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Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 12-13-1994 |
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REL225 1999 Fall – 2001 Summer II |
LEC 3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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African-American
Religions |
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Leaders,
movements, traditions, and controversies in the religious history of
African-Americans. Prerequisites: None. |
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Cross-References:
PHI225
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Course Attribute(s): General Education Designation:
Cultural Diversity - [C] General Education Designation:
Humanities and Fine Arts - [HU] General Education Designation: Literacy and
Critical Inquiry - [L] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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REL225 1999
Fall – 2001 Summer II |
African-American Religions |
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Trace the early historical context of African- American religious
experience from African heritage to conversion of slaves. (I) |
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Describe the origins of the African Methodist Church. (II)
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Identify and describe spiritual movements in the late
nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. (III) |
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Identify and describe contemporary movements and leaders
in African-American religion. (IV) |
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Describe the role of the National Baptist Convention in
the American Civil Rights Movement. (V) |
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Contrast historical perceptions of women's roles with
those promoted by the Womanist Movement. (VI) |
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MCCCD
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REL225 1999
Fall – 2001 Summer II |
African-American Religions |
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I. Historical Context A. African heritage and the
conversion of slaves B. "The invisible
institution" II. Early African Methodist
Churches A. Emancipation B. Contemporary African Methodist
Episcopal churches III. "The Invisible
Institution" Made Visible A. Spirituality of the
"New Negroes" B. The Church of God in
Christ C. Hoodoo D. Sanctified churches IV. Contemporary
African-American Religious Leaders A. Marcus Garvey and the
African Orthodox Church B. Urban prophets and
storefront churches C. Father Divine and the
Peace Mission D. Elijah Muhammad and the
Nation of Islam E. Malcolm X F. Louis Farrakhan V. The National Baptist
Convention A. The Civil Rights
Movement B. Martin Luther King, Jr. C. Contemporary Baptist
churches VI. The Womanist Movement A. Traditional views of
women's roles B. Womanist views of
women's roles |