Kankakee Community College to hold book discussion series on American colonial religion, politics | Courtesy of Shutterstock
Kankakee Community College to hold book discussion series on American colonial religion, politics | Courtesy of Shutterstock
Two Kankakee Community College (KCC) professors will hold a series of book discussions focusing on religion and politics during the American Colonial and Revolutionary periods.
The discussion -- which first covers a book titled “Sacred Scripture, Sacred War: The Bible and the American Revolution” (2013) by James Byrd -- will take place from 1-2 p.m. Wednesdays beginning Jan. 25 and running through Feb. 15.
The lectures will be held in Room L315 at KCC. Participants will be asked to read 50 pages or fewer between each discussion session.
“This book and the second one for the spring, ‘Ideological Origins,’ focus on religious and political ideas in the American Colonial and Revolutionary periods,” Professor Scott Kistler, one of the discussion leaders, said. “These topics continue to spur a lot of discussion because the colonial and revolutionary periods helped to shape religion and politics in contemporary America, as well as the interaction between religion and politics.”
The book discussion will move on to “Ideological Origins of the American Revolution” (1992) by Bernard Bailyn on Feb. 22 and then conclude on April 26.
The books can be purchased online and at select bookstores. KCC notes that discussion of these works will take on a serious nature.
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