An excursus is a brief, yet very in-depth, analytical paper on a narrowly-focused topic.
Students will draw from assigned readings, class notes and supplementary materials a basis of research from which a 3-4 page paper will be written.
The Midterm excursus will be graded, corrected and resubmitted at the Final excursus.
Topics include, but are not limited to (a) A World Religion, (b) One Dimension of a Particular Religion or (c) How particular institutions (governments, businesses, communities, etc.) engage religious traditions. (Example: Chaplaincy in the U.S. Armed Forces).