Session | Topic | Readings | Key Dates |
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1 | Course Introduction; Africana Spirituality -- Apologia and Critical Reflections on a Disciplinary Construct |
1/18/2006 | |
2 | The Black Church in Historical, Sociological, and Theological
Perspective -- Defining and Charting the Progress of an Elusive Institution |
This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 1 “There is a
River” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 1 - 99 |
1/25/2006 |
3 | Faith and Ontology -- Psychological Dimensions and Outcomes of Believing | This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 2 “God is a Negro” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 101 - 169 |
2/1/2006 |
4 | Africana Spiritualities of Liberation in Historical and Contemporary Perspective | This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 3 “Guide My Feet” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 171 - 197 |
2/8/2006 |
5 | The Unique Witness and Legacy of Africana Catholicism in American and Global Perspective | This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 4 “Freedom Faith” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 199 - 253 |
2/15/2006 |
6 | The Bible and Africana Spirituality -- Assessing a Complex Relationship | This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 5 “Inheritors of the
Faith” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 255 - 281 |
2/22/2006 |
7 | The Perennial Quest for Unity, Diversity, and Common Ground in Africana Spirituality |
This Far by Faith Video Series -- Episode 6 “Rise Up and Call
Their Names” This Far by Faith: Stories from the African American Religious Experience: 283 - 303 |
3/1/2006 |