RLB291 Black Religion and Social Transformation

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Larry Mobley (lecturer), doc. Mgr. Aleš Chalupa, Ph.D. (deputy)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. David Václavík, Ph.D.
Department for the Study of Religions – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Lucie Čelková
Timetable
Fri 11. 3. 9:10–12:25 G24, Fri 25. 3. 9:10–12:25 G24, Fri 8. 4. 9:10–12:25 G24, Fri 22. 4. 9:10–12:25 G24, Fri 6. 5. 9:10–12:25 G24, Fri 20. 5. 9:10–12:25 G24
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 50 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/50, only registered: 0/50, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/50
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
Course description


The course will be a basic introduction to the black religious experience in the United States and its historical relationship and concern with freedom, democracy and social justice within the U.S. and abroad. The study will encompass the origins of the Black Church and its contemporary institutional status. The Nation of Islam, a unique American form of Islam, will also be covered. Attention will also be given to the sacred dimension of black folk art and its musical and literary expression. Lastly, the course will reflect upon and consider the relevancy of the prophetic work of the twenty-century Black Church activists Paul Robeson and Martin Luther King, Jr., in interpreting the events in Europe of 1989 and in providing illuminations and guideposts for the twenty-first century.


Course outcomes


Students will attain a deeper understanding of black religion and social transformation that will enable them to better appraise contemporary American life and institutions.

Syllabus
  • (0) Introduction to the course. (1) The journey of enslaved Africans to America. (2) Black Sacred Music. (3) Antonin Dvorak and America. (4) The Black Church. (5) Paul Robeson – A Man for Our Times. (6) Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison. (7) Toni Morrison. (8) Minister Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam (9) Pulitzer Prize Wining author and activist Alice Walker (10) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. - A Man of Peace in a Time of War (11) Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Jones, Arthur C., Wade In The Water: The Wisdom Of The Spirituals, New York: Orbis Books, 1999.
  • King, Martin Luther Jr., Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?, Boston: Beacon Press, 2010.
  • Lincoln, Eric C. and Mamiya, Lawrence H., The Black Church In The African American Experience, Durham: Duke University Press, 1991.
  • Malcolm X., The Autobiography of Malcolm X, New York: Ballantines Books, 1973.
  • Wilmore, Gayraud S., Black Religion and Black Radicalism: An Interpretation of the Religious History of Afro-American People, New York: Orbis Books, 1989.
Language of instruction
English
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught only once.
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