REL 410 - The Role of the Church in the Black Community

Institution:

CUNY Medgar Evers College

Subject:

Religion

Description:

This course will provide an intensive survey of the historical roots, critical developments, influences, ideologies, and the function of the church in the Black community in America. The role of church religion as an instrument of protest, escape mechanism, emotional outlet, and focal point of political organizing and of social life will also be analyzed. The narrative voice will be featured to allow students to hear historic agents' tell their story in their own voice and to evoke a deeply personal and visceral encounter with certain historical periods and personalities.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.mec.cuny.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 270-4900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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