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about
books
teaching
writings
projects

s brent plate

Courses taught

Courses taught

MOOC: Spirituality and Sensualityonline course free and available to all

Religion & MediaFrom the invention of writing to printed books to radio and new media

Religion & Modern ArtAbstract Expressionism to video and installation art (+ a little blasphemy) (Image from Bill Viola)

Pop Culture / Pop ReligionClothing to Coca-Cola, advertising to fandom, spiritual tourism to punk rock

Artist Books & Sacred TextsIllustrated Bibles, calligraphed Qurans, highly visual Haggadot, and contemporary artists who re-sacralize books (Image from Meg Hitchcock)

Religious Diversity in the USAReligious diversity and pluralism in the US. With special attention to Utica, NY.

Religion in the WildBegins with a 5-day backpacking trip in the Adirondacks. Then it's reading, walking, talking; from Hudson River School to Gary Snyder

Religion, Art, & Visual CultureSurveys sacred architecture, calligraphy, Japanese gardens, icons, mass-media devotional images, and stained glass, in Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Buddhism, Hinduism

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