NEH Summer Institute The Many and The One: Religion, Pluralism, and American History July 12-30, 2010

The Center for the Study of Religion and American Culture conducted a three-week NEH summer institute for teachers on the role of religion in American history and life July 12-30, 2010. The institute supported the studies of twenty-four talented teachers from across the country as they joined with nationally renowned scholars to explore how religion has shaped, and been shaped by, the American experience.

2010 NEH Summer Institute Participants

Each teacher presented a project of his or her choosing at the end of the institute, focusing on some aspect of teaching about the role of religion in America. Those teachers and their projects are listed below.

• Baulch, Christina, "Inherit the Wind" (Lesson Plan)
• Bercea, Ioana, "Native American History" (Classroom Projects)
• Brooks, Kimberly, "Sgt. York: Religion vs. Patriotism" (Presentation)
• Brummer, Hannah, "American Pictures of Heaven" (Presentation)
• DePew, Jillian, "Religion in Poetry" (Unit Syllabus)
• Eddy, Colleen, "Religion in Literature" (Unit Plan)
• Fisher, Paul, "The Separation of Church and State" (Unit Plan and Presentation)
• French, Andrew, "The Acquisition of California and the Importance of Religion to Westward Expansion" (Lesson Plan)
• Garner, Staci, "Religion in History and Literature" (Syllabus)
• Hall, Irene
• Howard, David, "The African American Experience: from Slave Ship to White House" (Unit Plan)
• Kanczuzewski, Cindy, "St. Mother Theodore Guerin" (Annotated Bibliography)
• Lewek, Peter, "Religion and Pluralism in American History" (Selected Primary Sources)
• Luke, Jeremy, "Using Experiential Education to Teach Religious Studies" (Unit Plan)
• Marchal, Andy, "Race and Religion in U.S. History" (Unit Plan)
• Martin, Rebecca, "Salem Witchcraft Trials" (Unit Plan)
• McDonald, Judith, "Morality: How Does One Decide What is Morally Right and Morally Wrong?" (Unit Plan)
• Migliaccio, David "Biography of Rev. Mudge" (Presentation)
• Shmitt, Sarah, "Lived Religion, The Many Expressions of the One Religion: Religious Practices from Antiquity to Today (Lesson Plan)
• Simon, Dwight, "Investigating Race and Religion in U.S. History" (Unit Plan)
• Simon, Dwight, "Lived Religion in the Secondary Classroom" (Sources & Materials)
• Wahlert, Matt, "Populism and Religion" (Unit Plan)
• Whitaker, Cheryl, "Race and Religion in America" (Professional Development Plan)
• Yolmeh, Susan, "Is the KKK a Religion?" (Presentation)
• Youngblood, Wendy, "Religion in America: Using Databases to Unlock the Sociological Imagination" (Presentation)

Sylvester Johnson, Religious Studies, Indiana University Bloomington	Visiting the Eiteljorg Museum of American Indians and Western Art	Visit to An Lac Vietnamese Buddhist Temple in Indianapolis
Tour of the Indiana Historical Society	Center Associate Director Art Farnsley introduces Laura Olson, Political Science, Clemson University	Participant Wendy Youngblood presents her project

Visiting the Indiana War Memorial	Participants in class	John Stauffer, HIstory of American Civilization Program, Harvard University	David Howard, Institute participant, and Douglas Winiarski, Dept. of Religion, University of Richmond, chat during a break	Participants at An Lac