RLST 239: Ethics and Politics in African American Religious Life

2008-09 2009-10 →
changes (lax) changes (strict) ▾ 2009-10 → 2009-10 →

Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours

Catalog page 384

Prerequisites: graduate standing or consent of instructor

Description: Examines the competing ethical and political orientations of representative religious tradi- Sociology tions in the African American community. Uses tools of social/critical theory to dissect various religious for- mations and movements in terms of social formations, ruling ideas, and economic forces of the dominant culture.

Credit: May be taken Satisfactory (S) or No Credit (NC) with consent of instructor and graduate advisor.