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AMERICAN FOLK RELIGION

2017 Adult Lenten SeriesPohick Episcopal Church


The Reverend Donald D. Binder, PhD

Description: Because it served as a place of refuge and evangelism for religious pilgrims, America
quickly spawned a rich array of Christian traditions, often colored by ethnic and regional variations
that did not always hew to the hierarchical line. In this class we will explore several of these folk
religions, including those practiced by the Amish, by Native American Christians, and by those
living in the hollows of Appalachia and the bayous of Louisiana. Through this examination, it is
hoped that class participants might not only gain clarity about the theological boundaries of our
Christian faith, but also potentially appropriate meaningful practices from these traditions, thus
enriching their own personal and corporate spirituality.

Class OneMarch 8: Just What is Folk Religion?


! The Spirituality of the Common Folk
! Anti-Orthodoxy or Anti-Elitism?
! The Example of the Pennsylvania Dutch

Class TwoMarch 15: The Amish


! A Retreat from Realityor Living a Higher Reality?
! Beware of them English!
! A Tale of Forgiveness

Class ThreeMarch 22: The View from Appalachia


! Prayer from the Depths of the Coal Mine
! Give me that Old Time Religion
! How bout them Snakes?

Class FourMarch 29: New Orleans Spirituality


! All that Jazz
! Africa meets Europe
! How can Voodoo and Christianity Possibly Co-exist?

Class FiveApril 5: Native American Christianity


! Taking on the Faith of the Oppressor
! Finding a Proper Balance between Spirit and Flesh
! A Theology of Nature that St. Francis could Love?

All Classes will be held 7:107:50 pm in the Parish House Annex.

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