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Religion and Social Change in the Americas
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This course explores the ways in which religion affects and is affected by recent social changes in the Americas. A special emphasis will be placed on the roles religion plays in the articulation of social movements built around class, gender, and race issues. Topics will include the shifting character of the Catholic church in Latin America; the rapid growth of evangelical Protestantism among people at the margins, especially women, immigrants, and indigenous people; African American churches and African-based religions and the rise of black identity; and relations among religion, migration, and assimilation. The readings, which will include ethnographies of various religious communities, will seek to compare and contrast Latin American and U.S. c ases

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: SBS RELI    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: NONE

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000

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