RELG 284 - The History of the African American Religious Experience

3 HU, CD
First Semester. An introduction to the religious movements and institutions of African Americans from the period of slavery to the present. Various topics including: African religions; slave religion; independent black Protestant churches; gender and race relations in American church life; politics in black churches; missionary efforts to Africa and the Caribbean; Islam, Judaism, Catholicism, Pentecostalism; the civil rights movement; modern role of religion in African American life.

Prerequisites & Notes
Enrollment Limit: 45.
Mr. Miller

Credits: 3 hours