AFAM 33302 -- Faith and the African American Experience

 

Session Topic Readings Key Dates
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