REL 208 - The Black Church in the U.S.

3 cr.

A focus on Native African religion and the degree to which it is reflected in the contemporary Black Church, the separation from white denominations and rise of Black denominations in the North, why early efforts to bring enslaved Africans to Christianity failed and later efforts succeeded, changes in the Church (north and south) after the Civil War, the legacies of the 20TH century Church and possible directions for the 21ST century Church.