RELIGION 466: Course Updates

Subsiding of the Waters of the Deluge, 1829 by Thomas Cole from the NMAA

From inside the deep recesses of a cave, we see the first rays of dawn cross the forbidding landscape. Tell-tale evidence of the flood emerges: a skull washed up beside the large rock at the bottom center of the composition, the ark floating free in the path of light, and a dove suspended in flight between the ark and the rocky shore. Beyond the chaos and twisted tree trunks, a soft, purplish radiance has embraced the ark, signifying the return of God's favor to a world cleansed of its former sins. A sense of wonder and terror pervades the scene.

We talked some time ago about the Federal Writer's Project which collected the remembrances of former slaves in the thirties. The complete texts of this material is available from the Library of Congress. To access this material, click here. This is an important resource. I have been looking at selected documents, and this source provides them word for word. This may be one of the most significant research sources on the WEB.

You will also be happy that The Letter from the Birmingham Jail is available on the Web. Just click here!

I plan for paper presentations to begin on November 27. I need a volunteer to go first, or I will draft someone. Let me know by e-mail if you wish to be on 11-27, or 12-4

First come first serve!