The fall 2011 course, United States in the World 32: The World’s Religions in Multicultural America, explored the dynamic religious landscape of the United States with a special focus on Muslim, Hindu, Buddhist, and Sikh traditions in the most recent period of post-1965 immigration. Students in this course examined the negotiations among civic, constitutional, ethical, and theological issues through the lens of specific cases and controversies.

The goal for educational technology was to bring the “sites of encounter” at the heart of the case studies to life. ATG staff produced a multilayer GIS map of the multi-faith landscape of 10 American cities with the help of WorldMap. They also used iSites resources to edit 20 video clips, to scan and optimize 30 slides comprising various religious traditions, and to redesign the case studies section of the website.

More information is available on the course iSite.