RELI 30493 Latina/o Religion, Law and Identity
This course examines the role of religion and law in the formation of identity by exploring the notion that identity, including race, is a social construct by examining how various immigrant groups from around the world were and are shaped by religion and the American legal process. In particular, we will consider Latinos/as in the U.S. as an example of how law and religion shape a cultural group's identity as well as how law and religion impact cultural and global self-understanding.