The Struggle to Define America, by James Davison Hunter. A lengthy annoted bibliography is available of other books linked to this class. This is a class built on lively participation, especially in class sessions. When in doubt, dive in. Come up with new ideas.
Attendance is critical.
A communications-video major might, for example, help a Bible major with a project that involves video. As mentioned earlier, this is not a journalism course. We want to produce ideas and materials for the church. Take my word for it. The first half of the course will focus on reading, with a few short written assignments as well.