Course Schedule and Catalog
Course Schedule - Fall Semester 2017
FWIS 184 001 (CRN: 15994)
RELIGION AND SPORTS IN AMERICA
Long Title: GODS OF THE DIAMOND, THE GRIDIRON, AND THE HARDWOOD: RELIGION AND SPORTS IN AMERICA
Department: First-Year Writing Intensive
Instructor: Homewood, Nathanael
Meeting: 10:00AM - 10:50AM MWF MLC 101 (21-AUG-2017 - 1-DEC-2017)
Session: First Year Writing
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Seminar
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 15
Section Enrolled: 15
Enrollment data as of: 6-DEC-2023 10:12PM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
11-DEC-2017
9:00AM - 12:00PM M TBA TBA
Description: From the origins of athletic competition in America through contemporary sport there has been a curious intersection between sport and religion. Using case studies from baseball, football and basketball this course will answer two questions: How do religion and sport work together coexist?; and Can sport be considered a religion?