Week 4: The (Messy) Relationship Between Church and State (cont.)

Tuesday, September 16

  • Kruse, Kevin Michael. 2016. “‘Government Under God’.” In One Nation under God: How Corporate America Invented Christian America. New York: Basic Books. (Chapter 3)

  • Hail Satan?, directed by Penny Lane. 2019. Hard Working Movies/Magnolia Pictures. (will watch in class)

Thursday, September 18

  • Hertzke, Allen D., Laura R. Olson, Kevin R. den Dulk, and Robert Booth Fowler. 2018. “Church and State in the Courts.” In Religion and Politics in America: Faith, Culture, and Strategic Choices. 6th ed. New York, NY: Routledge. (Chapter 12)

  • NPR. June 30, 2024. “How will Louisiana’s Ten Commandments classroom requirements be funded and enforced?”

  • Jaden Edison. July 22, 2024. “Texas’ Christian-influenced curriculum spurs worries about bullying, church-state separation” KBTX3