Religion 265 - Ethical Thought and the African-American Experience

Institution:

Sewanee-The University of the South

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Description:

Examination of the ethical thought and action of African-American social movements and religious communities. Focus is upon the traditions of moral reasoning and practical action within Black religious and political communities, and the communal and individual responses to systemic racism and institutional and random violence. Texts include spiritual autobiography, African slave narratives, political treatises, fiction, and theological and philosophical writings. Authors include Howard Thurman, Martin Luther King Jr., Toni Morrison, Cornel West, W.E.B. Dubois, Alice Walker, and Malcolm X. (Credit, full course.) Parker

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sewanee.edu

Phone Number:

(931) 598-1000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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