RLST 239: Ethics and Politics in African American Religious Life

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Units: 4

Hours: Seminar, 3 hours; extra reading, 3 hours., Prerequisite(s): graduate standing or consent of instructor

Catalog page 511

Description: Examines the competing ethical and political orientations of representative religious traditions in the African American community. Uses tools of social/critical theory to dissect various religious formations 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.

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