consequences - Day 2
    M 4/20 The Enlightenment and its consequences - Day 3
    W 4/22 The Enlightenment and its consequences - Day 4
    F 4/24

The Enlightenment and its consequences - Day 4 (again - just review reading by James Orr)

    M 4/27 Modernity and its consequences - Day 1
    W 4/29 Modernity and its consequences - Day 2
    F 5/1 Muslims in America - Day 1
    M 5/4 Muslims in America - Day 2
  W 5/6

Analyzing field observations
If you have not already done so, please complete a class evaluation at http://eval.ou.edu by May 7.

 

F 5/8

Analyzing field observations, Day 2 / FINAL FIELD REPORTS DUE (Before you make your final visits, please review the Guidelines for Field Visits)
 

Th 5/14 8:00-10:00 am

 FINAL EXAM
         
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