C F 2 5 9 - Religion and African-American Literature

Institution:

Colgate Rochester Crozer Divinity School

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Description:

James H. Evans, Jr. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of study, which encompasses religion and literature. The course will examine religious motifs and themes in selected 20th-century novels and autobiographies. Emphases will include the impact of faith in the lives of authors as they find expression in their work. Course participants will study the works of Richard Wright, Toni Morrison, Maya Angelou, and Ralph Ellison, among others. The objective is to gain a deeper understanding of the interrelationship between African-American literary and religious expression.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.crcds.edu

Phone Number:

(585) 271-1320

Calendar System:

Semester

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